Effective - 28 Aug 1992
53.010. Election — term — residency — exception, St. Louis City. — 1. At the general election in the year 1948 and every four years thereafter the qualified voters in each county in this state shall elect a county assessor. Such county assessors shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the first day of September next after their election, and shall hold office for a term of four years, and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless sooner removed from office; provided, that this section shall not apply to the City of St. Louis. The assessor shall be a resident of the county from which such person was elected.
2. The office of county assessor is created in each county having township organization and a county assessor shall be elected for each township organization county at the next general election, or at a special election called for that purpose by the governing body of such county. If a special election is called, the state and each political subdivision or special district submitting a candidate or question at such election shall pay its proportional share of the costs of the election, as provided by section 115.065. Such assessor shall assume office immediately upon his election and qualification, and shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified under the provisions of subsection 1 of this section. Laws generally applicable to county assessors, their offices, clerks, and deputies shall apply to and govern county assessors in township organization counties, and laws applicable to county assessors, their offices, clerks, and deputies in third class counties and laws applicable to county assessors, their offices, clerks, and deputies in fourth class counties shall apply to and govern county assessors, their offices, clerks, and deputies in township organization counties of the respective classes, except that when such general laws and such laws applicable to third and fourth class counties conflict with the laws specially applicable to county assessors, their offices, clerks, and deputies in township organization counties, the laws specially applicable to county assessors, their offices, clerks, and deputies in township organization counties shall govern.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 10943, 10945, A.L. 1945 p. 1782 § 2, A.L. 1945 p. 1967 § 2, A. 1949 H.B. 2011, A.L. 1981 H.B. 114 & 146, A.L. 1992 S.B. 833)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 9749, 9751; 1919 §§ 12759, 12761; 1909 §§ 11341, 11343
CROSS REFERENCES:
Assessor in city of St. Louis appointed, duties and powers, 82.550 to 82.590
Term of office, when county adopts township organization, 65.600
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government
Section 53.010 - Election — term — residency — exception, St. Louis City.
Section 53.020 - County clerks to issue certificate of election.
Section 53.050 - Bond (first class counties).
Section 53.060 - Deputies — appointment — assessor responsible for official acts.
Section 53.075 - Additional duty (except first class counties).
Section 53.077 - Additional duty (certain first class counties).
Section 53.080 - Classification of real property by assessor, requirements.
Section 53.081 - Land sales report to tax commission.
Section 53.083 - Compensation of assessor, how computed (Clay County).
Section 53.084 - Additional compensation, when (noncharter counties).
Section 53.135 - Travel expenses (third and fourth class counties).
Section 53.200 - Failure to perform duties — penalty.
Section 53.260 - Expenses to be paid by state.
Section 53.270 - Exemption from continuing education courses, when — effect.