Missouri § 237.020 - Application for license.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 237.020 — Application for license., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 237.020. Application for license.
Any person may petition the county commission of the county for license to keep a ferry; and if the commission believe such ferry necessary for the accommodation of the public, and that the petitioner is a suitable person to keep the same, it shall order the clerk to issue a license, upon the payment of the tax assessed in such order.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15287)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14199; 1919 § 5533; 1909 § 6476
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Section 237.020 ("Application for license.") 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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