Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties
Section 47.170 - On removal of county seat, commissioner to be appointed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949
47.170. On removal of county seat, commissioner to be appointed. — Whenever any seat of justice shall be removed, the county commission shall appoint a commissioner thereof, who, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take an oath that he will faithfully demean himself in the office of commissioner, and render a true and just account of his proceedings, according to law, and he shall enter into bond to the state of Missouri, for the use of such county, in such sum and with such sureties as such tribunal shall approve, conditioned that he will faithfully demean himself in office, account for and pay over and deliver all moneys, bonds, notes, security or property that may come to his hands, possession or power, in virtue of his office, and will perform all the duties which may be enjoined on him by law as such commissioner.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 13679, 13747, A. 1949 H.B. 2005)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12020, 12088; 1919 §§ 9422, 9488; 1909 §§ 3639, 3709

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government

Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties

Section 47.010 - County may be subdivided into townships — changes.

Section 47.020 - Description of townships to be recorded — where.

Section 47.030 - Removal of county seat — vote of people.

Section 47.040 - County seat commissioners to be appointed if proposition adopted.

Section 47.050 - County seat commissioners — appointment — notice of meetings.

Section 47.060 - Meeting of commissioners to find new county seat.

Section 47.070 - Oath of county seat commissioners.

Section 47.080 - County seat commissioners to select new county seat, where.

Section 47.090 - May purchase land.

Section 47.100 - Donation of money or buildings may be accepted.

Section 47.110 - Deed to be executed.

Section 47.120 - Report of county seat commissioners to circuit court — proceedings thereon.

Section 47.130 - Purchase money, how paid.

Section 47.140 - Proceedings where title is not approved.

Section 47.150 - Vacancy in county seat commission, how filled.

Section 47.160 - Compensation of county seat commissioner.

Section 47.170 - On removal of county seat, commissioner to be appointed.

Section 47.180 - Bond, where deposited, recorded.

Section 47.190 - Town may be laid off into lots.

Section 47.200 - Sales and reservations of lots.

Section 47.210 - Purchase money of lots, how secured.

Section 47.220 - Commissioner for removal of the county seat to make deed, when.

Section 47.230 - Proceedings on default of payment for lots.

Section 47.240 - Prosecuting attorney to prosecute actions.

Section 47.250 - Forfeited lots, how redeemed.

Section 47.260 - Accounts to be kept by commissioner for removal of the county seat — settlements.

Section 47.270 - Purchase money from sales of lots, how applied.

Section 47.280 - County commission to supervise commissioner for removal of the county seat.

Section 47.290 - Compensation of commissioner to find new county seat.

Section 47.300 - Notice of the holding of courts at new county seat.

Section 47.310 - Proceedings for dividing counties.

Section 47.320 - Upon division — payment of indebtedness.

Section 47.330 - Actions — where and how prosecuted in case of division of county.

Section 47.340 - Personal representatives of estate — conservators, settlements, where made.

Section 47.350 - Transfer of unsettled accounts of personal representatives or conservators, when — procedure.