Effective - 28 Aug 1939
47.280. County commission to supervise commissioner for removal of the county seat. — The county commission of each county in which a commissioner of county seat shall be appointed shall have a superintending control over such commissioner, and may make such orders, from time to time, in relation to the duties of his office, as to it shall seem expedient, and may enforce obedience thereto by attachment; and in case of any willful disobedience of such order or other willful neglect or misconduct of such commissioner, may remove him from office; and in case of the death, resignation or removal from office of any such commissioner, such county commission shall supply such vacancy by appointing another, who shall take the like oath, give like bond, perform the like duties and be subject to the like proceedings against him as his predecessor; and such county commission may compel the commissioner so resigning or removed, or in case of his death, his executor or administrator, to make settlement of his accounts, and pay and deliver over to such successor, or county treasurer, as the case may require, all moneys, books, papers, notes, bonds and other securities received by such commissioner, by virtue of his office.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13690)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12031; 1919 § 9433; 1909 § 3650
Structure 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.