St. Louis City Revised Code Title 23
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Title 23
PUBLIC UTILITIES
DIVISION I. WATER
23.10 Abuse of Water Privileges
23.11 Tampering with Fire Hydrants
23.12 Water Connection Repairs
23.20 Meter Rates For Public or Charitable Institutions or Hospitals
DIVISION II. TAXATION
23.30 Electrical Companies Gross Receipts Tax
23.32 Telephone and Telegraph Companies Gross Receipts Tax
23.34 Telephone Company Alternative Tax
23.36 Gas Company Gross Receipts Tax
23.38 Water Works Revenue Fund Tax
DIVISION III. POLES, WIRES AND CONDUITS
23.46 Manholes and Service Boxes
23.52 Telephone and Telegraph Companies
DIVISION IV. PUBLIC LIGHTING
For department of public utilities, see Ch. 3.30By vote of the people of the City and County of St. Louis on February 9, 1954, a plan submitted by a Board of Freeholders under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 30(a) and 30(b), Constitution of Missouri 1945, was adopted creating the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (M.S.D.) which took over ownership and control of all public sewers in the City of St. Louis. The validity of the creation of M.S.D. was upheld by the Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc, in State on inf. of Dalton v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, 365 Mo. 1, 275 S.W. 2d 225 (1955).
The validity of the sale of previously authorized sewer bonds by the City of St. Louis and the use of the proceeds thereof in cooperation with M.S.D. was upheld in Petition of the City of St. Louis, 363 S.W. 2d 612 (Mo. 1963).
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District could not raise sewer charges without voter approval. Beatty v. Metro. St. Louis Sewer Dist., 867 S.W. 2d 217 (Mo. banc 1993).
Sewer district had authority to enact ordinances authorizing liens on property served for delinquent sewer service charges, but did not have power to enact ordinances giving liens priority over previously recorded deeds of trust. St. Louis Inv. Properties v. Sewer Dist., 873 S.W. 2d 303 (Mo. App. E.D. 1994).
Requirement that city and county circuit judges approve trustees of Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District violated article V, section 4, of Missouri Constitution. State ex rel. City of St. Louis v. Mummert, 875 S.W. 2d 108 (Mo. banc 1994).
Charter:
Art. I § 1 (11) Public utilities
Art. I § 1 (12) Franchises
Art. I § 1 (13) Regulation of public utilities
Art. XIX Franchises
V.A.M.S.:
393.110--393.290 Regulation of gas, electric, water and heating companies.
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