Missouri § 88.900 - Sidewalk improvements — assessment of government property.
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§ 88.900. Sidewalk improvements — assessment of government property.
Any real estate owned by the state of Missouri or by state institutions, or owned by any county, township or city, shall be liable for the cost of any of the improvements contemplated and provided for in sections 88.863 to 88.913, the same as other property, and an assessment shall be made thereon and tax bills issued in the same manner as tax bills against other property provided for in section 88.897, and said tax bills shall be a valid and subsisting claim against such state, state institutions, county, township or city, the same as any other debt or demand against such state, state institution, county, township or city, and shall be paid for out of funds appropriated by them for such purposes, and shall bear interest at the rate of not to exceed eight percent per annum from thirty days after the date of issue until paid.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7549)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 7395; 1919 § 8803; 1909 § 9659
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Section 88.900 ("Sidewalk improvements — assessment of government property.") 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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