Missouri

243.010. Definitions.

243.020. County commission authorized to organize drainage districts.

243.030. Petition to be filed — bond required.

243.040. County commission to appoint counsel.

243.050. County commission to appoint engineer and viewers — qualifications and duties.

243.060. Time of hearing to be published — form of notice.

243.070. Remonstrance may be filed — judgment, effect.

243.075. Dissolution of district, when, how.

243.080. Location of improvement — report to contain data as to cost.

243.090. Report to be filed, when — landowners may be heard — vacancies, how filled.

243.100. Limitations for assessment of benefits.

243.110. Notice of filing of report to be published — form.

243.120. Exceptions to report — appeal to circuit court — procedure — new notice to be published, form.

243.130. Condemnation of additional land.

243.140. Lands lying outside district may be annexed, when — proceedings.

243.150. Taxes to be levied against county-owned swamplands, how paid.

243.160. Authority to complete improvements in county commission — powers of procedure.

243.170. District engineer to be appointed — duties — bond required.

243.180. Engineer to let work — bidders to give bond — county commission to approve — contractor liable in default.

243.190. Engineer to issue certificate of acceptance, when — provisions for payment of claim.

243.200. Provisions for necessary construction or enlargement — when owned by corporation other than county — bridge to become part of highway, when.

243.210. Provisions of this chapter applicable to old channels or sloughs.

243.220. Repairs and improvements, how made — hearing when cost exceeds maintenance fund — form of notice.

243.230. County commission procedure after hearing.

243.240. County commissions to maintain efficiency and have management and control.

243.250. Lateral ditches — drains — may be connected — provisions — penalty for violation.

243.260. Districts may contract with other districts for outlets — costs determined, how.

243.270. Drainage district may contract to furnish drainage for cities and towns.

243.280. Equipment may be leased or rented — provisions.

243.290. County commission to levy tax to pay preliminary expense.

243.300. County commission to levy tax on benefits assessed — form of county clerk's schedule.

243.310. Permanent drainage tax record shall be kept — method — additional levies.

243.320. Public roads and railroads to pay benefits.

243.330. Maintenance tax, how apportioned — commission may purchase equipment — cost apportioned, how.

243.340. Privilege to pay drainage tax in full.

243.350. Apportionment of annual installments — drainage tax book, form — taxes due, when.

243.360. Drainage tax — collector to furnish bond.

243.370. Drainage taxes constitute a lien — court action when delinquent — proceedings — evidence.

243.380. Surplus funds, how used.

243.390. Drainage district bonds — provisions for issuance.

243.400. County commission authorized to pledge bonds — manner.

243.410. County treasurer to be custodian of district funds — duties.

243.420. Fees for services.

243.430. Claims for fees, how paid.

243.440. Drainage proceedings to be recorded — method.

243.450. All or portions of districts may reorganize and consolidate under sections 242.010 to 242.690.

243.460. Notice to be published — form — jurisdiction of circuit court.

243.470. Objections to petition for consolidation may be filed — proceedings.

243.475. Consolidation of district organized by circuit court and district organized by county commission, effect — laws governing.

243.480. Failure or refusal of official to perform duty — penalty.

243.490. County collector liable, when — penalty.

243.500. Validity of bonds issued unquestionable.

243.510. Suits to be brought in name of state.

243.520. Appeals — procedure.

243.530. Chapter declared remedial in character and purpose.

243.540. Penalty for violation of provisions of chapter.

243.550. Petition for reassessment of benefits, form — procedure for maintenance levy or for a new tax to pay costs of plan for reclamation.

243.551. County commission to appoint three viewers, qualifications, duties — report, procedure — re…

243.553. Installments payable, when.

243.560. Bond issues authorized, amount — rate — payable when — county treasurer to sell — cost, not obligation of county.

243.561. County commission to appropriate money to pay principal and interest on bonds — money collected to be deposited in separate fund, purpose.

243.563. Proceeds of assessment insufficient to pay principal and interest on bonds, procedure — funds derived from bond sale, purpose.