Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.165
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79.165 No money of city to be disbursed until statement is published — penalty.
Official statutory text
79.165. No money of city to be disbursed until statement is published — penalty. — In the event the financial statement of any fourth class city is not published as required by section 79.160 , the treasurer of such city shall not pay out any money of the city on any warrant or order of the board of aldermen after the end of the month in which such financial statement should have been published until such time as such financial statement is published. Any treasurer violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(L. 1951 p. 346 § 1, A.L. 1979 H.B. 334)
(L. 1951 p. 346 § 1, A.L. 1979 H.B. 334)
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