Effective - 28 Aug 1978
247.550. District may borrow money — procedure. — 1. Any district organized hereunder shall have power to borrow money for any of the purposes provided for in sections 247.230 to 247.670, and to issue bonds therefor. In such event the board of directors shall proceed substantially as follows:
(1) The board shall adopt a resolution reciting the necessity for the borrowing of money, the amount of money necessary to be raised, the purposes thereof, the amount and type or character of bonds to be issued.
(2) Such resolution shall also fix the date of an election to be held for the purpose of testing the sense of the voters of the district on the question to borrow money and issue bonds in evidence thereof.
(3) Such resolution may submit at such election a proposal to issue general obligation bonds or special revenue obligation bonds, or both. Districts organized under the provisions of sections 247.230 to 247.670 may issue either general obligation bonds or special revenue obligation bonds provided that the type or character of bonds to be issued shall be determined by the board of directors in advance of calling the bond election and shall be stated in the notice of election as herein provided.
2. If the question is to issue general obligation bonds, it must be assented to by two-thirds of the voters of the district voting on the question; if the question is to issue special revenue obligation bonds, it must be assented to by four-sevenths of the voters on the question.
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(L. 1949 p. 350 § 32, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts
Section 247.010 - Formation of public corporations.
Section 247.020 - Districts to be political corporations, numbered.
Section 247.031 - Detachment from district, when — procedure — costs — petition form.
Section 247.035 - Sewer treatment facilities, construction and operation, when — procedure.
Section 247.040 - Formation of public water supply district — procedure.
Section 247.050 - Powers of public water supply districts.
Section 247.070 - Organization of board, when.
Section 247.080 - Board — further powers.
Section 247.090 - Board — quorum.
Section 247.100 - Duties of officers of board.
Section 247.110 - Board to fix rates and charges — delinquencies to create lien, when — procedure.
Section 247.120 - Board — estimation of tax levy — county commission to levy tax.
Section 247.130 - Power of districts — bond elections.
Section 247.140 - Issuance of current revenue bonds, when.
Section 247.150 - Bonded indebtedness, how refunded — refunding bonds, conditions imposed.
Section 247.160 - Mains and equipment conveyed to city, when — conditions.
Section 247.165 - Water service to annexed territory, agreement may be developed, procedure.
Section 247.171 - Proportion of sum of all outstanding bonds and debts, calculation.
Section 247.200 - Rights of districts.
Section 247.210 - Condemnation of property — procedure.
Section 247.230 - Purpose of law.
Section 247.240 - Metropolitan water supply districts, limits.
Section 247.250 - Proceeding to incorporate, where filed — power of court.
Section 247.260 - Organization of district, procedure.
Section 247.270 - Contents of petition.
Section 247.280 - Deposit for costs.
Section 247.290 - Hearing, when — notice by publication.
Section 247.300 - Exclusive jurisdiction of court — property-owning judge not disqualified.
Section 247.310 - Petition — effect of defect — amendment — supplemental petition.
Section 247.320 - Protesting petition, where filed, contents.
Section 247.330 - Dismissal of petition, when — costs — no appeal — effect of dismissal.
Section 247.340 - Declaration of district organization.
Section 247.360 - Force of final order.
Section 247.370 - Records relating to incorporation, where and how filed — fees.
Section 247.380 - Members of board — oath — bond.
Section 247.390 - Organization of board — seal.
Section 247.400 - Treasurer — bond — financial statement — fiscal year.
Section 247.410 - Board — compensation — removal.
Section 247.420 - Meetings of board, quorum, vacancy — annual audit.
Section 247.430 - Election of directors.
Section 247.440 - Powers of board.
Section 247.450 - Levy taxes — collection.
Section 247.460 - Levy, how made — limitations on levy.
Section 247.470 - Certification of levy to county commission — election on increased rate.
Section 247.480 - Approval of rate at election — certification.
Section 247.490 - Rate to be sufficient to pay principal and interest on bonds.
Section 247.500 - Collection of taxes — interest and penalties — lien of taxes.
Section 247.510 - Collection of delinquent taxes.
Section 247.520 - Boundaries of district, how changed.
Section 247.530 - Owner may petition for exclusion of property from district — procedure.
Section 247.540 - Certain property subject to taxes.
Section 247.550 - District may borrow money — procedure.
Section 247.560 - General obligation bonds — tax levied before issue.
Section 247.570 - Special revenue obligation bonds — revenues pledged before issue.
Section 247.580 - Bonds, when payable — interest, execution — denomination.
Section 247.590 - Issuance of current revenue bonds, when — execution.
Section 247.600 - Elections in district.
Section 247.630 - Election on question of dissolution — effect — procedure if question approved.
Section 247.640 - Effect of dissolution — appointment of trustee.
Section 247.650 - Defective notice, when given.
Section 247.660 - Cases involving validity of organization, when heard.
Section 247.670 - Sale of water outside district prohibited.