Mo. Rev. Stat. § 54.170

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54.170 Settlement of county or township treasurer with the county commission for ...

Official statutory text

54.170. Settlement of county or township treasurer with the county commission for school moneys — vacancy caused by death, interim treasurer appointed, how. — The county or township treasurer shall, semiannually, settle his accounts with the county commission in June and December. In the event of a vacancy caused by death, resignation, or otherwise, in any county except a county with a charter form of government, the county commission shall appoint a deputy treasurer or a qualified person to serve as the interim treasurer until said treasurer returns or the * unexpired term is filled pursuant to section 105.030 . The treasurer or interim treasurer shall account for all school moneys or funds of any and all kinds received by him, from whom and on what account, and the particular fund to which each of said funds was entered and charged, and the amount paid out for school purposes to the various districts of the county, and for any and all other purposes. The county commission shall make an order attesting the same, which order shall be entered of record and shall be prima facie a discharge of the liability of said treasurer.

(RSMo 1939 § 10401, A.L. 2004 S.B. 782) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9267; 1919 § 11189; 1909 § 10831 *Word "the" does not appear in original rolls. CROSS REFERENCE: County commission shall settle with officers, 49.260

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