Effective - 28 Aug 1949
242.300. Decree or order of court may be amended or changed. — 1. Any decree or order of the court organizing any drainage district, confirming the report of commissioners, extending or changing the boundary lines of the district, reorganizing a district or otherwise pertaining to any procedure of the district may be amended or changed at any time by the court, by correcting the names of the landowners, by adding or amending any such names, or by adding, amending or correcting the description of any lands within the district, or that are alleged to be within the boundary of such district, or any other way amend or change any decree of the court pertaining to the district that may be deemed necessary to better carry out and fulfill the objects and designs of the drainage district without impairing the obligations of the district and without relieving the security of any obligations executed by or in behalf of any such districts.
2. When any such amendments are desired, the board of supervisors shall present a petition to the court organizing the district, in which shall be set forth the amendments or changes desired with the names of the owners and description of lands to be affected by the proposed amendments, changes or corrections; each owner of such lands not a party to the original proceedings shall be served, if a resident of this state, in the manner provided for by section 506.150, and if a nonresident, in the manner now provided by subsection 6 of section 506.160, or by publication as provided by section 242.030; if unknown, service shall be by publication in the manner provided for in section 242.030; any landowner objecting to the petition may file objections within fifteen days after the last publication of the notice or if personal service is had, within fifteen days after service is had.
3. The matters in said petition and all objections if any be filed shall be heard and determined by the court in a summary manner and as speedily as possible. Any number of amendments or corrections may be included in one petition, and any such amendments or corrections may be allowed or rejected as may be found just and right by the court.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12366, A. 1949 S.B. 1082)
Prior revision: 1929 § 10785
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 242 - Drainage Districts Organized in Circuit Court
Section 242.010 - Owner defined — delegation of representation and voting rights.
Section 242.020 - Formation of drainage districts.
Section 242.030 - Notice of application — form.
Section 242.040 - Objections — procedure.
Section 242.050 - Annexation of land to organize district.
Section 242.060 - Consolidation of adjacent districts.
Section 242.070 - Reorganization of districts.
Section 242.080 - Reorganized districts — articles of association.
Section 242.090 - Notice of reorganization hearing — form.
Section 242.100 - Procedure after notice of reorganization.
Section 242.110 - Records and funds delivered to secretary of board.
Section 242.120 - Liability of reorganized district — consolidation.
Section 242.130 - Extending time of corporate existence.
Section 242.140 - Drainage district may be dissolved, when.
Section 242.150 - Election of board of supervisors.
Section 242.160 - Election of supervisors — electors.
Section 242.170 - Vacancy resulting from void election — how filled.
Section 242.180 - Supervisors to take oath.
Section 242.190 - Supervisors — powers and duties.
Section 242.200 - Board to elect president and secretary — report — compensation.
Section 242.210 - Secretary-treasurer of board — annual audit — warrants, form.
Section 242.220 - Chief engineer and assistants — appointment — duties.
Section 242.240 - Filing of reclamation report — appointment of commissioners.
Section 242.250 - Organization of commissioners — duties of secretary of board of supervisors.
Section 242.260 - Commissioners to inspect district and assess benefits and damages — file report.
Section 242.270 - Notice of commissioners' report — form — publication.
Section 242.280 - Exceptions heard and determined by circuit court — procedure.
Section 242.290 - Court to declare corporation dissolved — costs not to exceed benefits.
Section 242.300 - Decree or order of court may be amended or changed.
Section 242.310 - Amendment of plan of reclamation procedure — appointment of commissioners.
Section 242.320 - Assessed damages paid before appropriating land.
Section 242.340 - Board of supervisors may amend plan for reclamation — limitations.
Section 242.350 - Bridges over drainage works — how built or enlarged.
Section 242.360 - Embankments to be raised at expense of owner.
Section 242.370 - Existing drains may be connected.
Section 242.380 - Board may appoint overseers — duties.
Section 242.390 - Board of supervisors to employ attorney — duties.
Section 242.400 - Board to provide for compensation of employees and fees of officers.
Section 242.410 - Board may remove any officer or employee.
Section 242.420 - Board to keep record of proceedings.
Section 242.430 - Tax levied by board for cost of organization.
Section 242.440 - Cost of organization, how paid.
Section 242.460 - Levy of annual installment of tax — form of tax certificate.
Section 242.470 - Additional drainage tax levy, when.
Section 242.480 - Issuance and payment of bonds — treasurer, duties.
Section 242.485 - Additional bond issue authorized, when — form of ballot.
Section 242.490 - Levy of maintenance tax — procedure.
Section 242.492 - Processing fee authorized for certain assessed tracts, amount.
Section 242.500 - Petition for reassessment of benefits — appointment of commissioners.
Section 242.502 - Supervisors to levy tax on readjusted benefits — levy, how determined.
Section 242.504 - Supervisors may issue bonds, limitation on.
Section 242.506 - Supervisors may levy new tax — procedure.
Section 242.510 - Districts organized prior to April 8, 1905 — tax levy.
Section 242.520 - Districts organized prior to April 8, 1905 — limitation on indebtedness.
Section 242.530 - Districts formed prior to April 8, 1905, may proceed as heretofore.
Section 242.540 - Collection of drainage tax.
Section 242.550 - Collector — failure to pay tax, penalty.
Section 242.560 - Current and delinquent taxes — collection — procedure.
Section 242.570 - Payment of drainage tax — procedure.
Section 242.580 - Drainage tax, when delinquent — penalty.
Section 242.590 - Drainage tax to constitute a lien — certification of drainage tax record.
Section 242.600 - Suits for taxes — evidence — procedure.
Section 242.610 - Action instituted against whom — notice filed, effect.
Section 242.620 - Protection of drainage district lien.
Section 242.630 - Unpaid warrants to draw interest.
Section 242.640 - Surety bonds payable to district.
Section 242.650 - Change of venue limitation.
Section 242.660 - Action not to abate by reason of death of party.
Section 242.670 - Limited appeal from assessments.
Section 242.680 - Existing rights not affected by sections 242.010 to 242.690.
Section 242.690 - Prior remedies not impaired by sections 242.010 to 242.690.
Section 242.692 - Major district and minor district defined.
Section 242.694 - Petition for annexation by minor district — service.
Section 242.699 - Construction — applicability.
Section 242.700 - Drainage district may be formed on land containing mineral deposits.
Section 242.710 - Reclamation of mineralized lands.
Section 242.720 - Survey and reclamation plan — how made — exceptions.
Section 242.730 - Pumping tax — levy, collection and use — contracts with landowners.