Effective - 28 Aug 1939
242.510. Districts organized prior to April 8, 1905 — tax levy. — In all cases where drainage districts have been organized under proceedings in any circuit court of the state, prior to April 8, 1905, the board of supervisors, instead of having commissioners appointed to assess benefits or damages, may, for the purpose of constructing drainage works in their district, as well as for purpose of maintaining and keeping same in repair, and for paying principal and interest upon bonds, if any are issued, levy each year, so long as necessary, a level rate of taxation, not exceeding one dollar in any one year, upon each acre of the lands in said district, and which levy shall be made and certified by such board to the collector of revenue of the proper county not later than the first day of September of each year, and which shall by the clerk be extended upon the tax books of the county for that year and collected by the collector in the same manner as other taxes.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12386)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10805; 1919 § 4435; 1909 § 5535
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.