Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 243 - Drainage Districts Organized in County Commission
Section 243.100 - Limitations for assessment of benefits.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939
243.100. Limitations for assessment of benefits. — 1. In assessing the benefits to lands, public highways, railroad and other rights-of-way, railroad roadways and other property not traversed by the improvements, the viewers shall not consider what benefits will be derived by such property after other ditches or improvements shall have been constructed, but they shall assess only such benefits as will be derived from the construction of the improvements to be constructed by this district, or as the same may afford an outlet for drainage or protection from overflow of or damage to such property.
2. The viewers shall give due consideration and credit to any other drains, ditch or ditches, levee or levees which may have already been constructed and which afford partial or complete protection to any tract or parcel of land in the new district.
3. The public highways, railroad and other rights-of-way, roadways, railroad and other property shall be assessed according to the increased physical efficiency and decreased maintenance cost of roadways by reason of the protection to be derived from the proposed improvements.
4. When part of a tract of land is to be acquired by the district for right-of-way or other purposes, the viewers shall list the remainder of the tract in the schedule of benefits, and show the acreage remaining and shall estimate the benefits which will accrue to same.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12407)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10818; 1919 § 4486

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply

Chapter 243 - Drainage Districts Organized in County Commission

Section 243.010 - Definitions.

Section 243.020 - County commission authorized to organize drainage districts.

Section 243.030 - Petition to be filed — bond required.

Section 243.040 - County commission to appoint counsel.

Section 243.050 - County commission to appoint engineer and viewers — qualifications and duties.

Section 243.060 - Time of hearing to be published — form of notice.

Section 243.070 - Remonstrance may be filed — judgment, effect.

Section 243.075 - Dissolution of district, when, how.

Section 243.080 - Location of improvement — report to contain data as to cost.

Section 243.090 - Report to be filed, when — landowners may be heard — vacancies, how filled.

Section 243.100 - Limitations for assessment of benefits.

Section 243.110 - Notice of filing of report to be published — form.

Section 243.120 - Exceptions to report — appeal to circuit court — procedure — new notice to be published, form.

Section 243.130 - Condemnation of additional land.

Section 243.140 - Lands lying outside district may be annexed, when — proceedings.

Section 243.150 - Taxes to be levied against county-owned swamplands, how paid.

Section 243.160 - Authority to complete improvements in county commission — powers of procedure.

Section 243.170 - District engineer to be appointed — duties — bond required.

Section 243.180 - Engineer to let work — bidders to give bond — county commission to approve — contractor liable in default.

Section 243.190 - Engineer to issue certificate of acceptance, when — provisions for payment of claim.

Section 243.200 - Provisions for necessary construction or enlargement — when owned by corporation other than county — bridge to become part of highway, when.

Section 243.210 - Provisions of this chapter applicable to old channels or sloughs.

Section 243.220 - Repairs and improvements, how made — hearing when cost exceeds maintenance fund — form of notice.

Section 243.230 - County commission procedure after hearing.

Section 243.240 - County commissions to maintain efficiency and have management and control.

Section 243.250 - Lateral ditches — drains — may be connected — provisions — penalty for violation.

Section 243.260 - Districts may contract with other districts for outlets — costs determined, how.

Section 243.270 - Drainage district may contract to furnish drainage for cities and towns.

Section 243.280 - Equipment may be leased or rented — provisions.

Section 243.290 - County commission to levy tax to pay preliminary expense.

Section 243.300 - County commission to levy tax on benefits assessed — form of county clerk's schedule.

Section 243.310 - Permanent drainage tax record shall be kept — method — additional levies.

Section 243.320 - Public roads and railroads to pay benefits.

Section 243.330 - Maintenance tax, how apportioned — commission may purchase equipment — cost apportioned, how.

Section 243.340 - Privilege to pay drainage tax in full.

Section 243.350 - Apportionment of annual installments — drainage tax book, form — taxes due, when.

Section 243.360 - Drainage tax — collector to furnish bond.

Section 243.370 - Drainage taxes constitute a lien — court action when delinquent — proceedings — evidence.

Section 243.380 - Surplus funds, how used.

Section 243.390 - Drainage district bonds — provisions for issuance.

Section 243.400 - County commission authorized to pledge bonds — manner.

Section 243.410 - County treasurer to be custodian of district funds — duties.

Section 243.420 - Fees for services.

Section 243.430 - Claims for fees, how paid.

Section 243.440 - Drainage proceedings to be recorded — method.

Section 243.450 - All or portions of districts may reorganize and consolidate under sections 242.010 to 242.690.

Section 243.460 - Notice to be published — form — jurisdiction of circuit court.

Section 243.470 - Objections to petition for consolidation may be filed — proceedings.

Section 243.475 - Consolidation of district organized by circuit court and district organized by county commission, effect — laws governing.

Section 243.480 - Failure or refusal of official to perform duty — penalty.

Section 243.490 - County collector liable, when — penalty.

Section 243.500 - Validity of bonds issued unquestionable.

Section 243.510 - Suits to be brought in name of state.

Section 243.520 - Appeals — procedure.

Section 243.530 - Chapter declared remedial in character and purpose.

Section 243.540 - Penalty for violation of provisions of chapter.

Section 243.550 - Petition for reassessment of benefits, form — procedure for maintenance levy or for a new tax to pay costs of plan for reclamation.

Section 243.551 - County commission to appoint three viewers, qualifications, duties — report, procedure — readjustment of benefits limited to once a year — payment may be by installments.

Section 243.553 - Installments payable, when.

Section 243.560 - Bond issues authorized, amount — rate — payable when — county treasurer to sell — cost, not obligation of county.

Section 243.561 - County commission to appropriate money to pay principal and interest on bonds — money collected to be deposited in separate fund, purpose.

Section 243.563 - Proceeds of assessment insufficient to pay principal and interest on bonds, procedure — funds derived from bond sale, purpose.