Missouri § 151.040 - County commission to examine report — certify to state tax commission.
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§ 151.040. County commission to examine report — certify to state tax commission.
At the next term of the county commission after such report is received, the clerk shall lay it before the county commission, and the county commission shall examine the report and determine the correctness thereof as to the description of the distributable property and if found correct, the county commission shall cause the clerk thereof to certify to the correctness of the report, under the seal of the county commission, and forward the certificate to the state tax commission on or before the fifteenth day of May next thereafter; if found in the opinion of the county commission to be incorrect, the county commission shall proceed immediately to ascertain what distributable property has been omitted, and shall return a description thereof to the state tax commission indicating the number of miles of road in each taxing jurisdiction cited in section 151.020 on or before the fifteenth day of May next; and if the county commission shall fail to make or cause to be made the certificate herein required, and in the time specified, the clerk shall make the certificate and a certificate that the county commission has so failed.
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(RSMo 1939 § 11245, A.L. 1945 p. 1825 § 5, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1022, et al.)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10014; 1919 § 13004; 1909 § 11556
Effective 6-20-86
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 151.040 cover?
Section 151.040 ("County commission to examine report — certify to state tax commission.") 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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