As used in sections 137.1000 to 137.1030, the following terms mean:

(1) “Commission”, the state tax commission;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 137.1003

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) “Director”, the director of revenue;

(3) “Distributable property”, all property which is used directly in the movement of passengers and freight, including railroad cars, but not property used as a collateral facility nor property held for purposes other than rail transportation;

(4) “Freight line company”, any person, association, company or corporation, not being the owner or lessee of a railroad or street railway company, engaged in the business of furnishing or leasing any railroad cars except dining, buffet, chair, parlor, or sleeping cars, which are used in the operation of any railroad or street railway company wholly or partly within the state, or when owning and operating, or operating, any railroad freight, refrigerator or tank car on railway lines in this state for the transportation of his or its goods, wares, merchandise or products.