Effective - 28 Aug 2005
65.460. Township trustee, collector. — Every person elected or appointed to the office of township trustee and ex officio treasurer, before such person enters on the duties of his or her office, and within ten days after such person's election or appointment, shall execute and deliver to the township clerk a bond with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of the township clerk payable to the township board, equal to one-half the largest amount on deposit at any one time during the year preceding his or her election or appointment of all the township funds, including school moneys, that may come into his or her hands; and every such bond, when deposited with the township clerk as aforesaid, shall constitute a lien upon all the real estate within the county belonging to such trustee and ex officio treasurer at the time of filing thereof, and shall continue to be a lien until its conditions, together with all costs and charges which may accrue by reason of any prosecution thereon, shall be satisfied.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13956, A.L. 1945 p. 1968, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1464, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12279; 1919 § 13192; 1909 § 11680
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government
Chapter 65 - Township Organization Counties
Section 65.020 - Adoption, abolishment — vote necessary.
Section 65.030 - Proposition submitted — election held, when — form of ballot.
Section 65.040 - Abstract of returns.
Section 65.110 - Officers to be chosen.
Section 65.130 - List of the officers elected.
Section 65.140 - Officers — notification of election.
Section 65.150 - Eligibility for office.
Section 65.160 - Oath — shall assume office, when.
Section 65.170 - Certificate — acceptance.
Section 65.180 - Refusal to serve — forfeiture.
Section 65.183 - Removal of township officers, procedure.
Section 65.190 - Failure to take oath — forfeiture.
Section 65.200 - Vacancies in office — how filled.
Section 65.210 - Warrant of appointment — notification to appointee.
Section 65.220 - Resignations, how accepted.
Section 65.230 - Compensation of officers.
Section 65.250 - No fee for oath.
Section 65.260 - Powers of townships.
Section 65.270 - Corporate power, limitations of.
Section 65.280 - Proceedings by or against township — conveyances.
Section 65.290 - Board of directors — duties.
Section 65.295 - Board may expend one-fourth of revenue on city streets.
Section 65.300 - Board of directors — meetings.
Section 65.310 - Board of directors — president.
Section 65.320 - Claims against township — procedure.
Section 65.330 - Audited accounts to be on file.
Section 65.340 - Claims against township, collection.
Section 65.350 - Board compelled to allow appeal, when.
Section 65.360 - Township charges.
Section 65.370 - Moneys to be collected, how.
Section 65.380 - Estimate of expenses.
Section 65.390 - Division of townships into road districts.
Section 65.400 - Missouri products — purchase of.
Section 65.410 - Clerk — general powers and duties.
Section 65.420 - Township clerk to be clerk of township board.
Section 65.440 - Copies of papers to be evidence in courts of record.
Section 65.450 - Procurement of books and stationery.
Section 65.460 - Township trustee, collector.
Section 65.470 - Trustee to receive and pay over moneys — suits on default.
Section 65.480 - Action to enforce penalties and forfeitures — employment of counsel.
Section 65.490 - Township funds, how paid out — school district funds, duties of trustees.
Section 65.500 - Accounts — annual settlement — report to board.
Section 65.510 - All books and papers to be delivered to successors.
Section 65.520 - Treasurer to settle annually with board for school funds — certified copy.
Section 65.530 - Township boundaries and new townships, how changed and constituted.
Section 65.540 - Creation of new township — duties of county clerk.
Section 65.550 - Proceedings in case of neglect or refusal to organize.
Section 65.560 - Failure of appointed officers to qualify — annexation of townships.
Section 65.570 - Division of township — disposition of property.
Section 65.580 - Meetings to carry this law into effect, how called.
Section 65.590 - Debts of divided township, how charged.
Section 65.600 - County collector and assessor — tenure upon adoption of township organization.
Section 65.610 - Abolition of township organization — procedure.
Section 65.620 - Abolition of township government — effect.
Section 65.650 - Township zoning, submitted to the voters, when — township plan, formulated.
Section 65.652 - Planning commission, established when, members, terms, compensation, chairman.
Section 65.657 - Ballot, form — majority vote required.
Section 65.660 - Commission, powers — may collect fee, adopt rules — records, commission to keep.
Section 65.662 - Master plan developed, purpose — contents — procedure to adopt.
Section 65.665 - Improvements, must be approved by commission, exceptions.
Section 65.667 - Regulations of commission, scope, commission may change, how.
Section 65.670 - Subdivision plats, must be approved, when, exceptions.
Section 65.672 - County commission may establish setback lines from roads, how.
Section 65.675 - Board of adjustment, established when, powers.
Section 65.677 - Building regulations, unincorporated areas, township board to regulate, when.
Section 65.680 - Division of unincorporated territory into districts, purposes.
Section 65.682 - Zoning commission, appointed when, powers, duties.
Section 65.685 - Change in prescribed use of land, hearing required.
Section 65.692 - Regulations, change of by township board, procedure, hearing required.
Section 65.695 - Regulations more restrictive than private restrictions, regulations control.
Section 65.700 - Termination of township zoning, procedure, effect.
Section 65.702 - Sawmill or planing mill included in agricultural or horticultural classification.
Section 65.710 - Home-based work — limitation on zoning restrictions.