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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 357.180 — MO Code / Chapter 357 / Section 357.180
357.180 Dissolution proceedings, how taken.
Status: in_force

357.180. Dissolution proceedings, how taken. — 1. Whenever eighty percent of the stockholders of a corporation engaged in agricultural or mercantile business vote for a dissolution of said corporation for the purpose of reincorporating under the cooperative plan as provided for in sections 276.160 to 276.230 , the stockholders shall by motion direct the secretary of said corporation to transmit a certified copy of the dissolution proceeds to the secretary of state and said certified copy shall be taken as prima facie evidence of a voluntary dissolution of the corporation; provided, however, that said dissolution shall not become effective until all the provisions as herein stated shall have been complied with.

2. Upon receipt of the order asking for dissolution the secretary of state shall issue a permit granting said corporation the privilege of dissolution from and after the time that all acts of incorporation under the cooperative plan have been complied with; provided, however, that only eighty percent of the shareholders of said corporation shall be required to sign the articles of association or agreement.

3. The board shall have power to purchase at its book value, all stock in excess of ten percent of the capital stock held by any shareholder. The president and secretary of the corporation seeking dissolution shall execute and acknowledge in the name and in behalf of such former corporation, a conveyance of all property, real and personal, and assets of every description of the said former corporation conveying the same to the new cooperative association so incorporated, and such conveyance shall have the effect to vest in such new cooperative association all the right, title and interest in such property, real and personal, and assets of any description, which were at any time possessed by said former corporation. The new cooperative association shall be liable for all debts and claims against said former corporation.

(RSMo 1939 § 14420) Prior revision: 1929 § 12762
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 492.480 — MO Code / Chapter 492 / Section 492.480
492.480 General notice given, how and when.
Status: in_force

492.480. General notice given, how and when. — Parties applying for commissions shall, in addition to the notice required by sections 492.450 to 492.470 , give a general notice, in the nearest newspaper to the place where the depositions are to be taken, for four successive weeks, of the time and place of taking the depositions, and the object thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 1959) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1795; 1919 § 5482; 1909 § 6425
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.205 — MO Code / Chapter 491 / Section 491.205
491.205 Court may compel testimony, witness immunity, exception, when, penalty.
Status: in_force

491.205. Court may compel testimony, witness immunity, exception, when, penalty. — 1. In the case of any individual who has been or may be called to testify or provide other information at any proceeding ancillary to or before a circuit or associate circuit court or grand jury of the state of Missouri, the judge of the circuit in which the proceeding is or may be held may issue, in accordance with subsection 2 of this section, upon the written request of the prosecuting attorney an order requiring such individual to give testimony or provide other information which the individual refuses to give or provide on the basis of the individual's privilege against self-incrimination. When such an order is issued, the witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the basis of the witness's privilege against self-incrimination, but after complying with the order and giving the testimony or producing the evidence compelled by the order, no such person shall be criminally prosecuted or subjected to any criminal penalty for or on account of any act, transaction, matter or thing which is the subject matter of the inquiry in which the person testifies or produces evidence, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false or misleading statement or contempt committed in answering or failing to answer, or in producing or failing to produce evidence in accordance with the order.

2. A prosecuting attorney may be granted an order compelling a witness to testify and produce evidence upon the approval of a verified application for witness immunity heard by a judge of the circuit court. The judge hearing the application for witness immunity may not preside over a grand jury proceeding where such testimony is given, and may not hear the subsequent criminal trial or any ancillary proceeding for which the immunity applies. Such application shall offer proof that:

(1) Such individual has refused or is likely to refuse to testify or provide other information on the basis of the individual's privilege against self-incrimination; and either:

(2) The testimony or other information to be provided by such individual is necessary to the investigation or prosecution and is otherwise unobtainable; or

(3) The testimony or other information to be provided by such individual is necessary for the prosecutor to prove a defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

3. If a person refuses to testify on the basis of such person's privilege against self-incrimination after being given an order to testify under this section or produce evidence or other information, such person shall be adjudged in contempt and committed to the county jail until such time as the person purges himself or herself of this contempt by testifying or producing evidence and information as ordered, or the trial for which the person's testimony was requested has concluded. In no event shall the length of confinement exceed twelve months.

(L. 1997 H.B. 339)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 230.080 — MO Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.080
230.080 Commission empowered to employ technical and other help.
Status: in_force

230.080. Commission empowered to employ technical and other help. — The county highway commission is hereby authorized and empowered to receive, and expend, in the construction and maintenance of county highways, any money or property that may be appropriated or donated by any municipal corporation, special road district, township, or private individual, and to use and employ whatever means, methods, or power, that may be necessary in the construction and maintenance of said county highways, including the power to build culverts and bridges, for which purposes the county highway commission is hereby empowered to employ such technical and other help as may be deemed necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(RSMo 1939 § 8509) Prior revision: 1929 § 7863
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 236.210 — MO Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.210
236.210 Inquest not to bar right of action, when.
Status: in_force

236.210. Inquest not to bar right of action, when. — The inquest of the jury, or the order and permission of the court founded thereupon, shall not bar any prosecution or action for injuries caused by the erections herein contemplated, except such as were actually foreseen and estimated by the jury.

(RSMo 1939 § 10306) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9177; 1919 § 7419; 1909 § 5476
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 360.113 — MO Code / Chapter 360 / Section 360.113
360.113 Districts with direct deposit agreement eligible for one-time grant for ...
Status: in_force

360.113. Districts with direct deposit agreement eligible for one-time grant for each issue for construction or to refinance lease purchase grant, amount. — 1. Any school district which has a direct deposit agreement with the authority pursuant to sections 360.111 to 360.118 shall be eligible to receive a one-time grant for each issue based upon the par amount of general obligation bonds issued for the purpose of financing construction or renovation projects approved by voters after January 1, 1995, or refinancing construction or renovation projects or for refinance of lease purchase obligations with general obligation bonds.

2. Until July 1, 1997, the grant amount for a school district under subsection 1 of this section shall be the lesser of two percent of the par amount of the bonds issued or the actual costs of issuance as determined by the authority.

(L. 1995 S.B. 301 § 360.111 subsecs. 3, 4) Effective 6-27-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 41.520 — MO Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.520
41.520 Governor may suspend code, when.
Status: in_force

41.520. Governor may suspend code, when. — In case of insurrection, invasion, tumult, riot, breach of the peace, public calamity or catastrophe, or imminent danger thereof, or in the event any emergency in which all or any part of the organized militia is actively engaged in service upon order of the governor, the governor may suspend any and all provisions of this military code or other laws of the state which require advertisement for bids for purchase of supplies and employment of service.

(L. 1951 p. 654 § 17)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.405 — MO Code / Chapter 476 / Section 476.405
476.405 Judicial department, annual salary adjustment, when, restrictions on, how ...
Status: in_force

476.405. Judicial department, annual salary adjustment, when, restrictions on, how appropriated — compensation schedule to be maintained, where, how — duty of revisor of statutes. — 1. Within the limits of any appropriation made for this purpose, the salary fixed by sections 211.381 , 211.393 , 477.130 , 478.013 , 478.018 , 483.083 , 483.163 , and 485.060 may be adjusted in any one year by a salary adjustment. The salary adjustment shall not exceed the salary adjustment for the executive department contained in the pay plan applicable to other state employees at a similar salary level for that fiscal year. If no salary adjustment or a lower salary adjustment is granted pursuant to this section than is granted the executive department in any year, then the salary adjustment granted pursuant to this section in the next fiscal year may exceed the salary adjustment of the executive department by the amount of the difference in the prior year.

2. The amount of a salary adjustment to be approved pursuant to this section shall be stated in a separate line item of the appropriation bill. A salary adjustment approved pursuant to this section shall be added to the statutory salary and the sum of these amounts shall be the statutory salary of the office for all purposes. This statutory salary shall be included in the appropriation bill in the same manner as any other personal service appropriation involving a statutory salary.

3. The office of administration shall maintain a compensation schedule for each fiscal year indicating the highest statutory salary paid for each office specified in sections 211.381 , 211.393 , 477.130 , 478.013 , 478.018 , 483.083 , 483.163 , and 485.060 , and the salary adjustment contained in the pay plan applicable to other state employees generally. The schedule shall be open for public inspection and shall be annually included in the Missouri Register and an appendix to the Revised Statutes of Missouri. For each office for which a salary adjustment is approved pursuant to this section, the revisor of statutes shall place a revisor's note following each section providing compensation for the office referencing the reader to the compensation index.

(L. 1982 S.B. 497 § 1, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1244, A.L. 1996 S.B. 719)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 275.140 — MO Code / Chapter 275 / Section 275.140
275.140 Number of shares may be limited.
Status: in_force

275.140. Number of shares may be limited. — Associations organized under the provisions of this chapter shall have power, and they are hereby authorized, to limit the number of shares which any stockholder or member of such association may have or hold.

(RSMo 1939 § 14373) Prior revision: 1929 § 12715
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 180.090 — MO Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.090
180.090 Necessary expenses allowed.
Status: in_force

180.090. Necessary expenses allowed. — All necessary expenses of stationery, lights, postage, fuel and keeping the library clean and in order, shall be allowed the librarian, and paid out of the general contingent fund.

(RSMo 1939 § 14722, A.L. 1945 p. 1129 §14720) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13422; 1919 § 7165; 1909 § 8161
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 411.691 — MO Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.691
411.691 Fee for public warehouse license, how computed.
Status: in_force

411.691. Fee for public warehouse license, how computed. — The maximum fee for a public warehouse license shall be computed as follows, based upon the capacity of the warehouse:

(L. 1965 p. 606, A.L. 1977 S.B. 75)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 416.635 — MO Code / Chapter 416 / Section 416.635
416.635 Civil action by injured party authorized.
Status: in_force

416.635. Civil action by injured party authorized. — Any person who is injured in his business or property in a relevant geographic market by reason of anything forbidden or declared unlawful by sections 416.600 to 416.640 may sue therefor in any circuit court of this state in which the defendant or defendants, or any of them, reside, or have any officer, agent or representative, or in which any such defendant, or any agent, officer or representative may be found. Such action shall be brought within four years of the alleged occurrence. Such person may:

(1) Sue for damages sustained by such person, and if the judgment is for the plaintiff, such person shall be awarded threefold damages by him sustained and reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court, together with the costs of suit; and

(2) Bring proceedings to enjoin the unlawful practices, and if decree is for the plaintiff, such person shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court, together with the costs of the suit.

(L. 1993 S.B. 374)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 33.300 — MO Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.300
33.300 Board of fund commissioners — members — officers — duties.
Status: in_force

33.300. Board of fund commissioners — members — officers — duties. — The governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, and commissioner of administration constitute the board of fund commissioners, of which the governor is president and the state treasurer, secretary. The board shall direct the payment of interest on the state debt, the redemption, issue and cancellation of bonds of the state, and perform all acts required of it by law.

(RSMo 1939 § 13110, A.L. 1945 p. 1428 § 86, A.L. 1961 p. 411, A.L. 1977 H.B. 178, A.L. 1992 S.B. 676 Adopted by Referendum, Proposition C, November 3, 1992, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11490; 1919 § 13389; 1909 § 11890
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.462 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.462
227.462 Ralph Barrale memorial highway designated for portion of I-70 in St. ...
Status: in_force

227.462. Ralph Barrale memorial highway designated for portion of I-70 in St. Charles County. — The portion of Interstate 70 from State Highway A continuing east to Lake St. Louis Boulevard in St. Charles County shall be designated as the "Ralph Barrale Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2019 H.B. 499)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 345.045 — MO Code / Chapter 345 / Section 345.045
345.045 Board fund, collection and disposition — transfers authorized.
Status: in_force

345.045. Board fund, collection and disposition — transfers authorized. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all moneys received pursuant to sections 345.010 to 345.080 shall be collected by the division of professional registration and shall be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the board of registration for the healing arts fund.

2. Effective July 1, 2008, the board shall, in every odd-numbered year, transfer from the board of registration for the healing arts fund to the hearing instrument specialist fund an amount not to exceed sixty-one thousand dollars per transfer as necessary to replace decreased renewal fees received by the board of examiners for hearing instrument specialists as a result of the decrease in licensees under subsection 2 of section 346.060 . The initial transfer amount shall be equal to the license renewal fees paid during fiscal years 2006 and 2007 by individuals licensed under subsection 2 of section 346.060 . The amount of subsequent transfers may decrease each odd-numbered year. Any decrease shall be no more than twenty-five percent of the initial transfer amount. The transfer amount shall be requested through the legislative budget process by the director of the division of professional registration, with the advice and consultation of the board and the board of examiners for hearing instrument specialists.

3. Moneys collected and deposited under this section may be used to assist in the enforcement of the statutes relating to the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids by unlicensed individuals.

(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 9, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 362.450 — MO Code / Chapter 362 / Section 362.450
362.450 Revocation of authorization certificate or license in certain cases.
Status: in_force

362.450. Revocation of authorization certificate or license in certain cases. — If at any time the director shall be satisfied that any foreign corporation to which has been issued an authorization certificate or license is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or is conducting its business in an unauthorized or unsafe manner, or is in an unsound or unsafe condition to transact its business, or cannot with safety and expediency continue business, the director may over his or her official signature and seal of office notify the holder of such authorization certificate or license that the same is revoked.

(RSMo 1939 § 7893, A.L. 2000 S.B. 896, A.L. 2019 S.B. 179) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5299; 1919 § 11687
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 204.254 — MO Code / Chapter 204 / Section 204.254
204.254 Total amount of bonds limited — form of bonds — registration of bonds.
Status: in_force

204.254. Total amount of bonds limited — form of bonds — registration of bonds. — 1. The total amount of any bonds issued pursuant to sections 204.251 to 204.257 for improvements to the subdistrict of the common sewer district shall not exceed ten percent of the assessed valuation of all taxable tangible property, as shown by the last completed property assessment for state or local purposes, within the common sewer district.

2. Such bonds shall be signed by the president of the board of trustees and attested by the signature of the secretary of the board of trustees with the seal of the district affixed thereto. The interest coupons may be executed by affixing thereon the facsimile signature of the secretary of the district. The bonds may be sold under the same conditions as are provided for the sale of county road bonds.

3. All bonds issued under sections 204.251 to 204.257 shall be registered in the office of the state auditor as provided by law for the registration of bonds of cities and in the office of the secretary of the board of trustees of the district in a book kept for that purpose for registry, shall show the number, date, amount, date of sale, name of the purchaser and the amount for which the bond was sold. The moneys of the common sewer district shall be deposited by the treasurer of the common sewer district in such bank or banks as shall be designated by order of the board of trustees and the secretary of the common sewer district shall charge the treasurer therewith and the moneys shall be drawn from the treasury upon warrants issued by the common sewer district for the purposes for which the bonds were issued.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1803 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 110.150 — MO Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110.150
110.150 Public opening of bids — computation and payment of interest — rejected bids.
Status: in_force

110.150. Public opening of bids — computation and payment of interest — rejected bids. — 1. The county commission, at noon on or before the first Monday of July for the year in which a bid is requested and every second or fourth year thereafter, shall publicly open the bids, and cause each bid to be entered upon the records of the commission, and shall select as the depositaries of all the public funds of every kind and description going into the hands of the county treasurer, and also all the public funds of every kind and description going into the hands of the collector-treasurer in counties under township organization, the deposit of which is not otherwise provided for by law, the banking corporations or associations whose bids respectively made for one or more of the parts of the funds shall in the aggregate constitute the largest offer for the payment of interest per annum for the funds; but the commission may reject any and all bids.

2. The interest upon each fund shall be computed upon the daily balances with the depositary, and shall be payable to the county treasurer monthly, who shall place the interest to the credit of each individual fund held by the county treasurer; provided, that the interest on any funds collected by the collector of any county of the first classification not having a charter form of government on behalf of any political subdivision or special district shall be credited to such political subdivision or special district.

3. The county clerk shall, in opening the bids, return the certified checks deposited with him to the banks whose bids are rejected, and on approval of the security of the successful bidders return the certified checks to the banks whose bids are accepted.

(RSMo 1939 § 13849, A.L. 1959 S.B. 77, A.L. 1971 H.B. 45, A.L. 1984 S.B. 423, A.L. 1985 H.B. 568, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1469 merged with S.B. 914, A.L. 2005 S.B. 210, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 497, A.L. 2010 S.B. 771) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12186; 1919 § 9584; 1909 § 3805
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 455.305 — MO Code / Chapter 455 / Section 455.305
455.305 Domestic violence intervention/rehabilitation pilot projects — purpose, ...
Status: in_force

455.305. Domestic violence intervention/rehabilitation pilot projects — purpose, funding, rules. — 1. Beginning in 2001, the department of social services and the Missouri domestic violence commission established pursuant to this chapter, shall establish and administer up to twenty domestic violence intervention/rehabilitation pilot projects. Such projects shall operate as satellite projects through existing domestic violence prevention facilities where no such facilities exist for the following purposes:

(1) To implement, expand, and establish cooperative efforts between law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victim advocacy groups, and other related parties to investigate and prosecute incidents of domestic violence;

(2) To prevent domestic violence and provide immediate shelter for victims of domestic violence;

(3) To provide treatment and counseling to victims of domestic violence; and

(4) To work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies regarding domestic violence.

2. Funding for the pilot programs shall be subject to appropriation.

3. The department and the commission shall promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to chapter 536 , to implement, administer, and monitor the pilot projects. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to dely the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2000, shall be invalid and void.

4. Beginning in 2001, the department and the commission shall submit an annual report of its activities to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president pro tem of the senate, and the governor before December thirty-first of each year.

(L. 2000 H.B. 1677, et al.)