Funds to create fire department pension fund.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 87.505
in effect87.505. Funds to create fire department pension fund. — The funds to create the fire department pension fund and relief association in any city or county in this state, as aforesaid, shall be created, realized, and secured from the following sources:
(1) All money at present remaining in the hands or under the control of any unincorporated fire department, benevolent or relief association in any such city or county;
(2) All initiation fees and dues from the active and honorary members;
(3) All moneys that may be derived by bequest or appropriation from individuals, companies, corporations or municipalities;
(4) All moneys derived from citizens or others for services rendered by any such fire department to such citizens or others for pumping out cellars, filling cisterns, removing dangerous walls, buildings or other obstructions that are injurious or dangerous to the inhabitants of any such city or county, and the emoluments from all such other work as may be permitted by any such city or county to be performed by the department outside of its legitimate and proper duties;
(5) All fines and penalties imposed upon members of the department for any dereliction of duty, or violation of any rule or order or regulation of the department, after any such rule, order or regulation has been properly promulgated and made known to the members of the department;
(6) All donations received by the chief or any other officer of the department from any citizen or other persons or corporations for and in the name of the department;
(7) All moneys derived from lectures, entertainments, picnics, etc.;
(8) All moneys derived by any such city or county from the sale of all condemned stock, horses, mules, condemned hose or other fire apparatus of every kind or description;
(9) All rejected or surplus material or article of value coming into the department and disposed of and sold by the officers of any such city or county;
(10) All moneys levied and collected by any court as fines for the violation of the laws in relation to the construction of any certain class of buildings of prohibited material within the fire limits of any such city or county as established by law or ordinance;
(11) All fines derived from any violation of any building law or ordinance in any such city or county;
(12) All fines and penalties that may be collected for violating the municipal laws or ordinances regulating the quantity, quality or storage of petroleum, coal oil, gasoline, turpentine, or any product thereof, all hemp, cotton, powder, giant powder, dynamite or other combustible or inflammable substance, liquid or material that is considered extremely dangerous or hazardous;
(13) All moneys derived from licenses or privileges to store or manufacture coal oil, petroleum, gasoline, turpentine, powder, giant powder, dynamite, hemp, cotton or other combustible or inflammable substance, liquid or material that is considered extremely dangerous or hazardous;
(14) And all moneys derived from any or all other sources that may by any law or ordinance of this state, or any municipality thereof, be set apart for the benefit of any such fire department pension fund and relief association in any city or county in this state; provided, however, that no money or property owned, belonging to or controlled by any municipal corporation in this state shall be transferred or the title or possession thereto disturbed by any provision of sections 87.495 to 87.515 until the same is provided for by city ordinance duly enacted.
(RSMo 1939 § 9548) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8983; 1919 § 10307; 1909 § 3463
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=87.505Fetched: 10/17/2026