Effective - 28 Aug 1951
250.170. Action by bondholder against city or district for neglect of duty. — 1. The holder of any bond authorized pursuant to this chapter or of any coupon representing interest accrued thereon may, by a civil action either at law or in equity, by mandamus, injunction or otherwise, compel any city, town or village or sewer district, which may have authorized bonds under this chapter or the officials thereof to perform all duties imposed upon such city, town or village or sewer district or upon such officials by the provisions of the ordinance authorizing such bonds or otherwise imposed by law, including the continued operation of the sewerage system or of the combined waterworks and sewerage system, the fixing and collecting of sufficient rates and charges for the services thereof, the segregation and allocation and disposition of the revenues derived from such system, the payment of any bonds chargeable to the revenues of such system or the interest thereon and the performance of any valid and reasonable covenant set out in the ordinance authorizing any such bonds.
2. Such suit or action at law or in equity shall lie regardless of whether or not any bond or the interest thereon shall at the time of the filing of such suit be in default in the event that such city, town or village or sewer district or any official thereof shall have neglected or failed to perform any material duty imposed by law or by any valid and reasonable covenant set out in the ordinance authorizing any outstanding bonds pursuant to this chapter.
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(L. 1951 p. 638 § 16)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 250 - Sewerage Systems and Waterworks — City or District
Section 250.010 - Authority to construct and maintain sewerage system — sewerage system defined.
Section 250.020 - Combined waterworks and sewerage system — authority for.
Section 250.025 - City board of public works may manage combined system, when.
Section 250.030 - Ordinance combining waterworks and sewerage system to be adopted.
Section 250.040 - Cost of system, how financed by cities.
Section 250.050 - Cost of system, how financed by sewer district.
Section 250.070 - Revenue bonds — election — vote required — form of ballot.
Section 250.090 - Revenue bonds — how payable.
Section 250.100 - Revenue bonds to improve or extend for particular locality — how payable (cities).
Section 250.120 - Revenue bonds — rates charged to be sufficient to pay principal and interest.
Section 250.150 - Revenues to be kept separate — order of payments — records — transfers.
Section 250.160 - Ordinance authorizing revenue bonds — classification of accounts.
Section 250.170 - Action by bondholder against city or district for neglect of duty.
Section 250.190 - Services outside corporate limits — rates.
Section 250.200 - Rates and charges when city and district systems overlap.
Section 250.210 - Sewer districts may contribute funds to city, when.
Section 250.220 - Two or more municipalities may cooperate to furnish services.
Section 250.230 - City may contract with industrial establishment to abate stream pollution.
Section 250.233 - Charges for sewer services — notice and public hearing required.
Section 250.236 - Termination of water services for nonpayment of sewer charges, allowed when.