Missouri Laws 139.430 – Collector-treasurer — monthly statements — disposition of collected moneys
1. The collector-treasurer in any county that has a township organization, on or before the tenth day of each month, shall make and file in the office of the county clerk a statement showing the amount of taxes collected by the collector-treasurer for all purposes during the preceding month, which statement shall be sworn to by such collector-treasurer before the county clerk, or some other officer authorized to administer oaths.
2. On or before the tenth day in each month, the collector-treasurer shall pay over to the county treasury all state and county taxes collected by the collector-treasurer during the preceding month, as shown by the statement required by this section, and take duplicate receipts therefor, one of which the collector-treasurer shall retain and the other the collector-treasurer shall file with the county clerk; and the county clerk shall charge the collector-treasurer with the amounts so receipted for, to be accounted for at the annual settlement.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 139.430
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
3. The collector-treasurer, in like manner, on or before the twentieth day of each month, shall pay over to the township trustee and ex officio treasurer all township taxes and funds of every kind belonging to the township, collected by the collector-treasurer during the preceding month, and take duplicate receipts therefor, one of which the collector-treasurer shall retain and the other the collector-treasurer shall deposit with the township clerk, who shall charge the township trustee and ex officio treasurer with the amount so receipted.