Missouri Revised Statutes Title X. Taxation and Revenue § 154.020. Certificate issued by assessor, contents

1. Upon due return being made to the assessor of the proper county or city by the owner of any steamboat or other watercraft, upon demand therefor the assessor shall issue a certificate for such boat setting forth the fact of the return, with the name of the owner and that of the boat and also the residence of the owner and the date of the return, stating the same to have been done in accordance with this chapter. The certificate shall be taken and held to be conclusive evidence, of the statements and facts therein made and recited, by all courts and officers in this state.

2. Such certificate shall be framed and hung up in the cabin of the boat in a conspicuous place.