Terms Used In Missouri Laws 82.450

  • 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.
  • 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

In the event any city amenable to the provisions of sections 82.420 and 82.430 shall fail to provide a marketplace or marketplaces of the dimensions set out in section 82.440, any corporation composed of five or more residents of this state, organized under the laws of the state of Missouri, for the purpose of establishing a market or markets, as contemplated by said section 82.420, shall have the power to condemn lands or other property, or any interest therein, to the amount set out in section 82.440, for use by it in establishing and maintaining such marketplace or marketplaces, in the same manner and with like effect as provided in sections 523.010 to 523.100.