The township trustee shall cause suit to be instituted in the name of the township for all penalties and forfeitures given by law to such township, in all cases where no other officer is specially directed to prosecute, and he may, with the consent of the township board, employ counsel to prosecute or defend any suit to which such township is a party such counsel fees to be paid out of the township funds not otherwise appropriated.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.480
Action to enforce penalties and forfeitures — employment of counsel
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 13966); Prior revisions: 1929 § 12289; 1919 § 13202; 1909 § 11690
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.