Effective 28 Aug 1963

164.301. Refunding of bonds. — 1. The revenue bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 164.231 to 164.301 may be refunded in whole or in part in any of the following circumstances, to wit:

(1) When any of the bonds have by their terms become due and payable and there are not sufficient funds in the interest and sinking fund provided for their payment to pay the bonds and the interest thereon;

(2) When any of the bonds are by their terms callable for payment and redemption in advance of their date of maturity and have been duly called for payment and redemption;

(3) When any of the bonds are voluntarily surrendered by the holder thereof in exchange for refunding bonds.

2. For the purpose of refunding any bonds issued hereunder, including refunding bonds, the board of the school district may make and issue refunding bonds in the amount necessary to pay off and redeem the bonds to be refunded, together with unpaid and past due interest thereon and any premium which is due under the terms of the bonds, together also with the cost of issuing the refunding bonds, and may sell the bonds in like manner as is herein provided for the sale of revenue bonds. With the proceeds of the bonds, the board may pay off, redeem and cancel old bonds and coupons which have matured, or which have been called for payment and redemption, together with the past due interest premium, if any, due thereon, or the bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for a like par value amount of bonds to refund which the refunding bonds were issued.

3. No refunding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be payable in more than twenty years from the date thereof or shall bear interest at a rate in excess of six percent per annum.

4. Refunding bonds are payable from the same sources as were pledged to the payment of the bonds refunded thereby and, in the discretion of the board, may be payable from any other sources which under sections 164.231 to 164.301 may be pledged to the payment of revenue bonds issued hereunder.

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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-30)

(Source: RSMo 1959 § 176.200)