231.160. Board to form districts--boundary lines--established how--overseer--appointment.
Board to form districts--boundary lines--establishedhow--overseer--appointment.
231.160. The township board of directors shall form thetownship into one or more road districts. If the boundary lineof any road district is along a public road, then one or theother edge of said road, and not the center line, shall be theboundary line of such road; and, in the event the township boardsof adjoining townships are unable to agree upon the boundarylines of roads that are on the boundary lines of townships, thenthe county commission, or county commissions, of the particularcounty, or counties, interested shall settle boundary lines alongsuch township lines. In the month of April each year the boardshall appoint a road overseer for each district, who shall servefor one year and until his successor is appointed and qualified.Any road overseer may be removed from office by the townshipboard for incompetency, neglect or other good cause, and asuccessor may be appointed by them in his stead.
(RSMo 1939 § 8814)Prior revisions: 1929 § 8150; 1919 § 10912; 1909 § 11751
CROSS REFERENCE:
Road districts, township board to establish as needed, RSMo 65.390