Effective - 28 Aug 1945
244.110. Compensation — appointment of special commissioners and surveyor. — 1. The parties petitioning shall be liable for all costs incurred on account of any proceeding under this chapter. Each commissioner shall receive for his services two dollars for each day employed and necessary expenses incurred in addition thereto; any surveyor for services rendered while working under the direction of the commissioners shall be paid three dollars per day and all necessary expenses.
2. In case it becomes the duty of the circuit court to have the work constructed, as is provided for in section 244.090, said court shall have the right to appoint a special commissioner, who may or may not be a surveyor, and not owning land that is affected in any way by the works, to take charge of the construction and report to said court from time to time as to the progress of said construction and make a full report when the same has been completed. Such commissioner shall, upon completion of the work, make a final report to the court, and said court shall, if it finds said work performed according to contract, accept and confirm said report.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12464, A.L. 1945 p. 852)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10874; 1919 § 4569
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 244 - Private Drainage Rights
Section 244.010 - Drainage for agricultural or sanitary purposes.
Section 244.020 - Disagreement on drainage methods — petition circuit court.
Section 244.030 - Filing of objections — hearing by court — appointment of commissioners.
Section 244.040 - Duties of commissioners.
Section 244.050 - Notification of commissioners' report — filing of objections.
Section 244.060 - Confirmation or rejection of report — payment of costs.
Section 244.070 - Limitation on improvements — dismissal of case, when.
Section 244.080 - Appeals from circuit court decision.
Section 244.090 - Disagreement on manner of construction — petition circuit court.
Section 244.100 - Rights of owners after construction.
Section 244.110 - Compensation — appointment of special commissioners and surveyor.
Section 244.120 - Amendment of petition — rights of landowner.
Section 244.130 - Penalty for obstructing ditch — inspection of lands without owner's consent.