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Statutes > Missouri > T10 > C141 > 141_180Employment of delinquent tangible personal property tax attorneyby collector--compensation of other employees (first class chartercounties).
141.180. 1. In all counties of the first class which aresubject to and governed by sections 141.210 to 141.810, thecollector may employ a delinquent tangible personal property taxattorney to represent him in legal proceedings necessary in thecollection of delinquent tangible personal property taxes, andwho shall perform all the duties imposed upon such attorney bythe provisions of sections 141.170 to 141.200 and other laws notinconsistent herewith, pertaining to the collection of delinquenttangible personal property taxes, and who shall receive as fullcompensation and in lieu of all fees a salary to be fixed by thecounty commission, not to exceed six thousand five hundreddollars per annum, payable in twelve equal monthly installments.
2. In addition the collector may employ and pay, with theapproval of the county commission, an assistant delinquenttangible personal property tax attorney and such clerical andother assistants as may be necessary to enable the delinquenttangible personal property tax attorney to efficiently performhis duties.
3. In all counties of the first class not electing to adoptthe provisions of said land tax collection law, except countiesof the first class not having a charter form of government, thecollector may employ an attorney to represent him in his officialcapacity in all legal proceedings instituted by the collector forthe collection of delinquent personal and real estate taxes, andsuch attorney shall receive, in lieu of all fees and as fullcompensation, a salary to be fixed by the county commission in anamount not exceeding three thousand six hundred dollars perannum, payable in equal monthly installments.
(L. 1945 p. 1944 § 2, A.L. 1973 H.B. 654)
