Missouri § 65.290 - Board of directors — duties.
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§ 65.290. Board of directors — duties.
In each township in this state, organized under the provisions of this chapter, there shall be a board of directors, composed of the township trustee and members of the township board, whose duty it shall be:
(1) To audit all accounts of township officers for services rendered as such officers;
(2) To audit all other accounts or demands legally presented to them against the township;
(3) To levy all taxes for township, road and bridge purposes, and all other duties provided by this chapter for the township board of directors to perform.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13976, A.L. 1981 H.B. 114 & 146)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12299; 1919 § 13212; 1909 § 11700
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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