Missouri § 243.170 - District engineer to be appointed — duties — bond required.
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§ 243.170. District engineer to be appointed — duties — bond required.
1. Within sixty days after the confirmation of the report of the viewers and engineer assessing the benefits and damages, the county commission shall appoint a competent civil and drainage engineer as district engineer, who may be an individual, copartnership or corporation, and who shall engage such assistants as the county commission may approve.
2. The district engineer shall have control of the engineering work in the district and with the approval of the county commission he may employ a consulting engineer. The district engineer shall also be the superintendent of the construction of all the works and improvements and shall, whenever required, and at least once a year, make a full report to the county commission of all work done and improvements made and make such suggestions and recommendations to the commission as he may deem proper.
3. The district engineer shall give bond in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars or as much greater amount as the county commission may fix, for the faithful performance of his duties as engineer of such district. Such bond shall be signed by at least two residents of the county in which such district has been organized or by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, and shall be made to such district and preserved in the office of the county clerk.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12424, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1070)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10834; 1919 § 4502
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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