1935 Order Uncovered
On one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that Shell knob is not a legal entity, but rather, Shell Knob is a location with no local government in the Ozarks. I find myself corrected.
Shell Knob is a Census Designated Place (CDP), meaning it is not incorporated as a village and not a city or town.
At least that's what we thought it was, until recently. Ripley does not have a monopoly on Believe It Or Not. Southern Commissioner Eddie Davison, uncovered a court order recently, noting the fact, "that two-thirds and more of the taxable inhabitants of the Village of Shell Knob have presented a petition to the County Court praying for the incorporation of the Village; and County Court ordained the incorporation on October 9, 1935."
An order to make Shell Knob unincorporated has not been found yet. Should the village ranking be retained, a village form of government as well as sales tax collections from the area, could be instituted.
So crossing into two counties, Stone and Barry, do I advertise myself as selling homes in Shell Knob Village?
Time will tell.
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