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	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 alterations, when. (8/28/1989)
65.690	Board of zoning adjustment, members, terms, compensation not allowed — powers, duties — grant of variances, when — judicial review. (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, procedure — inspection by official, when, failure to correct violation, penalty. (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 classification. (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