242.570. Payment of drainage tax--procedure. - Missouri Statutes

Payment of drainage tax--procedure.

242.570. 1. Any person or corporation, copartnership orother parties owning lands and other property assessed for theconstruction of any ditch or other improvement under theprovisions of sections 242.010 to 242.690, shall have theprivilege of paying such tax assessment to the treasurer of theboard of supervisors at any time on or before a date to be fixedby the board of supervisors and the amount to be paid shall bethe full amount of the tax levied, less any amount added theretoto meet interest.

2. When such tax assessment has been paid, the secretary ofthe board shall enter upon the drainage tax record opposite eachtract for which payment is made the words "paid in full", andsuch tax assessment shall be deemed satisfied, and the secretaryof the board of supervisors shall also make or cause to be madethe same entry opposite each tract for which payment is made inthe table included in the certificate filed in the office of therecorder of deeds, under the provisions of section 242.590.

(RSMo 1939 § 12378)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 10797; 1919 § 4427