Terms Used In Missouri Laws 33.550

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • 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

Whenever any devise, bequest, donation, gift or assignment of money, bonds or choses in action, or of any property, real, personal or mixed, shall be made or offered to be made to this state, the director of revenue shall be and is hereby authorized to receive and accept the same on such terms, conditions and limitations as may be agreed upon between the grantor, donor or assignor of said property and said official, so that the right and title to such property shall pass to and vest in this state, and all such property so vested in this state and the proceeds thereof when collected may be appropriated for educational purposes, or for such other purposes as the legislature may direct.