The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in sections 70.120 to 70.200:

(1) “Agreement” shall mean “contract” and shall include renewals and alterations of a contract;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 70.120

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. 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
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) “Governing body” shall mean the board, body, or persons in which the powers of a political subdivision as a body corporate, or otherwise, are vested;

(3) “Political subdivision” shall mean any agency or unit of this state which now is, or hereafter shall be, authorized to levy taxes or empowered to cause taxes to be levied;

(4) “Project” shall mean any resettlement project or rural rehabilitation project for resettlement purposes of the United States located within a political subdivision, and shall include the persons inhabiting such projects;

(5) “Services” shall mean such public and municipal functions as are performed for property in, and for persons residing within, a political subdivision.