Terms Used In Missouri Laws 151.010

  • 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.
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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

All railroads now constructed, in course of construction, or which shall hereafter be constructed in this state, and all real property, tangible personal property, and intangible personal property owned, used, leased or otherwise controlled by any railroad company or corporation in this state, shall be subject to taxation, and taxes levied on such real property and tangible personal property shall be levied in the manner herein set forth, and the taxes on such intangible personal property shall be levied and collected in the manner otherwise provided by law.