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MO Rev Stat § 88.117 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.117 - New assessment not to exceed old.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.117. New assessment not to exceed old. — The total amount of such new assessment shall be in such sum as is equitable under all circumstances. It shall in no case exceed that part of the previous assessment that is invalid and is unpaid at the time the ordinance levying the new assessment is introduced, and where, because of lack of competitive bidding, or other cause, the value of the improvement, when made, was less than the contract price thereof, then the new assessment shall not exceed the fair value of the improvement at said time less all payments made on the original assessment and the amount of such part of the original assessment as is valid. And no lot or parcel of land shall be assessed by said ordinance in a greater amount than the difference between the amount of the benefits it shall have received from the improvement and the credits to which it is entitled under section 88.113; provided, however, that if, through error or misconstruction, the amount of the new assessment should, in any case, be excessive under this provision, because of the failure to give a proper credit or credits under section 88.113, the new assessment shall not thereby be avoided, but any person owning or pecuniarily interested in any property which shall not have received due credit under the aforesaid provisions shall be entitled to a proper reduction in amount, in any proceeding brought to enforce such assessment or tax bill, or in appropriate proceedings instituted for the purpose by him or them in the circuit court of the county or city where the property is situated. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7382)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7231; 1919 § 8664
MO Rev Stat § 88.120 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.120 - Ordinance — conclusive.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.120. Ordinance — conclusive. — The final passage of any ordinance under the provisions of sections 88.107 to 88.127 shall be deemed a conclusive determination that the amount of the assessment therein made is in conformity with section 88.117 and that each lot or parcel of land within the assessment district by such ordinance defined has been benefitted by the improvement in question in an amount at least equal to the assessment charged against it by such ordinance, plus all credits to which it is entitled under section 88.113. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7383)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7232; 1919 § 8665
MO Rev Stat § 88.123 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.123 - New tax bills issued.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.123. New tax bills issued. — As soon as may be after such ordinance has come into effect, special tax bills, in favor of the record holder of the original defective bills, against the various lots, tracts and parcels of land included within the assessment district in said ordinance defined, shall be issued pursuant thereto by the proper officers, and all other appropriate steps to effectuate said ordinance shall be taken in the same manner and with like force and effect as in the case of original assessments; and such new tax bills shall have the same attributes as have tax bills issued pursuant to original assessments for like improvements. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7384)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7233; 1919 § 8666
MO Rev Stat § 88.127 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.127 - Construction of law — limit on frequency of assessment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1957   88.127. Construction of law — limit on frequency of assessment. — Sections 88.107 to 88.127 shall be liberally construed so as to prevent private property that has been in good faith benefitted by local public improvements from escaping payment of its just share of the value thereof; and shall apply to all cases wherein original assessments for local improvements are made. No reassessment shall be made under sections 88.107 to 88.127 unless the ordinance authorizing it is passed and becomes effective within two years after the previous assessment has been declared to be invalid, in whole or in part. Parts of previous assessments which are not invalid under the ruling of some appellate court of competent jurisdiction are not in any way affected by sections 88.107 to 88.127. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7386, A.L. 1957 p. 240)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7235; 1919 § 8667
MO Rev Stat § 88.130 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.130 - Expiration of time limit.

Effective - 28 Aug 1919   88.130. Expiration of time limit. — Whenever in any proceeding instituted by any city in this state for the purchasing, taking or damaging of property for public purposes, provision is made in the judgment in said proceeding for the payment in annual installments of assessments of benefits against property for the purchasing, taking or damaging of property for public purposes, the time within which execution may be issued on the judgment assessing any such benefits shall not expire until two years after the date upon which the last installment shall be due, and default in the payment of any prior installment shall not shorten the time within which such execution may be issued. ­­-------- (L. 1919 p. 221 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 88.497 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.497 - Condemnation of private property.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.497. Condemnation of private property. — Private property may be taken by the cities of the third class for public use for the purpose of establishing, opening, widening, extending or altering any street, avenue, alley, wharf, creek, river, watercourse, market place, public park or public square, and for establishing market houses, and for any other necessary public purposes. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6998)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6852; 1919 § 8334; 1909 § 9261  (1998) A municipality's general statutory authority to condemn private property is not sufficient to condemn property devoted to prior public use for another public use which will destroy, impair or interfere with such prior use. Smithville v. St. Luke's Northland Hospital, 972 S.W.2d 416 (W.D.Mo.). (2014) Section authorizing third-class city authority to condemn private property for public use does not confer authority to condemn for blight; section was enacted prior to state constitutional provision allowing the General Assembly to permit non-charter cities to utilize eminent domain to eliminate blighted areas. City of North Kansas City v. K.C. Beaton Holding Co., LLC, 417 S.W.3d 825 (Mo.App.W.D.).
MO Rev Stat § 88.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.500 - City tax bills.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.500. City tax bills. — The city may issue tax bills or certificates transferring to the holder benefits, or parts thereof, as may be provided by ordinance, and sell the same for not less than par, the proceeds being applied only to the use for which such benefits were levied, and in such case said city shall only be liable to the holder thereof for the proper application of funds collected by it. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7011)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6865; 1919 § 8347; 1909 § 9274
MO Rev Stat § 88.503 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.503 - Appropriation of private property — records of ordinances and proceedings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   88.503. Appropriation of private property — records of ordinances and proceedings. — As soon as practicable after the confirmation of any verdict rendered under sections 88.010 to 88.070 by the council of any third class city in the proceedings for the condemnation of private property, the city clerk shall file a full record, in a book provided for that purpose, of such proceedings, which record shall contain correct copies of all ordinances constituting part of the proceedings, the notices to the parties to the proceedings, and returns thereon; all notices published and the proofs thereof, all orders by the mayor, the names of the jurors and when impaneled, and the verdict of the jury, and such other documents and matters as the ordinances of the city may require. The mayor shall examine such final record of such proceedings, and if it be correct, sign the same; and thereafter such record, or copy thereof, certified by the city clerk, under his hand and the seal of the city, shall be competent evidence in all courts of this state of facts stated therein. The original papers shall be carefully preserved by the city clerk. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7012, A. 1949 H.B. 2036)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6866; 1919 § 8348; 1909 § 9275
MO Rev Stat § 88.510 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.510 - Assessment of public property — street improvements, how paid — special tax bills.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.510. Assessment of public property — street improvements, how paid — special tax bills. — 1. All lands owned by any county or other political or municipal subdivisions, cemeteries and railroad rights-of-way, fronting or abutting on any of said improvements shall be liable for their proportionate part of the cost of such improvement, and tax bills shall be issued against such property as against other property, and any county, city or other political or municipal subdivision that shall own any such property shall out of the general revenue funds or other funds pay any such tax bill, and in any case where any county, city or other political or municipal subdivision, cemetery company or owners or railroad company, shall fail to pay any such tax bill, the owner or holder of same may sue such county, city or other political or municipal subdivision, cemetery company or owners or railroad company on such tax bill, and be entitled to recover a general judgment against such county, city or other political or municipal subdivision, cemetery company or owners or railroad company.  2. Any of said street improvements may be paid for in whole or part by such city out of general revenue funds, or other funds which the city may have for such purposes if the council so desires, but all such improvements shall be paid for with special tax bills, unless the proceedings of the city for same specify that payment will be out of the general revenue funds or other funds in whole or part.  3. The charges made against lands for all of said improvements shall be known as special assessments or taxes, for improvements, and shall be charged and assessed by issuing special tax bills against the lands chargeable with the cost of the improvements; each special tax bill so issued shall be a special lien on the land against which it is issued. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6987)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6841; 1919 § 8323; 1909 § 9254, 9255
MO Rev Stat § 88.523 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.523 - Certain street improvements — protest, how heard and determined.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.523. Certain street improvements — protest, how heard and determined. — When the council of any city of the third class shall deem it necessary to pave, macadamize, gutter, curb, grade or otherwise improve the roadway of any street or avenue for a distance not more than twelve hundred feet in length so as to connect at both ends with paving, macadamizing, guttering, curbing, grading or other improvement either on the same street or avenue or on other streets or avenues, or on the same street or avenue and another street or avenue, the council shall declare such work to be necessary to be done and shall cause the same proceedings to be had as are provided in section 88.520, except that no protest may be filed. The resolution passed and published shall state the fact that anyone desiring to do so may appear before the council at a time stated therein and be heard on the question of the necessity of the work sought to be done, and if anyone does so appear he shall be heard, and the council shall by resolution state the result of such hearing to be a reaffirmance of the necessity for the doing of such work or the contrary, as the council may then decide. If no one appears, or if the council reaffirms the necessity of the doing of such work and improvement, then it shall proceed with such work and improvement in the manner provided in sections 88.497 to 88.647 for such work and improvement when no sufficient protest against such improvement is filed within the time limited therefor. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6989)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6843; 1919 § 8325
MO Rev Stat § 88.530 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.530 - Improvements, costs — limitations — payment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.530. Improvements, costs — limitations — payment. — 1. The council shall have power to limit the cost to be assessed as a special tax against the abutting property for street improvement as provided in section 88.520. If the council shall, in the resolution provided for by said section, declare that the cost of the proposed work, not to exceed an amount per front foot to be stated in the resolution, shall be charged to the abutting property and limited to such amount, and the balance, if any, shall be charged to the city, then any cost in excess of such stated amount shall be borne by the general revenue, and only that part of the cost limited to such stated amount per front foot shall be charged against the abutting property.  2. In proceeding under this section the council may let the work to contract as provided in sections 88.497 to 88.647, or have the same done by its street commissioner under such supervision as it may direct by ordinance. In either case, the whole cost shall be paid out of the general revenue, and special tax bills shall then be assessed by ordinance against the abutting property for its part of the cost when the work is completed, and special tax bills issued therefor, made payable to the city, signed by the mayor and attested by the city clerk with the seal of the city affixed. Said special tax bills, when due and after demand of payment, may be sued upon for nonpayment whenever the council shall so order. Said tax bills shall be delivered and charged by the city clerk to the city collector for collection, and the collector shall be entitled to two and a half percent upon the amount of such collections made by him for his service in collecting the same.  3. All of the provisions of sections 88.507 to 88.523, relating to the assessment, issue, rate of interest, lien, abstracting, collection, releasing and cancellation of special tax bills for improvements mentioned in said section 88.520, so far as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, shall apply to tax bills issued in pursuance of this section. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6994)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6848; 1919 § 8330; 1909 § 9257
MO Rev Stat § 88.533 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.533 - Condemnation of sidewalks.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.533. Condemnation of sidewalks. — In addition to the powers herein granted, the city council may, by ordinance or resolution, condemn wooden and defective sidewalks, and may remove walks so condemned, and may provide for the construction of new sidewalks in the place of walks so condemned and removed. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6996)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6850; 1919 § 8332; 1909 § 9259
MO Rev Stat § 88.613 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.613 - Lighting of streets.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   88.613. Lighting of streets. — 1. The council may provide for and regulate the lighting of streets and the erection of lamp posts, poles and lights therefor, and may make contracts with any person, association or corporation for the lighting of the streets and other public places of the city with gas, electricity or otherwise. Any initial contract must be ratified by a majority of the voters of the city voting on the question. Any renewal contracts entered into under the provisions of this section shall be subject to voter approval of the majority of the voters voting on the question, pursuant to the provisions of section 88.251.  2. The council may also erect, maintain and operate gas works, electric light works or light works of any other kind or name, and may erect lamp posts, electric light poles, or any other apparatus or appliances necessary to light the streets, avenues, alleys or other public places, and may supply private lights for the use of the inhabitants of the city and its suburbs, and may regulate the same, and may prescribe and regulate the rates to be paid by the consumers thereof, and may acquire, by purchase, donation or condemnation, suitable ground within or without the city upon which to erect such works, and the right-of-way to and from said works, and also the right-of-way for laying gas pipes, electric wires under or above ground, and erecting posts and poles and such other apparatus and appliances as may be necessary for the efficient operation of such works, except that the council may in its discretion grant the right to any person or persons or corporation to erect such works and lay the pipe, wires and erect the posts, poles and other necessary apparatus and appliances therefor, upon such terms as may be prescribed by ordinance and that such right to any such person, persons or corporation shall not extend for a longer period than twenty years, except that such right may be renewed for another period or periods not to exceed twenty years per period. Every initial grant for such services shall be approved by a majority of the voters of the municipality voting on the question. Every renewal or extension shall be subject to voter approval of the majority of the voters voting on the question, pursuant to the provisions of section 88.251. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as to prevent the council from contracting with any person, association or corporation for furnishing the city with gas or electric lights in cities where franchises have already been granted, and where gas or electric lights plants already exist, without a vote of the people. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6961, A. 1949 H.B. 2036, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1987 S.B. 412, A.L. 1989 H.B. 451)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6815; 1919 § 8302; 1909 § 9238
MO Rev Stat § 88.617 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.617 - White way system defined.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.617. White way system defined. — The term "white way system" as used in sections 88.617 to 88.633 means the systematic arrangement of ornamental light posts, street arches, frosted and colored lights and globes and other illuminating equipment, conduits and all necessary apparatus therefor in a prescribed district. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6962)  Prior revision: 1929 § 6816
MO Rev Stat § 88.620 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.620 - White way system — powers of city council.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.620. White way system — powers of city council. — Councils in cities of the third class may lay out, establish and maintain white way systems; may provide for and regulate the lighting of the streets within the white way district and may make contracts with any persons, associations or corporations for the lighting of the white way illuminating system; providing that no such contract shall be made for a longer time than ten years. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6963)  Prior revision: 1929 § 6817
MO Rev Stat § 88.623 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.623 - White way system — further powers of council.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   88.623. White way system — further powers of council. — The city council shall have the right to erect, install, maintain and operate lamp posts, electric light poles, street arches, conduits or any other apparatus or appliances necessary in lighting the streets, avenues, alleys or other public places within the white way district. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6964)  Prior revision: 1929 § 6818
MO Rev Stat § 88.627 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.627 - White way system — costs, how paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   88.627. White way system — costs, how paid. — The city council may, at its discretion, elect to assess as special taxes, one-half of the cost of installation of a white way system unless by remonstrance estopped, and submit to the voters a proposal to issue bonds for the remaining one-half, the whole project being contingent upon the approval of the proposed issue of special tax bills and of bonds. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6965, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  Prior revision: 1929 § 6819
MO Rev Stat § 88.630 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 88 - Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation|Section 88.630 - Public works, governing statutes.

Effective - 28 Aug 1961   88.630. Public works, governing statutes. — The city council shall be governed in its proceedings by sections 88.507 to 88.520, 88.812 to 88.822 and 88.854 (governing the improvement of streets, alleys, sidewalks, etc., assessment of costs against abutting property owners, notice, contracts, tax bills, records to be kept by the city clerk, and payment of tax bills) and sections 95.115 to 95.145 (prescribing the procedure for incurring indebtedness). ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6966, A.L. 1953 p. 268, A.L. 1961 p. 216)  Prior revision: 1929 § 6820