2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
Chapter 70 Governmental Units
Section 70.210 Definitions.

70.210. As used in sections 70.210 to 70.320, the following terms mean:

(1) "Governing body", the board, body or persons in which the powers of a municipality or political subdivision are vested;

(2) "Municipality", municipal corporations, political corporations, and other public corporations and agencies authorized to exercise governmental functions;

(3) "Political subdivision", counties, townships, cities, towns, villages, school, county library, city library, city-county library, road, drainage, sewer, levee and fire districts, soil and water conservation districts, watershed subdistricts, county hospitals, and any board of control of an art museum, and any other public subdivision or public corporation having the power to tax.

(L. 1945 p. 1289 7403a, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 401, A.L. 1955 p. 302, A.L. 1961 p. 187, A.L. 1963 p. 123, A.L. 1967 p. 141, A.L. 1989 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 98)

Effective 7-14-89

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