Terms Used In Missouri Laws 137.440

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

The county assessor or some suitable person empowered by him, shall, within the time prescribed by law, and after being furnished with the necessary blanks, proceed to take a list of the taxable property of each township in the county and assess the value thereof in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of this state in relation to the assessment of real and tangible personal property by county assessors, in all things pertaining to the discharging of his official duties, except when the same may be inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.