2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - § 139.190. — Examination by commission--settlement on record--report to director.

139.190. 1. In making the settlement, the commission shall carefully and fully examine into all collections made by the collector of delinquent and forfeited taxes, penalties and costs thereon, and licenses from all sources whatsoever.

2. The county commission shall cause the settlement to be entered of record, so as to show the amount due the state, county and municipalities respectively.

3. The record shall show the amount of state taxes collected on the current tax books, and the amount of taxes returned delinquent thereon; also, the amount collected on delinquent lists, amount of interest or penalty collected on delinquent lists, and amounts collected on peddlers', billiard and other licenses.

4. The clerk shall certify immediately the amounts to the director of revenue, on blanks furnished to him by the director of revenue for that purpose. The amount of municipal taxes in St. Louis City shall be certified to the mayor to the credit of the collector.

(RSMo 1939 § 11093, A.L. 1945 p. 1907, A. 1949 S.B. 1024, A.L. 1959 H.B. 106)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9922; 1919 § 12914; 1909 § 11468

(1959) Settlement by county collector duly approved by county court does not bar or estop the state or county from recovering fees retained by collector in excess of the amounts permitted by law. State v. Ludwig (Mo.), 322 S.W.2d 841.