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MO Rev Stat § 91.593 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.593 - Waterworks — authority to acquire property and furnish services outside city limits.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   91.593. Waterworks — authority to acquire property and furnish services outside city limits. — All cities in the state under special charter which have or may hereafter have a population of not less than three thousand and not more than ten thousand inhabitants, which now own and operate or may hereafter own and operate a waterworks system shall have the right to purchase, install and maintain pipes, mains, machinery, buildings, easements, rights-of-way and real estate necessarily connected therewith outside the limits of any such city including the right of condemnation and the right to purchase and maintain any such facilities now existing from any person, firm, corporation or governmental unit authorized to sell the same, whenever in the opinion of its board of public works any such facilities are reasonably necessary for the purpose of connecting with another water supply system capable of furnishing emergency water to such city or whenever in the opinion of the board there is sufficient need and demand from persons outside the limits of such city for water from the water supply system thereof to justify, make profitable and advantageous the purchase, installation and maintenance of such facilities as a part of the water supply system of such city. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 348 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 91.595 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.595 - Waterworks — revenue bonds, issuance — authorization for.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   91.595. Waterworks — revenue bonds, issuance — authorization for. — All cities in the state under special charter and which have or may hereafter have a population of not less than three thousand and not more than ten thousand inhabitants and which now own and operate or may hereafter own and operate a waterworks system may, and are hereby authorized and empowered to, issue revenue bonds, which shall be payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation of such utility by the municipality and not a general obligation of such city, for the purpose of providing funds for the repair or improvement of any such system, including the pumping and distribution facilities thereof, or the replacement of any part thereof, or for the extension of any such system within or without such city as such expenditures are now or may hereafter be allowed by law, and for the acquisition of all necessary easements and rights-of-way which such extension or improvement may require, and for the purchase and installation of all necessary equipment and materials for adding additional pumping or distributional facilities to any such system including the purchase of any existing distributional facilities now or hereafter allowed by law. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 349 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 91.596 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.596 - Revenue bonds — election — form of ballot.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   91.596. Revenue bonds — election — form of ballot. — 1. Whenever the board of public works of any such city shall desire to issue such revenue bonds for any or all of the purposes enumerated in section 91.595 it shall make written request, authorized by majority vote of its members, to the mayor and council of such city requesting the submission of the question of authorizing the issuance of said bonds which request shall set forth the amount of funds required and the purposes for which the same is to be expended.  2. The council may then by ordinance submit the proposition to the voters of the city.  3. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the city of ______ issue revenue bonds, in the amount of ______ dollars to be payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation of ______ (utility) by the city and not a general or personal obligation of the city, for the purpose of ______ (here state purpose)?  4. If a majority of the voters of such city voting on the question shall vote "YES" then the board of public works of such city shall be authorized to issue waterworks revenue bonds not to exceed the amount approved by the voters. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 349 § 2, A.L. 1975 H.B. 947, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
MO Rev Stat § 91.597 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.597 - Bonds, how signed — term — rate of interest.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   91.597. Bonds, how signed — term — rate of interest. — The bonds authorized by section 91.596 shall be signed by each member of the board, attested by the secretary under the seal of the board. Said bonds shall run for a period not to exceed twenty years and draw interest at a rate to be designated by the board of public works, interest to be payable semiannually and to be evidenced by the coupons attached. The bonds and coupons shall be negotiable in form; the coupons may be signed only by the lithographed signatures of the president of the board and the secretary thereof. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 349 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 91.600 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.600 - Waterworks property, how acquired — may issue bonds, make contracts (certain cities).

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   91.600. Waterworks property, how acquired — may issue bonds, make contracts (certain cities). — Every city organized and existing under the provisions of Section 16 of Article IX of the Constitution of Missouri of 1875, or Section 19 of Article VI of the Constitution of Missouri of 1945, shall have the right and power to construct, maintain and operate waterworks to supply the city and all persons and parties therein with water and may for such purpose, take, hold, use and dispose of real estate and personal property whether within or outside of the city, or whether within or outside of the state of Missouri, necessary to accomplish such object. It may acquire such property by purchase, donation or an exercise of the power of eminent domain, and may do whatever may be necessary to the exercise of the powers herein granted. Every such city shall have the power to issue its bonds for such purpose to an amount not exceeding the constitutional limitations. Every such city shall have power to make at any time a contract with any such person, corporation, or company, for a period not exceeding twenty years, to furnish water to the city, or to the city and its inhabitants, and to authorize such corporation, person or company, during the existence of such contract, to construct, maintain and operate waterworks in the city. Such contract shall contain a provision reserving to such city the right at its option at any time to acquire and become the sole owner of such portion of the waterworks of such corporation, person or company as may at the time of such purchase be situated in the state of Missouri, on paying a fair and equitable value therefor, to be ascertained, if the parties thereto cannot agree, by the circuit court of the county in which such city is situated, upon the petition of the city, and in such manner as the court may determine; a copy of such petition shall be served upon the corporation, person or company at least fifteen days before the same is presented to the court. The contract above mentioned shall not take effect until an ordinance fully setting forth its terms is submitted to a vote of the voters of the city and approved by two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposition. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7794, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7649; 1919 § 9087; 1909 § 9909
MO Rev Stat § 91.610 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.610 - Compensation for private property taken.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   91.610. Compensation for private property taken. — Every such city shall pay just compensation for all private property taken or damages for public use for the purposes necessary for the construction or extension or efficient operation of its waterworks, and such compensation may be ascertained in proceedings therefor, as far as practicable, in the same manner as is prescribed in the general law of this state for the appropriation and valuation of lands taken for telegraph, telephone, gravel and plank or railroad purposes, being chapter 523. Upon paying to the clerk of the circuit court the amount of damages awarded to the party in whose favor the same may be assessed, the city shall have the right to enter upon and take possession of the property, notwithstanding the filing of exceptions to such award; and any subsequent proceedings shall only affect the amount of compensation to be allowed. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7795)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7650; 1919 § 9088; 1909 § 9913
MO Rev Stat § 91.620 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.620 - Citation of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   91.620. Citation of law. — Sections 91.620 to 91.770 may be cited as "The National Defense Cooperation Law of 1941". ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 493 § 16)
MO Rev Stat § 91.630 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.630 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   91.630. Definitions. — Wherever used in sections 91.620 to 91.770, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:  (1) The term "board" shall mean the board of public works set up by sections 91.620 to 91.770 to control, manage and operate the undertakings herein described.  (2) A "defense area" shall constitute the territory within a radius of fifty miles of a camp, encampment, cantonment, fort, depot, or other establishment of the Armed Forces of the United States of America within which not less than ten thousand persons are stationed, except the territory contained in any county now or hereafter having a population of not less than two hundred thousand nor more than four hundred thousand inhabitants.  (3) The term "government" shall mean the United States of America, or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof now in existence or hereafter created.  (4) The term "governing body" shall mean the bodies and boards, by whatever names they may be known, charged with the governing of a municipality as herein defined.  (5) The term "municipality" shall mean any county, school district, city, town, village, township, road district, public water supply district or drainage district located in whole or in part within a defense area, except any county now or hereafter having a population of not less than two hundred thousand nor more than four hundred thousand inhabitants and also except any school district, city, town, village, township, road district, public water supply district or drainage district or other political subdivision or public corporation located within any such county.  (6) The term "undertaking" shall include the following undertakings or any combination of two or more of such undertakings, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or constructed: Hospitals, water systems, and sewer systems (both sanitary and storm); together with all parts of any such undertaking and all appurtenances thereto and equipment therefor including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, lands, easements, rights in land, water rights, contract rights, franchises, approaches, dams, reservoirs, sewage disposal plants, intercepting sewers, trunk, connecting and other sewer and water mains, filtration works, pumping stations and equipment. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 493 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 91.650 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.650 - Preliminary expenses — how met and paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   91.650. Preliminary expenses — how met and paid. — All necessary preliminary expenses actually incurred by the governing body in the making of surveys, estimates of costs and revenues, employment of engineers or other employees, the giving of notices, taking of options and all other expenses of whatsoever nature, necessary to be paid prior to the issue and delivery of the revenue bonds pursuant to the provisions of sections 91.620 to 91.770, may be met and paid in the following manner: Said board or governing body may from time to time certify such items of expense to the governing body, directing the payments of the several amounts thereof, and thereupon the proper officer shall at once draw a warrant or warrants upon the governing body, which warrant or warrants shall be paid out of the general funds of said governing body not theretofore appropriated, without a special appropriation being made therefor; or, in case there are no general funds of such city not otherwise appropriated, the governing body may temporarily transfer from other funds of such governing body a sufficient amount to meet such items of expense, or the making of a temporary loan for such purpose, and such governing body shall thereupon at once make such transfer of funds, or authorize such temporary loan in the same manner that other temporary loans are made by the governing body; provided, however, that the fund or funds of such governing body from which such payments are made shall be fully reimbursed and repaid by said board out of the first proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds herein provided for, and before any other disbursements are made therefrom, and the amount so advanced to pay such preliminary expenses shall be a first charge against the proceeds resulting from the sale of such revenue bonds until the same has been repaid as herein provided. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 493 § 4)
MO Rev Stat § 91.660 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.660 - Bond issues — authorization, approval.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   91.660. Bond issues — authorization, approval. — The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of any undertaking and the issuance in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of such undertaking of bonds to provide funds to pay the cost thereof may be authorized under this law by ordinance or resolution of the governing body which may be adopted at a regular or special meeting by a vote of a majority of the members elected to the governing body. Unless otherwise provided therein, such ordinance or resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be laid over or published or posted. The governing body, in determining such cost, may include all costs and estimated costs of the issuance of said bonds, all engineering, inspection, fiscal and legal expenses, and interest which it is estimated will accrue during the construction period and for six months thereafter on money borrowed or which it is estimated will be borrowed pursuant to this law. The approval of the voters of such municipality shall be required and on such approval such bonds may be so issued and sold, notwithstanding any provisions of any law of the state of Missouri or the charter, bylaws or other regulations of any municipality, or any limitations upon the incurring of bonded indebtedness prescribed by law of the state of Missouri or the charter, bylaws or other regulations of such municipality. A four-sevenths majority of the voters voting for the proposition shall constitute an approval as herein provided; except that, if the bonds are to be issued for any of the purposes set out in Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution of Missouri, a simple majority shall constitute approval. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 493 § 3, A. 1949 H.B. 2039, A.L. 1975 H.B. 947, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
MO Rev Stat § 91.670 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.670 - Revenue bonds — rate of interest, sale.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   91.670. Revenue bonds — rate of interest, sale. — Revenue bonds issued under sections 91.620 to 91.770 shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding six percent per annum, payable semiannually, may be in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, may be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, may carry such registration privileges, may be subject to such terms of redemption, may be executed in such manner, may contain such terms, covenants and conditions, and may be in such form, either coupon or registered, as such ordinance or resolution or subsequent ordinances or resolutions may provide. Such bonds shall be deemed valid and negotiable without being presented to the state auditor for registration and certification. Sections 108.240 and 108.250 shall not apply to bonds issued hereunder, and said bonds shall be sold at not less than par. Said bonds may be sold at private sale to the United States of America or any agency, instrumentality or corporation thereof. Unless sold to the United States of America or any agency, instrumentality or corporation thereof, said bonds shall be sold at public sale after notice of such sale published once at least five days prior to such sale in a newspaper circulating in the municipality and in a financial newspaper published in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, or Kansas City, Missouri. Pending the preparation of the definitive bonds, interim receipts or certificates in such form and with such provisions as the governing body may determine may be issued to the purchaser or purchasers of bonds sold pursuant to sections 91.620 to 91.770. Said bonds and interim receipts or certificates shall be fully negotiable for all the purposes. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 493 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 91.680 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.680 - Moneys received — how expended.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   91.680. Moneys received — how expended. — All moneys received from any bonds issued and all other income pursuant to sections 91.620 to 91.770, after reimbursements and repayment to said city or town of all amounts advanced for preliminary expenses, shall be applied solely to the payment of the costs of the works, extensions, operation, maintenance, improvements or betterments or to the appurtenant sinking fund and there shall be and hereby is created and granted a lien upon such moneys, until so applied, in favor of the holders of the bonds or the trustees herein provided for. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 493 § 6)
MO Rev Stat § 91.690 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.690 - Sinking fund.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   91.690. Sinking fund. — 1. At or before the issuance of any such bonds the governing body shall by ordinance create a sinking fund for the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon and the payment of the charges of banks or trust companies for making payment of such bonds or interest, and shall set aside and pledge a sufficient amount of the net revenues of the works, hereby defined to mean the revenues of the works remaining after the payment of the reasonable expense of operation, repair and maintenance, such amount to be paid by the board into said sinking fund at intervals to be determined by ordinance prior to issuance of the bonds, for  (1) The interest upon such bonds as such interest shall fall due; and  (2) The necessary fiscal agency charges for paying bonds and interest;  (3) The payment of the bonds as they fall due, or, if all bonds mature at one time, the proper maintenance of a sinking fund sufficient for the payment thereof at such time; and  (4) A margin for safety and for the payment of premiums upon bonds retired by call or purchase as herein provided, which margin, together with any unused surplus of such margin carried forward from the preceding year, shall equal ten percent of all other amounts so required to be paid into the sinking fund.  2. Such required payments shall constitute a first charge upon all the net revenues of the undertakings. Prior to the issuance of the bonds, the board may by ordinance be given the right to use such sinking fund or any part thereof in the purchase of any of the outstanding bonds payable therefrom at the market price thereof, but not exceeding the price, if any, at which the same shall in the same year be payable or redeemable and all bonds redeemed or purchased shall forthwith be cancelled and shall not again be issued. After the payment into the sinking fund as herein required, the board may at any time in its discretion transfer all or any part of the balance of the net revenue, after reserving an amount deemed by the board sufficient for operation, repair and maintenance for an ensuing period of not less than twelve months and for depreciation, into the sinking fund or into a fund for extensions, betterments and additions to the works. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 493 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 91.700 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 91 - Municipally Owned Utilities|Section 91.700 - Bonds shall not be invalidated for certain reasons.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   91.700. Bonds shall not be invalidated for certain reasons. — Said bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all the persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to be officers of the municipality issuing the same. The validity of said bonds shall not be dependent or not affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of the undertaking for which said bonds are issued. The ordinance or resolution authorizing said bonds may provide that the bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to sections 91.620 to 91.770, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their issuance. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 493 § 8)