Terms Used In Missouri Laws 61.290

  • Incompetent: if used in a section in a context relating to actual occupational ability without reference to a court adjudication of incompetency, means the actual ability of a person to perform in that occupation. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

If any county highway engineer shall fail, refuse or neglect to visit and inspect, in person or by deputy, the roads, bridges and culverts in each road district in the county, at frequent and regular intervals, or shall fail, refuse or neglect to advise with, assist and direct the road overseers of his county in the performance of their duties, or if he shall fail, refuse or neglect to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by law, or if he be found incompetent or in any manner unfitted for such office, he may be removed from office by the county commission, and it shall be the duty of the county commission to remove such county highway engineer forthwith and to appoint a successor in his stead.