Missouri Statutes
§ 271.160 — Failure to reclaim, property vests in taker-up, when.
Missouri § 271.160
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 271.160 (2026).
Text
If the owner fail to reclaim any stray taken up and posted in accordance with this chapter, within one year from the date of taking up, then the title thereto shall vest absolutely in the taker-up; provided, that if said property shall have been appraised at twelve dollars or more, the title thereto shall not vest in the taker-up till after the payment into the county treasury by him of a sum equal to one-half of the remainder left after deducting the total amount of fees due according to sections 271.320 to 271.350 .
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 14513)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12839; 1919 § 4329; 1909 § 830
Nearby Sections
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§ 271.010
Notice and bond.§ 271.020
Notice — penalty.§ 271.030
Condition of bond.§ 271.050
Notice, how given — contents.§ 271.060
Duty of taker-up.§ 271.080
Appraisers — oath — duty.§ 271.090
Record of strays taken up.§ 271.100
Notice published in newspaper, when.§ 271.130
Reclamation by owner.§ 271.150
Amount for keeping stray.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 271.160, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/271/271.160.