Missouri § 70.120 Definitions.

Missouri Statutes

§ 70.120 — Definitions.

Missouri § 70.120

Title VICOUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

Ch. 70Powers of Political Subdivisions to Cooperate or Contract with Governmental Units

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.120 (2026).

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The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in sections 70.120 to 70.200 :

(1)"Agreement" shall mean "contract" and shall include renewals and alterations of a contract;

(2)"Governing body" shall mean the board, body, or persons in which the powers of a political subdivision as a body corporate, or otherwise, are vested;

(3)"Political subdivision" shall mean any agency or unit of this state which now is, or hereafter shall be, authorized to levy taxes or empowered to cause taxes to be levied;

(4)"Project" shall mean any resettlement project or rural rehabilitation project for resettlement purposes of the United States located within a political subdivision, and shall include the persons inhabiting such projects;

(5)"Services" shall mean such public and municipal

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The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in sections 70.120 to 70.200 :

(1) "Agreement" shall mean "contract" and shall include renewals and alterations of a contract;

(2) "Governing body" shall mean the board, body, or persons in which the powers of a political subdivision as a body corporate, or otherwise, are vested;

(3) "Political subdivision" shall mean any agency or unit of this state which now is, or hereafter shall be, authorized to levy taxes or empowered to cause taxes to be levied;

(4) "Project" shall mean any resettlement project or rural rehabilitation project for resettlement purposes of the United States located within a political subdivision, and shall include the persons inhabiting such projects;

(5) "Services" shall mean such public and municipal functions as are performed for property in, and for persons residing within, a political subdivision.