249.190. Failure of trustee to qualify--compensation of trustees. - Missouri Statutes

Failure of trustee to qualify--compensation of trustees.

249.190. 1. In the event that any trustee elected orappointed under the provisions of sections 249.010 to 249.420shall fail to qualify as such trustee or fail to take andsubscribe his oath or affirmation of office within fifteen daysafter his election or appointment, then the office of saidtrustee shall be considered vacant and the vacancy filled asprovided in section 249.180.

2. Each trustee elected under the provisions of sections249.010 to 249.420 shall be compensated by warrant drawn upon thetreasurer of the sewer district corporation in the sum oftwenty-five dollars per month for each month that he shall serveafter his election and during the period of the construction ofsewers. After sewers have been constructed in accordance withoriginal plan and during any period of more than thirty days thatthe construction of sewers may be delayed or deferred eachtrustee shall be compensated in the sum of ten dollars per monthfor his services.

3. If the proposition to incur indebtedness, as provided forin section 249.070, fails of adoption the trustees shall receiveno compensation. All necessary expenses of the board of trusteesor any member of said board incurred in the performance of its orhis respective duty or duties under sections 249.010 to 249.420shall, upon the certificate of the treasurer, filed with theboard of trustees, be paid by warrant drawn as aforesaid.

(RSMo 1939 § 12654)