444.120. Permit from mayor and council--petition to circuit court.
Permit from mayor and council--petition to circuit court.
444.120. On the day mentioned in such notice, the persons,company or corporation proposing to carry on such miningoperations must have a permit, in writing, signed by the mayorand a majority of the city council of the town, city, or villagein which such mining is proposed, before a permit shall begranted by a circuit court, and shall present their petition tosaid circuit court, setting out the locality of the proposedmines and the nature and extent of the proposed miningoperations, and shall also file with such petition the titlepapers of such person or company or corporation to the lands onwhich such mining operations are proposed to be carried on,showing either the fee simple title of such land in such company,or the right to mine beneath or in such land, and shall alsocontain the names of all persons to be offered as security uponthe mining bond of such persons, company or corporation, andshall pray the court to fix and approve the mining bond of suchpersons or corporation.
(RSMo 1939 § 14796)Prior revisions: 1929 § 13606; 1919 § 7449; 1909 § 8421