Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.180
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65.180 Refusal to serve — forfeiture.
Official statutory text
65.180. Refusal to serve — forfeiture. — Any person chosen or appointed to fill any township office, who shall refuse to serve, shall forfeit to the township the sum of one hundred dollars for the use of the contingent fund, and said forfeiture, if not otherwise paid, shall be collected by any associate circuit judge of the county, as may be provided by law.
(RSMo 1939 § 13959, A. 1949 H.B. 2021, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12282; 1919 § 13195; 1909 § 11683
(RSMo 1939 § 13959, A. 1949 H.B. 2021, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12282; 1919 § 13195; 1909 § 11683
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