Missouri § 137.525 - Duties of city comptroller.
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§ 137.525. Duties of city comptroller.
The city comptroller shall hear and determine all complaints or manifest error in the assessment of property for taxes, and in all cases when it shall appear that any real or tangible personal property has been erroneously assessed, cause the same to be corrected on the assessment books, and certify to the director of revenue all such corrections for credit to the collector. The city comptroller shall perform all duties and acts within the city, in regard to the land delinquent list, the sale of land for taxes, and the assessment books and tax bills that are imposed on county commissions by general law; and make out the back tax books and the back tax bills required by law.
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(L. 1945 p. 1859 § 15)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 137.525 ("Duties of city comptroller.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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