Effective - 28 Aug 1997
249.520. Contractor's bond — apportionment of costs — assessments — tax bills. — 1. The contractor to whom such contract is awarded shall enter into a contract with the county commission and shall furnish a corporate surety bond to be approved by the county commission in an amount set by the commission and at least as much as the amount of the contract.
2. When the terms of such contract have been completed under the supervision of the sewer engineer, said engineer shall compute the cost thereof, including necessary engineering and clerical expenses, certify same to county clerk who shall then proceed to apportion the same against the lots, tracts, or parcels of ground in such sewer district or districts calculated according to one of the following:
(1) The square footage in proportion to the area of the whole district;
(2) The lineal feet of sewer line running along or through the property for each lot, tract, or parcel of ground in the sewer district, exclusive only of public highways and parks; or
(3) By determining the total number of lots affected and apportioning the cost equally to each lot; and shall report the same to the county commission. Upon presentation of the report of the sewer engineer the county commission shall levy an assessment in accordance therewith against all the land except public highways and parks in the sewer district or districts, and shall issue special tax bills to the contractor in payment for the work.
3. In case the owner of any land described in any such tax bill files a request with the county clerk prior to the acceptance of the work by the county, requesting that his tax bill or bills shall be made payable in equal installments, or in case the county commission determines that it is advisable that they be paid in installments, such special tax bills shall be payable in annual equal installments from two to ten years after the date of their issue, as the commission deems warranted under the circumstances. The whole of any such special tax bill made payable in installments may be paid at the date of any installment payment.
4. Every certified tax bill, whether the same be made payable in installments or not, shall bear interest at the current rate per annum as approved by the county commission from the date of issue until paid, but may be paid without interest within thirty days after the date of issue, and shall be a special lien against the property described therein for a period of five years from its date, except for when payable in installments, when the special lien shall extend for a period of one year after the date the last installment payment shall become due. Every such certified tax bill shall be assignable and shall in an action brought to recover the amount thereof be prima facie evidence of the validity of the charges against the property therein described. If such tax bills are not issued in installments as provided in section 249.530, they shall become due and payable thirty days after date.
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(L. 1941 p. 557 § 8, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371, A.L. 1997 H.B. 159)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 249 - Sewer Districts in Certain Counties
Section 249.010 - Sewer district organization — petition for.
Section 249.020 - Determination of population.
Section 249.030 - Location of sewer district.
Section 249.040 - Sanitary engineer — appointment, oath, duties, reports, contents.
Section 249.050 - Notice of hearing.
Section 249.070 - Election on incorporation — notice.
Section 249.080 - Form of ballot for election to incur indebtedness.
Section 249.090 - Trustees — bonds issued — tax for interest and sinking fund.
Section 249.110 - Tax levy to be authorized by voters — election expenses, how paid.
Section 249.120 - Bonds — denominations — interest — registry — deposit of funds.
Section 249.130 - Taxes levied, when and how.
Section 249.136 - Indebtedness authorized — limitations — election required.
Section 249.140 - Trustees, qualifications, election, term.
Section 249.150 - Biennial elections.
Section 249.160 - Organization of board of trustees.
Section 249.170 - Two trustees may make decision.
Section 249.180 - Vacancies, how filled.
Section 249.190 - Failure of trustee to qualify — compensation of trustees.
Section 249.200 - Trustees to furnish bonds.
Section 249.210 - Trustees shall maintain record of proceedings.
Section 249.220 - Trustees may promulgate rules and regulations.
Section 249.230 - Trustees to employ an attorney.
Section 249.240 - Trustees to provide for payment of salaries, fees.
Section 249.250 - Unpaid warrants to draw interest.
Section 249.255 - Public sewer district lien for unpaid charges — disconnection of services.
Section 249.260 - Trustees to appoint engineer — adoption of sewer plan.
Section 249.270 - Purchase of maps.
Section 249.300 - Sewage disposal plants.
Section 249.310 - Trustees charged with maintenance of system.
Section 249.320 - Appropriation of land.
Section 249.330 - Bids for improvement contracts.
Section 249.340 - Contractual procedure and work specifications.
Section 249.350 - Payments on contract — inspection of work.
Section 249.360 - Subdivision of district.
Section 249.370 - Powers of board of trustees after adoption of plans.
Section 249.380 - Detailed plans of lateral system made and filed by engineer.
Section 249.390 - Election in subdistrict for issuance of bonds.
Section 249.395 - Funding or refunding bonds authorized — how paid.
Section 249.400 - Rental charges from abutting property owners.
Section 249.410 - Delinquent rental charges to bear interest.
Section 249.420 - Additional lateral sewers in subdistrict.
Section 249.430 - Definitions.
Section 249.460 - Sewer engineer appointment — duty to advise county commission.
Section 249.480 - Resolution to be published — hearing of protest.
Section 249.485 - Sewer district to be separate entity not part of county commission, exception.
Section 249.490 - County commission may alter district boundaries.
Section 249.500 - Joint sewers may be established by county commission.
Section 249.510 - Contract bids.
Section 249.520 - Contractor's bond — apportionment of costs — assessments — tax bills.
Section 249.530 - Construction without contract.
Section 249.550 - Assistants employed by sewer engineer.
Section 249.565 - Violation of section or regulation, misdemeanor.
Section 249.570 - Connection of previously constructed sewers.
Section 249.580 - Special tax bills.
Section 249.590 - Record of special tax bills.
Section 249.600 - County not liable for errors.
Section 249.610 - Sewer tax bill record — inquiries about taxes — payments.
Section 249.620 - Collector shall pay holder of tax bill.
Section 249.630 - Procedure of recording payments.
Section 249.650 - Suits to collect taxes.
Section 249.660 - Legal aid — how secured.
Section 249.663 - Dissolution of district when obligations paid — disposition of assets.
Section 249.665 - Incorporated cities excluded from district, when.
Section 249.667 - Powers of county commission as to city property if district bonds issued.
Section 249.670 - Liquidator — appointment — oath — bond — powers and duties.
Section 249.680 - Liquidator to have full charge of district.
Section 249.690 - Court defined.
Section 249.700 - Compensation of liquidator and counsel.
Section 249.710 - Penalty for nonpayment of tax fixed — prior inconsistent laws repealed.
Section 249.720 - Abatement of accrued penalties for delinquency.
Section 249.730 - Court costs not taxed, when.
Section 249.740 - Court costs may be abated, remitted or not taxed.
Section 249.750 - Suits dismissed, when — winding up affairs, discharge of liquidator.
Section 249.761 - Definitions.
Section 249.763 - Incorporation of district — petition — bond.
Section 249.765 - Notice of proceedings.
Section 249.770 - First election of supervisors — terms.
Section 249.773 - Election of supervisors — terms — vacancies, how filled.
Section 249.774 - Board members for sewer districts, appointment, terms, vacancies.
Section 249.775 - Oath of supervisors.
Section 249.783 - Duties of officers.
Section 249.787 - Estimate of expenses — tax levy, how collected.
Section 249.790 - Debt may be incurred, procedure.
Section 249.793 - Board may issue current revenue bonds.
Section 249.795 - Refunding bonds, how issued.
Section 249.797 - Revenue bonds, issuance — effect on fees and charges.
Section 249.803 - Owner and occupant both liable for sewerage charges.
Section 249.805 - Refunding of revenue bonds.
Section 249.807 - Extension of boundaries of district, procedure.
Section 249.810 - Dissolution of district, procedure.
Section 249.925 - Definitions.
Section 249.931 - Boundaries of district, how set.
Section 249.947 - Cause of action to set aside assessment, time limitation.
Section 249.949 - Assessment to be a lien on property.
Section 249.1100 - Consolidation of sewer districts permitted, when, procedure.
Section 249.1103 - Public hearing to be held prior to election for consolidation of sewer districts.
Section 249.1109 - Combining of original districts after consolidation approved.
Section 249.1112 - Board of directors, members, terms, vacancies, expenses.
Section 249.1115 - Powers, privileges and duties of original districts retained after consolidation.