Effective - 28 Aug 1939
242.620. Protection of drainage district lien. — 1. To protect said lien of said drainage taxes upon the lands and other property against which said taxes shall be levied, in any case where delinquent lands are offered for sale for such delinquent taxes, and the amount of the tax due, together with interest, cost, and penalties is not bid for the same, the board of supervisors shall have authority to bid or cause to be bid, not to exceed the whole amount due thereon, as aforesaid, in the name of the drainage district, and in case such bid is the highest bid, the sheriff shall sell and convey such lands to such drainage district, and such lands shall thereupon become the property of the drainage district, and may be held, disposed of, and conveyed by the board of supervisors at such price and on such terms, as in the discretion of the board of supervisors may be to the best interest of the district.
2. If such lands, or other property, are sold by the board of supervisors the purchasers thereof shall take the same subject to all said drainage taxes thereafter becoming due, the same as all other lands and other property in the district.
3. The board of supervisors shall also have authority to protect the lien of the drainage district for drainage taxes by paying the general, state, county, school and road taxes, and in case the lien of the state for such general, state, county, school and road taxes is foreclosed, and the land, or other property, sold for such general taxes, and the said drainage district is not made a party to the proceedings foreclosing the said lien for such general taxes, the said board of supervisors shall be authorized at any time within one year after said sale to redeem such lands, by paying not to exceed the whole amount of such taxes, together with penalties and costs accrued thereon.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12347)
Prior revision: 1929 § 10766
CROSS REFERENCE:
Delinquent taxes, drainage district may redeem lands, when, 140.380
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.