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 Title VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

 Chapter 65 Township Organization Counties 
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION — HOW ADOPTED
65.010   Adoption. (8/28/1945)
65.020   Adoption, abolishment — vote necessary. (8/28/1978)
65.030   Proposition submitted — election held, when — form of ballot. (8/28/2005)
65.040   Abstract of returns. (8/28/1978)
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
65.110   Officers to be chosen. (8/28/2005)
65.130   List of the officers elected. (8/28/1939)
65.140   Officers — notification of election. (8/28/1978)
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
65.150   Eligibility for office. (8/28/2005)
65.160   Oath — shall assume office, when. (8/28/2005)
65.170   Certificate — acceptance. (8/28/1939)
65.180   Refusal to serve — forfeiture. (8/28/2005)
65.183   Removal of township officers, procedure. (8/28/2005)
65.190   Failure to take oath — forfeiture. (8/28/2005)
65.200   Vacancies in office — how filled. (8/28/2005)
65.210   Warrant of appointment — notification to appointee. (8/28/1939)
65.220   Resignations, how accepted. (8/28/2005)
65.230   Compensation of officers. (8/28/2005)
65.250   No fee for oath. (8/28/1949)
TOWNSHIP AS CORPORATE BODY — BOARD OF DIRECTORS
65.260   Powers of townships. (8/28/1939)
65.270   Corporate power, limitations of. (8/28/1939)
65.280   Proceedings by or against township — conveyances. (8/28/1939)
65.290   Board of directors — duties. (8/28/1981)
65.295   Board may expend one-fourth of revenue on city streets. (8/28/1961)
65.300   Board of directors — meetings. (8/28/2005)
65.310   Board of directors — president. (8/28/1939)
65.320   Claims against township — procedure. (8/28/1939)
65.330   Audited accounts to be on file. (8/28/1939)
65.340   Claims against township, collection. (8/28/1939)
65.350   Board compelled to allow appeal, when. (1/2/1979)
65.360   Township charges. (8/28/1939)
65.370   Moneys to be collected, how. (8/28/1939)
65.380   Estimate of expenses. (8/28/1945)
65.390   Division of townships into road districts. (8/28/1939)
65.400   Missouri products — purchase of. (8/28/1949)
DUTIES OF TOWNSHIP CLERK
65.410   Clerk — general powers and duties. (8/28/1981)
65.420   Township clerk to be clerk of township board. (8/28/1939)
65.440   Copies of papers to be evidence in courts of record. (8/28/1939)
65.450   Procurement of books and stationery. (8/28/1957)
DUTIES OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
65.460   Township trustee, collector. (8/28/2005)
65.470   Trustee to receive and pay over moneys — suits on default. (8/28/1939)
65.480   Action to enforce penalties and forfeitures — employment of counsel. (8/28/1939)
65.490   Township funds, how paid out — school district funds, duties of trustees. (8/28/2005)
65.500   Accounts — annual settlement — report to board. (8/28/1939)
65.510   All books and papers to be delivered to successors. (8/28/1939)
65.520   Treasurer to settle annually with board for school funds — certified copy. (8/28/1939)
ALTERATION OF TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES
65.530   Township boundaries and new townships, how changed and constituted. (8/28/1939)
65.540   Creation of new township — duties of county clerk. (8/28/1939)
65.550   Proceedings in case of neglect or refusal to organize. (8/28/1990)
65.560   Failure of appointed officers to qualify — annexation of townships. (8/28/1939)
65.570   Division of township — disposition of property. (8/28/1981)
65.580   Meetings to carry this law into effect, how called. (8/28/1981)
65.590   Debts of divided township, how charged. (8/28/1939)
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
65.600   County collector and assessor — tenure upon adoption of township organization. (8/28/2005)
65.610   Abolition of township organization — procedure. (8/28/2018)
65.620   Abolition of township government — effect. (8/28/2018)
TOWNSHIP ZONING
65.650   Township zoning, submitted to the voters, when — township plan, formulated. (8/28/1989)
65.652   Planning commission, established when, members, terms, compensation, chairman. (8/28/1989)
65.657   Ballot, form — majority vote required. (8/28/1989)
65.660   Commission, powers — may collect fee, adopt rules — records, commission to keep. (8/28/1989)
65.662   Master plan developed, purpose — contents — procedure to adopt. (8/28/1989)
65.665   Improvements, must be approved by commission, exceptions. (8/28/1989)
65.667   Regulations of commission, scope, commission may change, how. (8/28/1989)
65.670   Subdivision plats, must be approved, when, exceptions. (8/28/1989)
65.672   County commission may establish setback lines from roads, how. (8/28/1989)
65.675   Board of adjustment, established when, powers. (8/28/1989)
65.677   Building regulations, unincorporated areas, township board to regulate, when. (8/28/1989)
65.680   Division of unincorporated territory into districts, purposes. (8/28/1989)
65.682   Zoning commission, appointed when, powers, duties. (8/28/1989)
65.685   Change in prescribed use of land, hearing required. (8/28/1989)
65.687   Designation of zoning official, when — permit required for building ... (8/28/1989)
65.690   Board of zoning adjustment, members, terms, compensation not allowed — ... (8/28/1989)
65.692   Regulations, change of by township board, procedure, hearing required. (8/28/1989)
65.695   Regulations more restrictive than private restrictions, regulations control. (8/28/1989)
65.697   Violation of zoning regulations, penalty — injunctions may be issued, ... (8/28/1989)
65.700   Termination of township zoning, procedure, effect. (8/28/1989)
65.701   Definitions. (6/25/1996)
65.702   Sawmill or planing mill included in agricultural or horticultural ... (8/28/2019)
HOME-BASED WORK ZONING
65.710   Home-based work — limitation on zoning restrictions. (8/28/2022)
 - Cross References
Assessment and levy of taxes in township counties, 137.425 to 137.480
Assessor, election, laws applicable, 53.010
Bond proceeds and sinking funds, limitation on use, 108.180 to 108.210
County board of equalization, members of in counties having township organization, 138.010
County treasurer, ex officio collector in counties having township organization, 54.280 to 54.330
County treasurer, term of office in counties having township organization, 54.030
Estimated amount of revenue exceeds constitutional limits, county tax to be apportioned how, 137.070
Outdoor advertising, counties may restrict, 71.288
Refunding bonds, provisions relating to, 108.140 to 108.160
Revenue, collection in counties having township organization, 139.320 to 139.460
Special road districts, benefit assessments, provisions relating to counties having township organization, 233.320 to 233.445
Tax levy to be based on what assessment upon adoption of township organization, 137.425
Township hospitals, provisions relating to, 205.460 to 205.560

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