Terms Used In Missouri Laws 238.412

  • 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 elected official in any city or county establishing a transit authority under the provisions of sections 238.400 to 238.412, acting in his own self-interest for profit or acting on behalf of any firm, corporation, person, or other legal entity with whom such official is engaged in any contractual agreement, shall seek, apply for, or be awarded any federal or state funds appropriated for the purpose of conducting a feasibility study of any proposed public transportation system within such city or county.