Missouri § 242.570 - Payment of drainage tax — procedure.
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§ 242.570. Payment of drainage tax — procedure.
1. Any person or corporation, copartnership or other parties owning lands and other property assessed for the construction of any ditch or other improvement under the provisions of sections 242.010 to 242.690, shall have the privilege of paying such tax assessment to the treasurer of the board of supervisors at any time on or before a date to be fixed by the board of supervisors and the amount to be paid shall be the full amount of the tax levied, less any amount added thereto to meet interest.
2. When such tax assessment has been paid, the secretary of the board shall enter upon the drainage tax record opposite each tract for which payment is made the words "paid in full", and such tax assessment shall be deemed satisfied, and the secretary of the board of supervisors shall also make or cause to be made the same entry opposite each tract for which payment is made in the table included in the certificate filed in the office of the recorder of deeds, under the provisions of section 242.590.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12378)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10797; 1919 § 4427
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Section 242.570 ("Payment of drainage tax — procedure.") 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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