1. Immediately after the petition has been filed, the clerk in whose office the petition has been filed shall give notice by causing publication to be made once a week for four consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the county in which is situate the real property of the district, the last insertion to be made at least fifteen days prior to the first day of the next regular term of the circuit court at which the petition is to be heard.

2. The notice shall be substantially in the following form and it shall be deemed sufficient for all purposes of sections 249.760 to 249.810.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO FORM SEWER DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the following described real property in ______ County of Missouri (here describe the property as set out in the petition) that a petition asking that the foregoing real property be formed into a sewer district under the provisions of sections 249.760 to 249.810, RSMo, and that the real property as above described will be affected by the formation of the sewer district and be rendered liable to taxation for the purposes of paying the expenses of organizing and making and maintaining the improvements that may be found necessary for the construction and maintenance of sewage treatment facilities and the sewer system in the district, and you, and each of you, are hereby notified to appear at the next term of this court to be held on the ______ day of ______, 20______, at ______ in ______ County, and show cause, if any there be, why the sewer district as set forth in the petition shall not be organized as a public corporation of the state of Missouri.
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Clerk of the circuit court of ______ County.

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 249.765

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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
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