229.100. Improvements along public roads--location--control. - Missouri Statutes

Improvements along public roads--location--control.

229.100. No person or persons, association, companies orcorporations shall erect poles for the suspension of electriclight, or power wires, or lay and maintain pipes, conductors,mains and conduits for any purpose whatever, through, on, underor across the public roads or highways of any county of thisstate, without first having obtained the assent of the countycommission of such county therefor; and no poles shall be erectedor such pipes, conductors, mains and conduits be laid ormaintained, except under such reasonable rules and regulations asmay be prescribed and promulgated by the county highway engineer,with the approval of the county commission.

(RSMo 1939 § 8573)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7924; 1919 § 10712; 1909 § 10515

CROSS REFERENCES:

Electric transmission lines, placing by rural electric cooperative on public thoroughfares, RSMo 394.080

Telephone and telegraph companies, construction of lines along highways, RSMo 392.080

Underground water mains, construction along highways by water company, RSMo 393.020