Missouri Laws 204.565 – Formation of political subdivision as unincorporated subdistrict — ..
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 204.565
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
One or more political subdivisions of this state not within a common sewer district formed pursuant to sections 204.250 to 204.470 may be joined as an unincorporated subdistrict to such common sewer district, regardless of whether such political subdivision lies in the natural drainage area or basins of such district, in the following manner: The governing body of any such political subdivision, together with the trustees of the common sewer district, may petition the circuit court having jurisdiction over the major portion of the area to be joined to the common sewer district as the proposed subdistrict for extension of the boundaries of the common sewer district to include as a subdistrict the area within the political subdivision described in the petition. The petition shall also set forth a name for the proposed subdistrict, shall state the purposes for which such subdistrict of the common sewer district is to be created, shall set forth the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict, and shall have a map of the proposed subdistrict attached thereto.