Terms Used In Missouri Laws 150.100

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. 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

No person, corporation, copartnership or association of persons shall deal as a merchant without a license first obtained according to law; and every applicant for a license shall affirmatively state in a written application whether goods, wares and merchandise are to be sold by applicant at wholesale, at retail, or at both wholesale and retail. Every person or corporation so offending shall upon conviction thereof be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.