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MO Rev Stat § 347.720 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 347 - Limited Liability Companies — Merger and Consolidation of Business Organizations|Section 347.720 - Agreement of merger or consolidation — authorization and approval — certification — abandonment, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   347.720. Agreement of merger or consolidation — authorization and approval — certification — abandonment, procedure. — 1. The agreement of merger or consolidation required by section 347.715 shall be authorized and approved in the following manner:  (1) A constituent entity that is a domestic general partnership shall have the agreement of merger or consolidation authorized and approved by all of the partners, unless otherwise provided in the articles or agreement of partnership;  (2) A constituent entity that is a domestic limited partnership shall have the agreement of merger or consolidation approved by all general partners and by all of the limited partners unless otherwise provided in the articles or agreement of limited partnership;  (3) A constituent entity that is a domestic corporation shall have the agreement of merger or consolidation approved in the manner applicable to a merger of two or more domestic corporations as provided in chapter 351 or 355, as is applicable;  (4) A constituent entity that is a domestic limited liability company shall have the agreement of merger or consolidation approved in the manner provided in section 347.079; and  (5) Each constituent entity formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state shall have the agreement of merger or consolidation approved in accordance with the laws of such other jurisdiction.  2. The fact that the agreement of merger or consolidation has been authorized and approved in accordance with this section shall be certified on the agreement of merger or consolidation on behalf of each constituent entity:  (1) In the case of any domestic general or limited partnership, by any general partner;  (2) In the case of any domestic corporation, by its president or a vice president, and by its secretary or an assistant secretary;  (3) In the case of any domestic limited liability company, by any authorized person as defined in section 347.015; and  (4) In the case of any constituent entity formed under the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, in accordance with the laws of such other jurisdiction.  3. After the agreement of merger or consolidation is authorized and approved, unless the agreement of merger or consolidation provides otherwise, and at any time before the agreement of merger or consolidation or certificate of merger or consolidation is effective as provided for in section 347.725, the agreement of merger or consolidation may be abandoned, subject to any contractual rights, in accordance with the procedure set forth in the agreement of merger or consolidation or, if none is set forth, with the approval of those persons or individuals entitled to approve the merger or consolidation as provided in subsection 1 of this section. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.905, A.L. 2003 S.B. 394)
MO Rev Stat § 347.735 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 347 - Limited Liability Companies — Merger and Consolidation of Business Organizations|Section 347.735 - Merger or consolidation, requirements and limitations — what law to govern.

Effective - 01 Dec 1993   347.735. Merger or consolidation, requirements and limitations — what law to govern. — 1. Notwithstanding any provisions in sections 347.700 to 347.730 to the contrary, any proposed merger or consolidation otherwise permitted pursuant to section 347.710 in which any constituent entity is organized or formed under the law of any jurisdiction other than this state shall be permitted only if:  (1) The merger or consolidation is permitted by the law of the state or country under whose laws each foreign constituent entity is organized or formed, and each foreign constituent entity complies with that law in effecting the merger or consolidation;  (2) Each foreign constituent entity complies with section 347.725 if it is the surviving entity or the new entity;  (3) Each domestic constituent entity complies with the applicable provisions of sections 347.715 and 347.720, and, if it is the surviving entity or the new entity, complies with section 347.725.  2. If the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, then, upon the effectiveness of a merger or consolidation, the surviving entity or new entity shall file a statement with the secretary of state that the surviving entity or the new entity, as the case may be, agrees that it is subject to service of process in this state in any proceeding for enforcement of any obligation of any constituent entity party to the merger or consolidation that was organized under the laws of this state and for enforcement of any obligation of the surviving entity or new entity arising from the merger or consolidation.  3. The effect of such merger or consolidation shall be as provided in section 347.730, if the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of this state. If the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, the effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as provided in section 347.730 except insofar as the laws of such other jurisdiction provide otherwise. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.908)  Effective 12-01-93
MO Rev Stat § 347.740 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 347 - Limited Liability Companies — Merger and Consolidation of Business Organizations|Section 347.740 - Additional fee — expiration date.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 3 histories   347.740. Additional fee — expiration date. — The secretary of state may collect an additional fee of five dollars on each and every fee required in this chapter. All fees collected as provided in this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the secretary of state's technology trust fund account. The provisions of this section shall expire on December 31, 2026. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 635, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453 merged with S.B. 288, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1150, A.L. 2017 S.B. 95, A.L. 2020 S.B. 631)  Expires 12-31-26
MO Rev Stat § 348.005 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.005 - Law, how cited.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.005. Law, how cited. — Sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Loan Act". ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 348.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.020 - Authority created — powers to vest in commission — commissioners, number, appointment, qualifications.

Effective - 02 Jul 1999   *348.020. Authority created — powers to vest in commission — commissioners, number, appointment, qualifications. — There is hereby created, with such duties and powers as are set forth in sections 348.005 to 348.415 to carry out the provisions hereof, a body politic and corporate, an independent instrumentality exercising essential public functions, to be known as the "Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority". The powers of the authority shall be vested in seven commissioners, who shall be residents of this state, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, except that the director of the department of agriculture shall serve as a member of the authority as an ex officio member. Not more than four of the commissioners shall be of the same political party. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 4, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888)  Effective 7-02-99  *Authority assigned to department of agriculture. See Appendix A Reorganization Plan No. 4, 1982, on file with the Secretary of State.
MO Rev Stat § 348.025 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.025 - Commission members, who may serve.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.025. Commission members, who may serve. — Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary:  (1) No officer or employee of this state shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his office or employment by reason of his acceptance of membership on the authority or his service thereto;  (2) It shall not constitute a conflict of interest for a director, officer, or employee of any financial institution, investment banking firm, brokerage firm, commercial bank or trust company, architectural firm, insurance company, or any other firm, person, or corporation, to serve as a member of the authority, provided such trustee, director, officer, or employee shall abstain from deliberation, action, and vote by the authority in each instance where the business affiliation or public office association of any such trustee, director, officer, or employee is involved. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 348.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.030 - Commissioners' terms.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.030. Commissioners' terms. — The commissioners shall serve five-year terms, with each term beginning July first and ending on June thirtieth; except, that of the commissioners first appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of two years, two shall be appointed for a term of three years, two shall be appointed for a term of four years, and two shall be appointed for a term of five years. Each commissioner appointed thereafter shall be appointed for a term ending five years from the date of expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed; except, that a person appointed to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of such a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. No commissioner appointed pursuant to sections 348.005 to 348.180 by the governor shall serve more than two consecutive full terms. Each commissioner shall hold office for the term of his appointment and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 6)
MO Rev Stat § 348.035 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.035 - Bond required for commissioners, executive director and employees, cost.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.035. Bond required for commissioners, executive director and employees, cost. — Before entering into his duties, each commissioner of the authority shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars, and the executive director shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of one hundred thousand dollars or, in lieu thereof, the chairman of the authority shall execute a blanket bond covering all members, the executive director, and the employees or other officers of the authority, each surety bond to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office or offices covered, to be executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state as surety and to be approved by the attorney general and filed in the office of the secretary of state. The cost of each such bond shall be paid by the authority. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 348.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.040 - Removal of commissioners from office, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.040. Removal of commissioners from office, procedure. — A commissioner shall be removed from office by the governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty or other cause after notice and public hearing, unless such notice or hearing shall be expressly waived in writing. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 348.045 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.045 - Officers, terms.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.045. Officers, terms. — The commissioners shall annually elect from among their number a chairman and a vice chairman, and such other officers as they may deem necessary. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 9)
MO Rev Stat § 348.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.050 - Meetings, quorum — actions by resolution, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.050. Meetings, quorum — actions by resolution, requirements. — Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever two commissioners so request. Four commissioners of the authority shall constitute a quorum, and any action taken by the authority under the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180 may be authorized by resolution approved by a majority, but not less than four, of the commissioners present at any regular or special meeting. No vacancy in the membership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 10)
MO Rev Stat § 348.055 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.055 - Expenses of commission, no compensation to be paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.055. Expenses of commission, no compensation to be paid. — Commissioners shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties under sections 348.005 to 348.180, but each commissioner shall be reimbursed from the funds of the authority for his actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out his official duties under sections 348.005 to 348.180. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 11)
MO Rev Stat § 348.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.060 - Employees, appointment, qualifications, compensation — executive director to be secretary.

Effective - 02 Jul 1999   348.060. Employees, appointment, qualifications, compensation — executive director to be secretary. — The commissioners shall employ an executive director. The executive director shall be the secretary of the authority and shall administer, manage, and direct the affairs and business of the authority, subject to the policies, control, and direction of the commissioners. The commissioners may employ technical experts and such other officers, agents, and employees as they deem necessary, and may fix their qualifications, duties, and compensation. The executive director and all other employees of the authority shall be state employees and eligible for all corresponding benefits. The commissioners may delegate to the executive director, or to one or more of its agents or employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 12, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888)  Effective 7-02-99
MO Rev Stat § 348.065 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.065 - Secretary's duties

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.065. Secretary's duties — The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the authority and of its minute book and seal. He shall have the authority to cause to be made copies of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and to give certificates, under the seal of the authority, to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such certificates. Resolutions of the authority need not be published or posted unless the authority shall so direct. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 13)
MO Rev Stat § 348.075 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.075 - Rules and regulations, promulgation, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   348.075. Rules and regulations, promulgation, procedure. — The authority shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180. Any rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 348.005 to 348.180 shall become effective only if it has been promulgated in compliance with the provisions of chapter 536 as it may be amended from time to time. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 15, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 1997 H.B. 557)  CROSS REFERENCE: Rulemaking authority, effective when, null and void, when, 348.426
MO Rev Stat § 348.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.080 - Duties of authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.080. Duties of authority. — The authority shall have the following duties:  (1) To invest any funds not needed for immediate disbursement, including any funds held in reserve, in direct and general obligations of or obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency of the United States, obligations issued by agencies of the United States, obligations of this state, or any obligations or securities which may from time to time be legally purchased by political subdivisions of this state, or unsecured promissory notes of national banking associations having the highest investment rating;  (2) To collect fees and charges, as the authority determines to be reasonable, in connection with its loans, advances, insurance, commitments, and servicing;  (3) To cooperate with and exchange services, personnel, and information with any federal, state, or local governmental agency;  (4) To sell, at public or private sale, with or without public bidding, any loan or other obligation held by the authority; and  (5) To do any act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted by sections 348.005 to 348.180 or reasonably implied from the provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 17)  CROSS REFERENCES:  Bi-state development agency, bonds of, investment in authorized, 70.377  Multinational banks, securities and obligations of, investment in, when, 409.950  Savings accounts in insured savings and loan associations, investment in authorized, 369.194
MO Rev Stat § 348.085 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.085 - Cooperation with federal and state agencies.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.085. Cooperation with federal and state agencies. — The authority shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180, to enter into agreements or other transactions with, and accept grants and the cooperation of, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof or of this state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in furtherance of the purposes of sections 348.005 to 348.180, and to do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid and cooperation. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 18)
MO Rev Stat § 348.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.090 - Additional powers of authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.090. Additional powers of authority. — The authority shall have the power, as necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 348.005 to 348.180, to:  (1) Make contracts with the state or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof, the federal government, public corporations or bodies, and private corporations or individuals in furtherance of the purposes of sections 348.005 to 348.180; and  (2) Make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under sections 348.005 to 348.180; and  (3) Receive and accept aid or contributions, from any source, of money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of sections 348.005 to 348.180, subject to such conditions upon which such grants and contributions may be made;  (4) Borrow money and issue bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness thereof, as provided in sections 348.005 to 348.180;  (5) Include in any borrowing such amounts as may be deemed necessary by the authority to establish reserves and to pay financing charges, interest on the obligations for a period not exceeding three years from the date of issuance of such obligations, consultant, advisory, and legal fees, and such other expenses as are necessary or incidental to such borrowing;  (6) Procure, or agree to the procurement of, insurance or guarantees from the federal government for the payment of any bonds, notes, or any other evidences of indebtedness thereof issued by the authority, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance;  (7) Purchase bonds or notes of the authority out of any funds or money of the authority available therefor, and to hold, cancel, or resell such bonds or notes. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 19)
MO Rev Stat § 348.095 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 348 - Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses|Section 348.095 - Termination of authority, rights and property to vest in state — exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1981   348.095. Termination of authority, rights and property to vest in state — exceptions. — Upon termination or dissolution, all rights and properties of the authority shall pass to and be vested in the state of Missouri, subject to the rights of noteholders, bondholders, and other creditors. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 681 § 20)