Missouri § 237.040 - License issued, when.
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§ 237.040. License issued, when.
Upon the production of the receipt of the collector of the county for the tax to such clerk, he shall issue a license to keep a ferry, at the place therein mentioned, for any term not exceeding five years, the said term to be fixed by the county commission in its discretion; provided, that no license shall be issued for a longer term than five years.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15289)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14201; 1919 § 5535; 1909 § 6478
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