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MO Rev Stat § 47.220 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.220 - Commissioner for removal of the county seat to make deed, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   47.220. Commissioner for removal of the county seat to make deed, when. — When any payment shall be made, the commissioner shall endorse the receipt on such certificate, if required, and give credit for such amount on the bond or note, and when full payment shall be made of the purchase money, the purchaser shall deliver up the certificate of purchase, and the commissioner shall make to him a deed in the manner prescribed in section 47.200. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13684)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12025; 1919 § 9427; 1909 § 3644
MO Rev Stat § 47.230 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.230 - Proceedings on default of payment for lots.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   47.230. Proceedings on default of payment for lots. — If default be made in the payment of the purchase money of any lot, or any part thereof, according to the terms of sale, or the tenor and effect of any bond or note given to secure the same, such lot shall be forfeited to the use of the county, and the commissioner shall resell the same, for ready money, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the place of holding courts for such county for the time being, on some day during the sitting of the county commission, giving ten days' previous notice of the time and place of sale, and the property to be sold, by advertisements put up at four of the most public places in the county; and on receiving the purchase money, the commissioner shall make a deed to the purchaser, in the manner and with like effect as in cases of other sales under this chapter, and the purchase money shall be accounted for as other moneys received by the commissioner, and the amount thereof, after paying the expenses of the sale, shall be credited upon the bonds or notes of such delinquent purchaser; and if it be sufficient to pay the whole, such bonds or notes shall be cancelled but no part shall be paid to such purchaser, although there may be more than sufficient to pay the debt due by him; and if the proceeds of such sale shall not be sufficient to satisfy the whole of the debt due by such purchaser, the commissioner shall proceed to enforce the payment of the residue by suit. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13685)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12026; 1919 § 9428; 1909 § 3645
MO Rev Stat § 47.240 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.240 - Prosecuting attorney to prosecute actions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   47.240. Prosecuting attorney to prosecute actions. — The prosecuting attorneys, respectively, shall commence and prosecute all such actions within their respective counties. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13686)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12027; 1919 § 9429; 1909 § 3646
MO Rev Stat § 47.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.250 - Forfeited lots, how redeemed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   47.250. Forfeited lots, how redeemed. — The holder of any certificate of sale of any such forfeited lot may redeem the lot at any time before the sale by paying the commissioner the whole amount then due, with interest, together with the expense of advertising, and compensation of the commissioner, as herein provided; in which case such lot shall not be sold, but the proceedings shall be in all things as if no such delinquency had occurred. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13687)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12028; 1919 § 9430; 1909 § 3647
MO Rev Stat § 47.260 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.260 - Accounts to be kept by commissioner for removal of the county seat — settlements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   47.260. Accounts to be kept by commissioner for removal of the county seat — settlements. — The commissioner of any county seat shall keep regular and systematic accounts of all sales by him made, showing the lots sold, the names of purchasers, the amount paid, the balance to be paid, at what time and how secured, and the expenses by him incurred. He shall make settlement with the county commission at each regular term thereof, and pay the balance that may be found against him into the county treasury; and when all the sales ordered by such county commission shall be completed, and payments made, and deeds executed for all the lots sold, or in case of the resignation or removal from office of such commissioner, he, or in case of the death of such commissioner, his executors or administrators, shall, at the first term after such sales shall be completed and payments made, or after such resignation, removal or death, settle with such county commission, and pay or deliver over, according to its order, all moneys, books, papers, notes, bonds or other securities belonging to such county. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13688)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12029; 1919 § 9431; 1909 § 3648
MO Rev Stat § 47.270 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.270 - Purchase money from sales of lots, how applied.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   47.270. Purchase money from sales of lots, how applied. — The money arising from the sales of lots, after paying all the expenses accruing in the selection of the county seat, in laying out the town and selling lots, shall be applied, first, to paying for the land purchased, if any, and the residue shall be set apart as a specific fund for the purpose of erecting county buildings, and shall be applied to no other purpose, until all the county buildings required by law to be erected, shall be fully completed and paid for. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13689)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12030; 1919 § 9432; 1909 § 3649
MO Rev Stat § 47.280 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.280 - County commission to supervise commissioner for removal of the county seat.

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. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13690)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12031; 1919 § 9433; 1909 § 3650
MO Rev Stat § 47.290 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.290 - Compensation of commissioner to find new county seat.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   47.290. Compensation of commissioner to find new county seat. — The commissioner of the county seat shall receive for his services such compensation for laying out lots as such county commission shall deem just and reasonable, and a commission of four percent upon all moneys accruing from the sale of lots, and by him paid into the county treasury, to be paid out of the county treasury. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13691, A. 1949 H.B. 2005)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12032; 1919 § 9434; 1909 § 365l
MO Rev Stat § 47.300 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.300 - Notice of the holding of courts at new county seat.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   47.300. Notice of the holding of courts at new county seat. — As soon as convenient buildings for the holding of courts, together with a good and sufficient jail, can be had at such new seat of justice, the county commission shall notify the judges of the several courts holden in the county, at the next term thereof, who shall cause the sheriff to make proclamation at the courthouse door, in term time, that such court will thereafter be held at the place so selected. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13748)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12089; 1919 § 9489; 1909 § 3710
MO Rev Stat § 47.310 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.310 - Proceedings for dividing counties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   47.310. Proceedings for dividing counties. — 1. The question of dividing any county or of striking from any county any portion thereof, whether for the purpose of forming a new county or of adding to any other county, or of adding thereto any portion of any other county, may, by the order of the county commission of any county to be affected, made on the petition therefor of not less than one hundred voters of such county, duly entered of record, and setting out fully the proposed change, the reason and object thereof, and the boundaries of such county if the change were made, be submitted to a vote of the people of the county, being the voters thereof, at the next general election after the making of such order.  2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the proposed change in the ______ county boundary be made?  3. If the result shows a majority of the voters of the county voting on the question to have voted for the proposed change, the county clerk shall, at the time of certifying such returns to the secretary of state, also certify to that officer two copies of said order of the county commission, and of said publication, and of the affidavit of the publisher, one copy to be retained on file in said secretary's office, and one copy, with a certified statement of the vote on such question, to be by him transmitted to the senate or house of representatives during the first ten days of the first session of the general assembly after the receipt thereof, and thereupon the general assembly may take such action in the premises, subject to the provisions of the constitution, as may seem best. No submission of the question authorized under the provisions of this section shall be held upon substantially the same question more often than once in five years. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13699, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12040; 1919 § 9442; 1909 § 3663
MO Rev Stat § 47.320 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.320 - Upon division — payment of indebtedness.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   47.320. Upon division — payment of indebtedness. — Whenever any new county is formed from territory taken from one or more older counties, or whenever any territory is taken from one county and attached to another, the new county so formed, or the territory so stricken off, shall be liable for its part of all the indebtedness or liabilities of the older county from which the same was detached, unless where, by contract between such new and old county, it is otherwise provided, and shall cause the same to be levied and collected as other taxes, and paid into the county treasury; and the county clerk of such county shall draw his warrant on the treasurer of his own county in favor of the treasurer of the old county from which the territory was taken for the amount so collected and paid in; and if any such detached territory shall fail to make provisions for paying the same, the county commission of the old county from which the same was taken shall cause the same to be levied and collected from the territory detached, in the same manner and to the same extent as if said detached territory had remained a part of the original county. In all cases where it is desired to strike territory from one county and attach the same to another, the county to which any such territory is to be attached may assume the payment of that portion of the indebtedness due to the older county, and which would otherwise have to be paid by the territory detached; but such fact shall be specified in the petition to the county commission and published in the notice of the election for the proposed change, and if not so stated in the notice, said county shall not be deemed to have assumed the payment of such liabilities, but the same shall be paid by the territory so detached as herein specified. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13698)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12039; 1919 § 9441; 1909 § 3662
MO Rev Stat § 47.330 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.330 - Actions — where and how prosecuted in case of division of county.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   47.330. Actions — where and how prosecuted in case of division of county. — When a new county shall be established, or any county line altered, all suits, actions, process, prosecutions and proceedings, civil and criminal, commenced before any court before the time of separation or alteration, shall be proceeded to final judgment and execution; and all writs and process before that time issued out of any court shall be executed and returned in all respects as if such division, separation or alteration had not taken place; and all judgments then rendered or which may be rendered, in any proceedings, civil or criminal, then commenced, all fees, fines, penalties and forfeitures which have been accrued or become due or which accrued in pursuance of any suit, process or proceeding then commenced, all taxes then due or assessed, and all balances and arrearages shall be collected, and the collection thereof be enforced, in the same manner as if such new county had not been established, or such alteration had not been made; and the sheriffs, coroners, constables and collectors, respectively, shall have full power and authority to execute all writs and process, original and judicial, and to collect all moneys, fines, penalties and forfeitures, fees, taxes, balances and arrearages which may be due or become due, and to enforce the payment thereof from any person within their county, as it stood before such division or alteration, in the same manner that they might have done respectively, if such new county had not been established, or such alteration had not been made. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13693, A. 1949 H.B. 2005)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12034; 1919 § 9436; 1909 § 3653
MO Rev Stat § 47.340 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.340 - Personal representatives of estate — conservators, settlements, where made.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   47.340. Personal representatives of estate — conservators, settlements, where made. — All personal representatives and conservators, who by the establishment of a new county, or the alteration of county lines, shall cease to be inhabitants of the county in which they were appointed or received their letters, shall nevertheless continue to render their accounts and make settlements, and in all things proceed in the courts by which they were appointed, or their accounts remain to be settled, in all respects, and be subject to the like proceedings therein, as if such new county had not been established, or such alteration had not been made. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13694, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12035; 1919 § 9437; 1909 § 3654
MO Rev Stat § 47.350 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 47 - Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties|Section 47.350 - Transfer of unsettled accounts of personal representatives or conservators, when — procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   47.350. Transfer of unsettled accounts of personal representatives or conservators, when — procedure. — The courts in which the accounts of any such personal representative or conservator remain to be settled, upon good cause shown, may transfer such accounts to the proper court of the county in which such personal representative or conservator resides; in which case the clerk of such court shall make out a transcript of the records and copies of accounts and papers touching such administration or conservatorship, and cause the same to be transmitted by some safe conveyance to the clerk of the court to which the accounts are to be transferred; and the clerk receiving such papers shall file the same in his office, and proceedings shall be had thereon in all things in the court to which the accounts are transferred, as if they had originated in such court; and the party applying for such removal shall pay all costs for making out such transcript and copies and transmitting the same, before the same shall be delivered to be transmitted. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13695, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12036; 1919 § 9438; 1909 § 3655
MO Rev Stat § 48.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 48 - County Classification|Section 48.010 - Assessed valuation defined.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   48.010. Assessed valuation defined. — For the purposes of this chapter, "assessed valuation" shall mean the valuation of all real and personal property as determined and finally established by the state agency charged with the duty of equalizing assessments. ­­-------- (L. 1945 p. 1801 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 48.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 48 - County Classification|Section 48.020 - Classification of counties into four classes for purpose of organization and power — classification, how determined — annual increase to assessed valuation, amount.

Effective - 25 May 2010   48.020. Classification of counties into four classes for purpose of organization and power — classification, how determined — annual increase to assessed valuation, amount. — 1. All counties of this state are hereby classified, for the purpose of establishing organization and powers in accordance with the provisions of Section 8, Article VI, Constitution of Missouri, into four classifications determined as follows: Classification 1. All counties having an assessed valuation of nine hundred million dollars and over shall automatically be in the first classification after that county has maintained such valuation for the time period required by section 48.030; however, any county of the second classification which, on August 28, 2010, has had an assessed valuation of at least six hundred million dollars for at least one year may, by resolution of the governing body of the county, elect to be classified as a county of the first classification after it has maintained such valuation for the period of time required by the provisions of section 48.030. Classification 2. All counties having an assessed valuation of six hundred million dollars and less than the assessed valuation necessary for that county to be in the first classification shall automatically be in the second classification after that county has maintained such valuation for the time period required by section 48.030. Classification 3. All counties having an assessed valuation of less than the assessed valuation necessary for that county to be in the second classification shall automatically be in the third classification. Classification 4. All counties which have attained the second classification prior to August 13, 1988, and which would otherwise return to the third classification after August 13, 1988, because of changes in assessed valuation shall remain a county in the second classification and shall operate under the laws of this state applying to the second classification.  2. The required assessed valuation for each classification under subsection 1 of this section shall be increased annually by an amount equal to the percentage change in the annual average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) or zero, whichever is greater. The state tax commission shall calculate and publish this amount so that it is available to all counties. ­­-------- (L. 1945 p. 1801 § 1, A.L. 1957 p. 342, A.L. 1977 H.B. 38, et al., A.L. 1978 S.B. 743, A.L. 1979 H.B. 583, A.L. 1988 H.B. 943, A.L. 2004 H.B. 950 & 948, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1806)  Effective 5-25-10