91.190. Bid for construction to be submitted to voters. - Missouri Statutes

Bid for construction to be submitted to voters.

91.190. The council shall then, by ordinance, submit the proposition toerect the waterworks system as provided in the contract, ordinance and otherproceedings, and to pay for same by bonds issued as aforesaid, to the votersof the city, as provided in section 91.120. The proposition to be submittedat the election shall be:

To erect a waterworks plant and issue bonds in payment therefor, whichshall be a first lien on the waterworks plant when erected, but no general orpersonal obligation of the city--Yes.

To erect a waterworks plant and issue bonds in payment therefor, whichshall be a first lien on the waterworks plant when erected, but no general orpersonal obligation of the city--No.

And if a majority of the voters of the city voting on the proposition shallvote "Yes", then the contract shall be binding and in full force and effect,and the waterworks system shall be erected in accordance therewith, and whenerected and accepted by the city, bonds shall be issued in payment therefor tothe contractor under the terms of the contract as provided for in sections91.090 to 91.300, and the title to the waterworks system, after it is erected,shall pass to and vest in the city subject to the payment of the bonds issuedin payment of the contract price for erecting same.

(RSMo 1939 § 7816, A. 1949 H.B. 2039, A.L. 1975 H.B. 947)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7671; 1919 § 9109; 1909 § 9934