Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 184

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.010 State museum - duty of department of natural resources - where located - ...

184.010. State museum — duty of department of natural resources — where located — soldiers' and sailors' memorial hall. — 1. * The department of natural resources shall maintain a Missouri state museum which shall be a conservational and historical museum in which shall be collected and displayed such exhibits of the products of the mines, mills, fields and forests of this state and such other articles and products as will display the natural resources of this state and their utilization as the department may deem necessary and expedient. The department shall design and install necessary cases, racks, tables and other equipment desirable to the purposes of the exhibits. 2. The department shall appoint a director of the state museum, who shall have such duties and responsibilities as the department may direct. 3. The board of public buildings shall designate such part of the first and second floor of the capitol building as it thinks advisable to be used as a part of the Missouri state museum and shall also designate a wing or section of such space to be known as the Missouri soldiers and sailors' memorial hall. 4. The department shall coordinate its activities relating to the museum with those of the board of public buildings in the use and utilization of the corridors, halls, walls, and other space within the state capitol building as may be necessary for the display and exhibits of the museum and the memorial hall. 5. The department shall receive from the adjutant general all matters and records pertaining to Missouri soldiers, sailors and Marines serving in all wars declared by the United States, including such inscriptions and tablets as may be desirable and available. (L. 1943 p. 978 § 10b, A. 1949 S.B. 1049) *See Reorganization Plan No. 12 of 1976, on file with the Secretary of State.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.015 Political subdivisions may contract for use of art museums, how - payments ...

184.015. Political subdivisions may contract for use of art museums, how — payments from what funds. — 1. Any administrative board of control of an art museum may contract to furnish the use of the facilities or services of the institution it operates and maintains to any incorporated city, incorporated village, school district or county in this state, or to the citizens or residents of any such city, village, school district or county, whether or not such city, village, school district or county maintains an art museum. 2. Any incorporated city, incorporated village, school district or county may contract with the administrative board of control of any art museum for the use of the facilities or services of any institution operated and maintained by such administrative board of control, such use to be by or for the benefit of the citizens or residents of any political subdivision herein named. 3. Any contract entered into hereunder shall be made and performed pursuant to the provisions of sections 70.210 to 70.230 , both inclusive. It shall define the nature and extent of the use of the facility or service and the compensation to be paid therefor. 4. Payments contracted for under the provisions of any contract executed under the provisions of this section are authorized to be paid from the general revenues of any city, village or county or from the incidental fund of any school district, and shall be paid from any such funds that may be available for such purposes. (L. 1963 p. 357 §§ 1 to 4)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.101 Citation of law.

184.101. Citation of law. — Sections 184.101 to 184.122 shall be known and may be cited as the "Museum Property Act". (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 1) Effective 12-31-91

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.102 Definitions.

184.102. Definitions. — As used in sections 184.102 to 184.122 , unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Claimant" , a person who files a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum as provided in section 184.114 ; (2) "Claimant's address" , the most recent address as shown on a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum, or notice of change of address, which notice is on file with the museum; (3) "Director" , the director of the department of economic development; (4) "Lender" , a person whose name appears on the records of a museum as the person legally entitled to, or claiming to be legally entitled to, property held or owing by the museum; (5) "Lender's address" , the most recent address of the lender as shown on the museum's records pertaining to the property on loan from the lender; (6) "Loan" , a deposit of property to a museum that is not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property; (7) "Museum" , an institution located in this state and operated by a permanent nonprofit corporation, trust association, or public agency, operated primarily for educational, scientific, historical preservation or aesthetic purposes, which owns, borrows, cares for, studies, archives, or exhibits property. "Museum" includes, but is not limited to, libraries, botanical gardens, zoos, nature centers, planetariums, technology centers, arboretums, historic sites, art centers, and history, natural history and art museums; (8) "Person" , an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, estate, or association; (9) "Property" , a document or tangible object, animate or inanimate, in the custody of a museum, that has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, or cultural value; (10) "Restricted certified mail" , certified mail which carries on its face, in a conspicuous place where it will not be obliterated, the endorsement "deliver to addressee only", and for which the post office provides the sender with a return receipt showing the date of delivery, the place of delivery and the person to whom delivered; and (11) "Undocumented property" , property in the possession of a museum for which the museum cannot determine the owner by reference to the museum's records. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 2) Effective 12-31-91

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.104 Notices, information content - notice to be given by restricted certified ...

184.104. Notices, information content — notice to be given by restricted certified mail — deemed delivered, when, procedure — locale of museum, how determined. — 1. In addition to any other information prescribed for a particular notice, all notices given by a museum pursuant to sections 184.101 to 184.122 shall contain the following information: (1) The lender's or claimant's name; (2) The lender's or claimant's last known address; (3) A brief description of the property on loan to the museum referenced in the notice; (4) The date of the loan, if known, or the approximate date of acquisition of the property; (5) The name of the museum; and (6) The name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate official or office to be contacted regarding the property. 2. All notices given by a museum pursuant to sections 184.101 to 184.122 shall be mailed by restricted certified mail to the lender's or claimant's last known address shown on the museum's records. Notice is deemed given as of the date of receipt by the lender or claimant if the museum receives proof of receipt by the lender or claimant within thirty days after mailing the notice. 3. If, after a diligent search of its records, the museum does not know the identity of the lender, or does not have an address for the lender or claimant, or if proof of receipt is not received by the museum within thirty days of mailing a notice under subsection 2 of this section, notice is deemed given if the museum publishes notice at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in both the county, or city if appropriate, in which the museum is located and the county, or city if appropriate, of the lender's or claimant's last address, if known. The date of a notice under this subsection shall be the date of the second published notice. For purposes of this section, a museum is located in the county, or city if appropriate, in which it has its principal place of business, or, if a loan of property was made to a branch of a museum in the county, or city if appropriate, in which the branch is located. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 3) Effective 12-31-91

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.106 Conservation or disposal of property on loan, without notice, when - ...

184.106. Conservation or disposal of property on loan, without notice, when — exception — lien for costs — museum not to be liable for injury or loss, when. — 1. Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum may apply conservation measures to or dispose of property on loan to the museum without the lender's or claimant's permission and without giving formal notice to the lender or claimant, if immediate action is required to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum or if the property on loan is a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum's staff, and if one of the following applies: (1) The museum is unable to contact the lender or claimant at the lender's or claimant's last address of record if action is to be taken within more than three days but less than one week from the time the museum determined action was necessary; (2) The museum is unable to contact the lender or claimant at the lender's or claimant's last address or telephone number of record prior to taking action if the action is to be taken within three days or less from the time the museum determined action was necessary; or (3) The lender or claimant does not respond within five days from the day the lender or claimant is contacted by the museum or will not agree to the protective measures the museum recommends, and does not terminate the loan and retrieve the property. 2. If a museum applies conservation measures to or disposes of property under this section or with the agreement of the lender or claimant, unless the loan agreement provides otherwise, the museum: (1) Shall have a lien on the property and on the proceeds of any disposition of the property for the costs incurred by the museum in applying conservation measures or disposing of the property under this section; and (2) Shall not be liable to the lender or claimant for injury to or loss of the property if the museum: (a) Had a reasonable belief at the time the action was taken that the action was necessary to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum or that the property on loan was a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum staff; and (b) Exercised reasonable care in choosing and applying conservation measures or disposal methods. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 4) Effective 12-31-91

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.108 Loss or injury to property - notice to lender, content, rules - publication ...

184.108. Loss or injury to property — notice to lender, content, rules — publication not required. — A museum shall give the lender or claimant written notice of any known injury to or loss of loaned property, in the form required under this section. The director shall adopt by rule a form of notice of injury or loss, no later than December 31, 1991, and shall distribute the rule and form to all identified museums in this state within sixty days after the promulgation of the rule. The notice shall be mailed to the lender's or claimant's last address of record within thirty days after the date on which the injury or loss is first known by the museum. Published notice of injury to or loss of undocumented property shall not be required. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 5) Effective 12-31-91

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.111 Termination of loan by museum may be made, when - procedure - lender ...

184.111. Termination of loan by museum may be made, when — procedure — lender failure to respond to notice, property deemed donated to museum, when. — 1. A museum may give the lender or claimant notice of the museum's intent to terminate a loan of property at any time after: (1) The date on which the property was loaned to the museum for an indefinite term, if the property has been in the custody of the museum for at least seven years and, during that time, the museum received no written contact from the lender concerning the loaned property, as evidenced in the museum's records; or (2) The date on which a loan of property for a specified time expired, if the property has been in the custody of the museum for at least seven years. 2. A notice of intent to terminate a loan shall include a statement containing substantially the following information: "The records of ______ (name of museum) indicate that you have property on loan to it. The museum wishes to terminate the loan. You must contact the museum in writing, establish your ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you fail to do so within ninety days after the date of this notice, you will be considered to have donated the property to the museum." 3. If the lender or claimant does not respond to the notice of intent to terminate provided by the museum under this section within ninety days after the date of the last notice by filing with the museum a notice of intent to preserve interest in loaned property, the museum shall acquire title to the property. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 6) Effective 12-31-91

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.112 Title to undocumented property to museum, when - acquisition of title ...

184.112. Title to undocumented property to museum, when — acquisition of title notice, content. — 1. A museum may acquire title to undocumented property in the custody of the museum for at least seven years if, during that time, the museum received no valid claim or written contact from any person, as evidenced in the museum's records, by giving notice of acquisition of title to undocumented property under this section. 2. A notice of acquisition of title shall include a statement containing substantially the following information: "The records of ______ (name of museum) do not indicate the owner of record of certain property in its possession. The museum intends to acquire title to the property described below: ______ (general description of the property). If you claim ownership or other legal interest in this property you must contact the museum in writing, establish your ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you fail to make written contact within ninety days after the date of this notice, you will be considered to have waived any claim you may have to the property." 3. If a person does not respond to the notice of acquisition of title to undocumented property within ninety days after the date of the last notice by filing a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan, the museum's title to the property shall become incontestable under section 184.116 . (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 7) Effective 12-31-91

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.114 Intent to preserve interest in property on loan to museum, content, filed ...

184.114. Intent to preserve interest in property on loan to museum, content, filed when — effective period — extension, procedure — insufficiency of intent notice, duties, procedure — sections 184.101 to 184.114, effective date. — 1. A notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum filed pursuant to sections 184.101 to 184.122 shall be in writing and shall be filed with the museum within ninety days after the date of the notice given by the museum pursuant to section 184.111 or 184.112 . Notice of intent to preserve an interest shall be deemed filed with the museum on the date it is received by the museum. Filing of the notice does not validate or make enforceable any claim which would be extinguished under the terms of a written loan agreement or which would otherwise be invalid or unenforceable. The notice of intent to preserve an interest in loaned property shall be effective for two years after it is filed with the museum. The museum shall notify the lender by restricted certified mail within thirty days after the expiration of the initial two-year period covered by the notice of intent to preserve an interest. The lender or claimant may extend his intent to preserve an interest for two years by filing another notice in accordance with this section. 2. A notice of intent to preserve an interest in loaned property shall contain the following information: (1) A description of the property adequate to enable the museum to identify the property; (2) Documentation sufficient to establish the claimant as the true owner of the property; (3) A statement attesting to the truth, to the best of the claimant's knowledge, of all information included in or with the notice of intent to preserve an interest in loaned property; (4) The signature, under penalty of perjury, of the claimant or a person authorized to act on behalf of the claimant. 3. The museum need not retain a notice to preserve an interest in property that does not meet the requirements set forth in subsections 1 and 2 of this section. The museum may notify the claimant at the address given on the notice of intent to preserve an interest in property that the museum believes the notice is ineffective to preserve an interest in the property, and the reasons for the insufficiency. The claimant may file with the museum an amended notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property within the later of the time remaining to file a notice or twenty days after the date of notification of ineffectiveness. Retention by the museum of a notice under section 184.121 does not mean that the museum accepts the sufficiency or accuracy of the notice or that the notice is effective to preserve an interest in property on loan to the museum. 4. The director shall adopt by rule a form of notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum. The form shall satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 of this section and shall notify the claimant of the rights and procedures to preserve an interest in museum property. The form shall also facilitate record keeping and record retrieval by a museum. At a minimum, the form shall provide a place for recording evidence of receipt of a notice by a museum, including the date of receipt, signature of the person receiving the notice, and the date on which a copy of the receipt is returned to the claimant. 5. Sections 184.101 to 184.114 shall become effective December 31, 1991. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 8) Effective 12-31-91

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.116 Action for damages for loss or injury, time limitation - failure to bring ...

184.116. Action for damages for loss or injury, time limitation — failure to bring action after notice, property deemed donated, when — purchaser from the museum to acquire good title. — 1. No action for damages shall be brought against a museum because of injury to or loss of property on loan to the museum more than two years from the date the museum gives the lender or claimant notice of the injury or loss or five years from the date of the injury or loss, whichever occurs earlier. 2. No action to recover property on loan shall be brought against a museum more than one year from the date the museum gives the lender or claimant notice of intent to terminate the loan or notice of acquisition of title to undocumented property, or more than five years from the date a notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property was filed with the museum by the lender or claimant, whichever occurs earlier. 3. A lender or claimant is considered to have donated loaned property to the museum if the lender or claimant fails to file an action to recover the property on loan to the museum within the periods specified in subsections 1 and 2 of this section. 4. A person who purchases property from a museum acquires good and valid title to the property if the museum represents to the person that it has acquired title to the property pursuant to sections 184.101 to 184.122 . 5. Notwithstanding subsections 3 and 4 of this section, a lender or claimant who was not given notice of intent to terminate a loan or notice of acquisition of title as provided in sections 184.111 and 184.112 , respectively, and who proves that the museum received from the lender or claimant an adequate notice of intent to preserve an interest in loaned property, which satisfies all of the requirements of section 184.114 , within the seven years immediately preceding the filing of an action to recover the property, may bring an action to recover the property or, if the property has been disposed of, the reasonable value of the property at the time it was disposed of plus interest at the legal rate. 6. A museum is not liable at any time, in the absence of a court order, for returning property to the original lender, even if a claimant other than the lender has filed a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property. If persons claim competing interests in property in the custody of a museum, the burden is upon the claimants to prove their interest in an action in equity initiated by a claimant. A museum is not liable at any time for returning property to an uncontested claimant who produced reasonable proof of ownership pursuant to section 184.114 . 7. This section shall become effective July 1, 1992. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 9) Effective 7-1-92

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.118 Title to property museum's obligation to lender or claimant - records to be ...

184.118. Title to property museum's obligation to lender or claimant — records to be retained, time period, content. — In order to take title pursuant to sections 184.101 to 184.122 , a museum has the following obligations to a lender or claimant: (1) The museum shall retain all written records regarding the property for at least three years from the date of taking title pursuant to sections 184.101 to 184.122 ; (2) The museum shall keep written records of all loaned property acquired pursuant to section 184.111 or 184.112 . Records maintained under this subsection shall contain the following information, as available: (a) The lender's name, address, and phone number; (b) The claimant's name, address, and phone number; (c) The nature and terms of the loan; (d) The beginning date of the loan period, if known; (3) On or after December 31, 1991, a museum accepting a loan of property for an indefinite term or for a term of seven years or longer shall inform the lender in writing at the time of the loan of the provisions of sections 184.101 to 184.122 . A copy of the form notice prescribed in section 184.114 or a citation to the provisions of sections 184.101 to 184.122 shall fulfill this obligation; (4) The museum is responsible for notifying a lender or claimant of the museum's change of address or dissolution. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 10)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.119 Records to be retained for twenty-five years after December 31, 1991.

184.119. Records to be retained for twenty-five years after December 31, 1991. — 1. On or after December 31, 1991, a museum shall, at a minimum, maintain and retain the following records, either originals or accurate copies, for a period of not less than twenty-five years: (1) A notice of intent to preserve an interest in property provided pursuant to section 184.114 ; (2) The loan agreement, if any, and a receipt or ledger for property on loan to the museum; (3) A receipt or ledger for property delivered by the museum to lender or claimant; (4) Records containing the following information, as available, for property in the custody of the museum: (a) The lender's name, address, and telephone number; (b) The claimant's name, address, and telephone number; (c) The donor's name, address, and telephone number; (d) The seller's name, address, and telephone number; (e) The nature and terms of the transaction; (f) The beginning date of the loan period, the transaction date, or the date of acquisition of the property. 2. The director may by rule determine the minimum form and substance of record keeping by museums with regard to museum property to implement sections 184.101 to 184.122 . (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 11)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.121 Change of address, duty of lender or claimant to notify museum - written ...

184.121. Change of address, duty of lender or claimant to notify museum — written agreement between lender and museum to prevail. — 1. The lender or claimant of property on loan to a museum shall notify the museum of a change of address or change in ownership of the property. Failure to notify the museum of these changes may result in the lender's or claimant's loss of rights in the property. 2. The lender or claimant of property on loan to a museum may file with the museum a notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property as provided for in section 184.114 . The filing of a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum does not validate or make enforceable any claim which would be extinguished under the terms of a written agreement, or which would otherwise be invalid or unenforceable. (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 12)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.122 Museum law to supersede lost and unclaimed property law.

184.122. Museum law to supersede lost and unclaimed property law. — The provisions of sections 184.101 to 184.122 , to the extent applicable, shall supersede the provisions of the lost and unclaimed property act, sections 447.010 to 447.595 . (L. 1991 S.B. 344 § 13)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.250 Memorial buildings or monuments in each county.

184.250. Memorial buildings or monuments in each county. — In appreciation of the services rendered by the citizen soldiery of Missouri in the war against Germany and her allies and for the purpose of preserving the records and perpetuating the memory of their heroic achievements, a memorial building, monument or other suitable testimonial shall be erected or placed in each of the counties of the state and in cities not part of a county. Such memorial may be a building or a monument or in the form of tablets suitably inscribed and placed in some building at the county seat of such counties or at such places designated by the county commissions of said county and in said cities not part of a county. The exact nature of such memorial shall be determined by the county commission of the county or by the municipal assembly of said city. (RSMo 1939 § 15444) Prior revision: 1929 § 14320

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.260 County commissions and municipal assemblies authorized to act.

184.260. County commissions and municipal assemblies authorized to act. — For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 184.250 to 184.270 the county commissions of the several counties and the municipal assemblies of the said cities are authorized to erect said buildings, monuments or tablets and to do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 184.250 to 184.270 . Such county commissions and municipal assemblies are hereby authorized to appropriate funds for such purpose and to receive, manage and expend funds donated for such purpose and to make all contracts and purchases, including the acquiring of real estate, necessary in the premises. It shall be the duty of the county commissions of the several counties and of the municipal assemblies of said cities, under the supervision and with the assistance of the adjutant general and in the form to be prescribed by him, to collect and file in such memorial building, or in the office of the county clerk of such county or other suitable place designated by the county commission, or in such place as may be designated by the municipal assemblies of said cities a record of the soldiers, sailors and Marines who, as citizens of said county or city, served in the war against Germany and her allies and it shall be the duty of said county clerk and of the custodian designated by the municipal assembly of said city to safely keep and preserve such records properly indexed for ready reference thereto. (RSMo 1939 § 15445) Prior revision: 1929 § 14321

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.270 State aid.

184.270. State aid. — When the county commission of any county or the mayor of said city shall certify to the governor that it has appropriated or raised the sum of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 184.250 to 184.270 , a like sum, not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars shall be allotted said county or city for such purpose from the appropriation herein made. (RSMo 1939 § 15446) Prior revision: 1929 § 14322 CROSS REFERENCE: Memorial airports, state aid for, 305.230

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.280 County commissions authorized to provide for public war memorials - ...

184.280. County commissions authorized to provide for public war memorials — issuance of bonds. — The county commissions of the several counties of this state are hereby authorized to purchase land, establish, construct and maintain a public war memorial and community building and may issue bonds therefor in accordance with the general law governing the issuance of bonds by counties. (L. 1945 p. 1316 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.290 County memorial hospitals - state aid, how authorized.

184.290. County memorial hospitals — state aid, how authorized. — Any county in this state shall be eligible to receive state financial aid to be paid from moneys appropriated therefor upon certification to the governor by the county commission that such county has available an adequate sum of money to be used for the purchase or erection and the operation of a county memorial hospital, or a memorial addition to an existing county hospital, commemorating the services of our Armed Forces during World War II and upon certification to the governor by the director of the department of health and senior services that the purchase or erection and operation of the proposed county memorial hospital, or a memorial addition to an existing county hospital, is, in his judgment, in the interest of public health and welfare and that sufficient funds are available to finance not only the purchase or erection of the memorial hospital, or a memorial addition to an existing county hospital, but also the operation of such hospital. State financial aid allocated to a county eligible for aid under the provisions of this section shall be equivalent to the amount of money actually expended by the county in the purchase or erection of a memorial hospital, or a memorial addition to an existing county hospital, but in no case shall such state financial aid to any county exceed ten thousand dollars. (L. 1947 V. II p. 333 § 1, A.L. 1971 S.B. 163)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.350 Metropolitan zoological park, or museum district containing zoological, art ...

184.350. Metropolitan zoological park, or museum district containing zoological, art museum and St. Louis science center subdistricts — petitions to form — election, when — ballot form, costs how paid. — 1. Whenever qualified voters representing five percent of the votes cast at the last preceding election for governor in any constitutional charter city not located within a county and qualified voters representing five percent of the votes cast at the last preceding election for governor in a constitutional charter county adjoining such city shall file verified petitions for the establishment of a metropolitan zoological park and museum district, comprising a zoological subdistrict, and art museum subdistrict or a St. Louis Science Center subdistrict with the respective election officials of such city and county, respectively, requesting such election officials to submit a proposition for the establishment of a metropolitan zoological park and museum district comprised of a zoological subdistrict, and art museum subdistrict and a St. Louis Science Center subdistrict at the next general or primary election for the election of state officers or special election for the submission of such proposition, such election officials shall communicate to their corresponding counterparts and the chief executive officers of the respective city and county the fact a verified petition has been filed. At such time that both election officials have received the verified petitions described above, then such officials shall submit the above described proposition or propositions to the qualified voters of such city and county at the next general or primary election for the election of state officers or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general or primary election or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition or propositions shall be submitted at the next general or primary election or special election held for submission of this proposition. 2. Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such propositions in such city and the majority of voters voting on such propositions in such county at said election cast votes "FOR" one or more of the propositions, then the district shall be deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board, for such subdistrict shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the year following the year of said election. The results of the aforesaid election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of election. In the event one or more of the propositions shall fail to receive a majority of the votes "FOR" in either the city or the county, then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election the proposition was rejected. Any such resubmissions of one or more of such propositions shall substantially comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 . 4. All costs of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 1, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al.)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.351 St. Louis science center - increase in tax rate, procedure - ballot form.

184.351. St. Louis science center — increase in tax rate, procedure — ballot form. — 1. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established pursuant to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 , on behalf of the district may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit a proposition to increase the maximum tax rate for the St. Louis Science Center subdistrict set in section 184.350 , to the qualified voters of such district at any general or primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice as provided in chapter 115 . 2. Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in such city and the majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county at such election cast votes "YES" for the proposition, then the tax rate for such subdistrict shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the aforesaid election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day on which such election was held. All costs of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the votes "YES" in either the city or the county, then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election at which such proposition was rejected. (L. 1979 S.B. 337 § 1, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al.)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.352 Definitions.

184.352. Definitions. — The following terms whenever used or referred to in sections 184.350 to 184.384 shall unless a different intent clearly appears from the context be construed to have the following meaning: (1) "African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict" shall consist of a political subdistrict which shall provide for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of items relating to the history and culture of African-Americans, more specifically for interpretation through core exhibits that may include wax sculptures, photographs, paintings, and other artistic expressions; and further for the collection of costumes, archaeological anthropological material, artifacts, and memorabilia; and for the maintenance of archives, including manuscripts, personal records, and other material that relates to the African-American experience to American history; and to provide for the preservation of American music traditions, including ragtime, jazz, blues, and gospel; and to provide technical assistance and advisory service for historic research or which may contract with another person with the capability of providing such services; (2) "Art museum subdistrict" shall consist of such institutions and places for the purpose of collection and exhibition of pictures, statuary and other works of art and whatever else may be of artistic interest and appropriate for exhibition in an art gallery or museum for instruction in art and in general for the promotion by all proper means of aesthetic or artistic education; (3) "Board" , the governing body of the metropolitan zoological park and museum district; (4) "Botanical garden subdistrict" shall consist of a political subdistrict which shall provide for the collection and exhibition of displays of things relating to plants or botany, for the promotion of plant life and related subjects, educational and research activities, for the maintenance of a botanical library, and for the promotion by all proper means of public interest in plant life and botany; or which may contract with another person with the capability of providing such services; (5) "City" , a constitutional charter city not located within a county; (6) "Commission" , the governing body of each of the respective subdistricts as may be authorized as provided in section 184.350 , 184.351 , or 184.353 ; (7) "County" , a constitutional charter county adjoining a constitutional charter city; (8) "District" , the metropolitan zoological park and museum district; (9) "Missouri history museum subdistrict" shall consist of a political subdistrict which shall provide for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of items relating to the history of the entire state of Missouri and of the Louisiana Purchase Territory, and more specifically for the collection and display of photographs, paintings, costumes, archaeological and anthropological material, artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to the political, commercial and cultural history of the region, including extensive artifacts, memorabilia, historical documents concerning the first solo transatlantic flight, for the promotion of archaeological and historical studies, for the maintenance of a history library and archives, including manuscripts documenting the first United States-sponsored exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase Territory as well as papers of the president who authorized the Louisiana Purchase, and for the promotion by all proper means of public interest in the history of Missouri and the region in which it is located, and, as otherwise provided by law and in cooperation with the department of natural resources of the state of Missouri, to provide technical assistance and advisory services for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of recordings, instruments, and memorabilia of ragtime, jazz and blues music including ragtime pianos and ragtime piano sheet music to be housed and maintained at the Scott Joplin house state historic site; or which may contract with another person having all of the historical materials listed herein as well as the capability of providing all of the services listed herein; (10) "Recreation and amateur sports subdistrict" shall consist of a political subdistrict which shall provide for and assist in the planning, development, financing, maintenance, improvement and construction of facilities and venues to be publicly owned and operated by political subdivisions, public school districts, universities and colleges, or not-for-profit corporations chartered to attract, promote and manage major national and international amateur sports events, competitions and programs for the use of the general public. Such subdistrict shall structure its procedures for procuring supplies, services and construction to achieve the result that a minimum of twenty percent in the aggregate of the total dollar value of annual procurements is made directly or indirectly from certified socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; (11) "St. Louis Science Center subdistrict" shall consist of such institutions and places for the purpose of collection and exhibition of displays of items of natural historical, industrial, transport and scientific interest, the instruction and recreation of the people, for the promotion of the study of science, industrial, transport and natural history and kindred subjects and for the promotion by all proper means of public interest in natural history, transport, industry and science; (12) "Special election" , an election held on the first Tuesday of April or whenever propositions are submitted to the voters of the whole district; (13) "Symphony orchestra subdistrict" shall consist of a political subdistrict which shall provide for regular performances of a symphony orchestra with not less than ninety full-time symphonic musicians, own its own concert hall in which a substantial number of its concerts shall be held, and provide for the promotion by all proper means of public interest in music; or which may contract with another person with the capability of providing such services and which owns it own concert hall; (14) "Transport museum subdistrict" shall consist of a political subdistrict which shall provide for institutions and places for the edification of the public in the history and science of transportation, communications and powering, and more specifically for the preservation and display of artifacts related to man's efforts to transport materials, people, and ideas and to create, transmit, and utilize power, and for the provision of a library of publications and other records containing history and technology related to transportation, communications and powering, and facilities for the study of such efforts; or which may contract with another person with the capability of providing such services; (15) "Zoological subdistrict" shall consist of such institutions and places for the collection and exhibition of animals and animal life, for the instruction and recreation of the people, for the promotion of zoology and kindred subjects, for the encouragement of zoological study and research and for the increase of public interest in wild animals and in the protection of wild animal life. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 2, A.L. 1981 S.B. 48, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1985 S.B. 32, A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 525, A.L. 2005 H.B. 186)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.353 Botanical garden - transport museum - Missouri history museum - symphony ...

184.353. Botanical garden — transport museum — Missouri history museum — symphony orchestra and recreational and amateur sports subdistricts, formation — election, ballot forms, tax rate — admission fees — metropolitan zoological park and museum district, election to provide for an African-American history museum, ballot forms, tax rate. — 1. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 , on behalf of the district may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such district at any general, primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition. (2) Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to provide for a Botanical Garden Subdistrict and be authorized to provide the Botanical Garden Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district? ☐ YES ☐ NO (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the proposition, then the botanical garden subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county, then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to the next general or primary election in such city or county in the following year. Any such resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 . (4) If the botanical garden subdistrict shall be established, then its commissioners, or any person with whom its commissioners contract, may establish and charge fees for admission to the premises of the botanical garden subdistrict, or to the premises of any person with whom its commissioners contract, not to exceed one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children under sixteen years of age. Any increase in the fees shall be presented prior to implementation for approval or disapproval to the board of the metropolitan zoological park and museum district of which the botanical garden subdistrict is a member. 2. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 , on behalf of the district may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such district at any general, primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition. (2) Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to provide for a Transport Museum Subdistrict and be authorized to provide the Transport Museum Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district? ☐ YES ☐ NO (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the proposition, then the transport museum subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county, then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to the next general or primary election in such city or county in the following year. Any such resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 . (4) If the transport museum subdistrict shall be established, then its commissioners, or any person with whom its commissioners contract, may establish and charge fees for admission to the premises of the transport museum subdistrict, or to the premises of any person with whom its commissioners contract, not to exceed one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children under sixteen years of age. Any increase in the fees shall be presented prior to implementation for approval or disapproval to the board of the metropolitan zoological park and museum district of which the transport museum subdistrict is a member. 3. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 , on behalf of the district may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such district at any general, primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition. (2) Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of ______ and the County of ______ be authorized to provide for a Missouri History Museum Subdistrict and be authorized to provide the Missouri History Museum Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district? ☐ YES ☐ NO (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the proposition, then the Missouri history museum subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county, then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to the next general or primary or special election in such city or county in the following year. Any such resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 . 4. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.354 , on behalf of the district may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such district at any general, primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition. (2) Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to provide for a Symphony Orchestra Subdistrict and be authorized to provide the Symphony Orchestra Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district? ☐ YES ☐ NO (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the proposition, then the symphony orchestra subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county, then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to the next general or primary in such city or county in the following year. Any such resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 . (4) If the symphony orchestra subdistrict shall be established, then its commissioners, or any person with whom its commissioners contract, may charge such prices from time to time for tickets for performances conducted under the auspices of the subdistrict or as they or such person deem proper; provided, however, that no fewer than fifty tickets for each such performance conducted at the principal concert hall of such subdistrict or such person shall be made available without charge for distribution to members of the general public and no fewer than fifty tickets shall be made available without charge for distribution to students in public and private elementary, secondary schools and colleges and universities in the metropolitan zoological park and museum district and all performances of the symphony orchestra conducted at the principal concert hall of the symphony orchestra within the district shall be offered for broadcast live on a public or commercial AM or FM radio station located in and generally receivable in the district or on a public or commercial broadcast television station located in or generally receivable in the district. The symphony orchestra subdistrict shall institute a fully staffed educational music appreciation program to benefit all of the citizens of the taxing district at a nominal charge. (5) Immediately following the effective date of the symphony orchestra subdistrict tax rate any person receiving funds from said tax rate shall become ineligible for program assistance funding from the Missouri state council on the arts. 5. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 , on behalf of the district may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such district at any general, primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition. Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: Shall a Recreational and Amateur Sports Subdistrict be authorized and provided for by the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of ______ and the County of ______ and such subdistrict be authorized to establish a tax rate not in excess of four cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district for a period not to exceed nine years? ☐ YES ☐ NO In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the proposition, then the recreation and amateur sports subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election for a period not to exceed nine years. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county, then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to the next general or primary or special election in such city or county in the following year. Any such resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 . 6. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 , on behalf of the district may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such district at any general, primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition. (2) Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to provide for an African-American History Museum and Cultural Subdistrict and be authorized to provide the African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district? ☐ YES ☐ NO (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the proposition, then the African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county, then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to the next general or primary election in such city or county in the following year. Any such resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 . (4) If the African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict shall be established, then its commissioners, or any person with whom its commissioners contract, may establish and charge fees for admission to the premises of the African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict, or to the premises of any person with whom its commissioners contract, not to exceed one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children under sixteen years of age. Any increase in the fees shall be presented prior to implementation for approval or disapproval to the board of the metropolitan zoological park and museum district of which the African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict is a member. (L. 1981 S.B. 48, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1985 S.B. 32, A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 525, A.L. 2005 H.B. 186)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.354 District board, appointment, terms, qualifications, officers, rules and bylaws.

184.354. District board, appointment, terms, qualifications, officers, rules and bylaws. — When in any city and county as described in section 184.350 it shall have been decided by vote in the manner provided in section 184.350 that a tax shall be levied for any of the aforesaid described subdistricts, then the chief executive officer of the city shall appoint four members to the metropolitan zoological park and museum district board, and the chief executive officer of the county shall appoint four members to the metropolitan zoological park and museum district board. Said board members shall serve without compensation for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that of the initial appointments by each of said chief executives one shall be for a term of one year, one shall be for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, and one shall be for a four year term respectively. Any vacancy shall be filled by the chief executive officer for the unexpired term. Each member appointed by the chief executive officer of the city shall have been a qualified voter of the city for at least one year next before his appointment and shall continue to reside therein during his tenure in office. Each member appointed by the chief executive officer of the county shall have been a qualified voter of the county for at least one year next before his appointment and shall continue to reside therein during his tenure in office. The legislative body of the constitutional charter city upon the petition of the chief executive officer of such city may remove any member appointed by said chief executive officer of that board for misconduct or neglect of duties and the legislative body of the county may upon petition of the chief executive officer of the county may remove any member appointed by him of the board for misconduct or neglect of duties. No member so removed shall be eligible for appointment to said district board thereafter. The board shall elect its own chairman, secretary and such other officers that it deems necessary and expedient and it may make such rules, regulations and bylaws to effectuate its purposes it deems necessary. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.355 Dissolution of subdistricts - petition - election, ballot form.

184.355. Dissolution of subdistricts — petition — election, ballot form. — 1. Any special purpose subdistrict formed under the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 after July 1, 1981, may be dissolved in the following manner: Upon the filing with the governing body of the subdistrict of a petition containing the signatures of qualified voters representing eight percent of the votes cast at the last preceding election for governor of any constitutional charter city not located within a county and qualified voters representing eight percent of the votes cast at the last preceding election for governor of a constitutional charter county adjoining such city, the governing body shall submit the proposition to the voters in the subdistrict using the same procedure and in the same manner so far as practicable as is provided for the submission of the question for forming the subdistrict. Separate petitions shall be filed for each subdistrict sought to be dissolved. 2. Such proposition or propositions shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition or propositions in such city and the majority of voters voting on such proposition or propositions in such county at such election cast "YES" votes on any such proposition or propositions, then the subdistrict shall be deemed dissolved. The results of the aforesaid election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day on which such election was held. The cost of such election shall be borne by the city and county, respectively, as provided by law. 4. Dissolution of a subdistrict shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by section 67.955 . (L. 1981 S.B. 48, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.356 District to collect revenues - employees, appointment and compensation - ...

184.356. District to collect revenues — employees, appointment and compensation — operating costs limited — funds, distribution. — The metropolitan zoological park and museum district shall collect all revenues on behalf of such subdistricts and shall deposit same in separate subdistrict funds respectively. All funds collected for a subdistrict shall be kept separate and apart from any other funds and shall be drawn upon by the proper officers of the subdistrict upon submission of properly authenticated vouchers. The district may render common services to the various subdistricts including but not limited to auditing, accounting, pension servicing and payroll. In performing such services the board is hereby authorized to employ and appoint such persons as are deemed necessary, to fix compensation and to cause the removal of employees and appointees of the board. The cost of operating the district shall be borne out of the tax funds of the subdistricts based on the ratio of each subdistrict's tax rate to the total of the tax rates of all the subdistricts. In no event shall such operating cost ever exceed five percent of the total authorized tax revenues received by all of the subdistricts. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 4, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.357 Zoological park - art museum and botanical garden - increase in tax rate, ...

184.357. Zoological park — art museum and botanical garden — increase in tax rate, procedure, ballot form. — 1. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district as established pursuant to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 , on behalf of the district, may request the election officials of any city and county of such district to submit a proposition or propositions to increase the tax rate for the zoological park subdistrict and the art museum subdistrict set in section 184.350 and to increase the rate for the botanical garden subdistrict set in section 184.353 to the qualified voters of such district at any general, primary or special election. Such election officials, upon receipt of such request in the form of a verified resolution or resolutions approved by the majority of the members of such district board of directors, shall set the date of such election and give notice of such election as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . 2. Such proposition or propositions shall be jointly or severally submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition or propositions in such city and the majority of the voters voting on such proposition or propositions in such county cast votes "YES" on the proposition or propositions, then the tax rate for such subdistrict shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the aforesaid election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day on which such election was held. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event the proposition or propositions shall fail to receive a majority of the votes "YES" in either the city or the county, then the proposition or propositions shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election the proposition or propositions were rejected. (L. 1981 H.B. 400 & 568, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 186)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.358 Subdistricts governed by commission, appointment - qualifications - terms - ...

184.358. Subdistricts governed by commission, appointment — qualifications — terms — removal from office — nonvoting advisory members, appointment, terms. — 1. Each subdistrict established by the voters as provided in section 184.350 shall be governed by a commission consisting of ten members to serve without compensation for a term of four years except as provided in this section. Five commissioners and their respective successors shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the constitutional charter county and five commissioners and their respective successors shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the constitutional charter city, from persons nominated and submitted by the respective then existing commissions. The authority to appoint shall include the authority to reject and in such case an additional nominee or nominees shall be submitted. The commissioners shall nominate a person to replace members whose terms are to expire or to fill a vacancy. Commissioners who have been appointed by the chief executive officer of the city shall be residents of the city during their tenure in office and commissioners appointed by the chief executive officer of the county shall be residents of the county during their tenure in office. Nothing in this section is designed nor should it be construed to prohibit the appointment by the commission of nonvoting commissioners to the commission of any subdistrict nor shall the residency requirements be applicable. The legislative body of the constitutional charter city upon the petition of the chief executive officer of such city after a public hearing thereon may remove any commissioner residing in the city for misconduct or neglect of duty, and the legislative body of the constitutional charter county upon petition of the chief executive officer of the county after a public hearing thereon may remove any commissioner residing in the county for misconduct or neglect of duty. No commissioner removed shall be eligible to appointment to any subdistrict, commission, office, or to the board of the district. There shall also be four nonvoting advisory members. Two of the advisory members shall be selected by the chief executive officer of the constitutional charter county and two of the advisory members shall be selected by the chief executive officer of the constitutional charter city, with such four-year terms beginning October 1, 1992, subject to the advice and consent of the respective legislative bodies of the city or county in which the proposed member resides. 2. Each botanical garden subdistrict, each transport museum subdistrict, each Missouri history museum subdistrict, each symphony orchestra subdistrict and each recreation and amateur sports subdistrict established as provided in section 184.353 shall be governed by a commission consisting of ten members to serve without compensation for a term of four years except as provided in this section. Five commissioners and their respective successors of each commission shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the constitutional charter county and five commissioners and their respective successors of each commission shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the constitutional charter city from persons nominated and submitted by the respective then existing commissions. The authority to appoint shall include the authority to reject and in such case an additional nominee or nominees shall be submitted. The commissioners shall be appointed by the appropriate appointing authority within seven days after the certification by the election officials of the subdistrict as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection 1, subdivision (3) of subsection 2, subdivision (3) of subsection 3, subdivision (3) of subsection 4, and subsection 5 of section 184.353 . The commissioners so appointed shall be divided upon appointment into four classes. The first class shall hold office for a term of one year. The second class shall hold office for a term of two years. The third class shall hold office for a term of three years and the fourth class shall hold office for a term of four years, such terms to run from the first of January following their appointment and annually thereafter. The commission shall nominate a person to replace members of the class whose terms are to expire or to fill a vacancy. Commissioners who have been appointed by the chief executive officer of the city shall be residents and registered voters of the city during their tenure in office and commissioners who have been appointed by the chief executive officer of the county shall be residents and registered voters of the county during their tenure in office. Nothing in this section is designed nor should it be construed to prohibit the appointment by the commission of nonvoting commissioners to the commission of any subdistrict nor shall the residency requirements be applicable. The legislative body of the constitutional charter city upon the petition of the chief executive officer of such city after a public hearing thereon may remove any commissioner residing in the city for misconduct or neglect of duty, and the legislative body of the constitutional charter county upon petition of the chief executive officer of the county after a public hearing thereon may remove any commissioner residing in the county for misconduct or neglect of duty. No commissioner removed shall be eligible to appointment to any subdistrict, commission, office, or to the board of the district. There shall also be four nonvoting advisory members. Two of the advisory members shall be selected by the chief executive officer of the constitutional charter county and two of the advisory members shall be selected by the chief executive officer of the constitutional charter city, with such four-year terms beginning on October 1, 1992, subject to the advice and consent of the respective legislative bodies of the city or county in which the proposed member resides. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 5, A.L. 1981 S.B. 48, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1985 S.B. 32, A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 525, A.L. 1992 S.B. 553)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.359 Reduction of tax rate (roll back) by reassessment - restoration of, tax ...

184.359. Reduction of tax rate (roll back) by reassessment — restoration of, tax rate in whole or in part, procedures, election, ballot form — restored tax rate effective when. — 1. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of chapter 137 , the board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 , on behalf of such district, may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit to the qualified voters of such district at any municipal, special, primary or general election or elections a referendum or referendums to permit or restore, in part, or, in whole, the tax rate or rates authorized for any subdistrict of such district from time to time under the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384 . 2. Such proposal or proposals shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election or elections: 3. The proposed tax rate shall not exceed the maximum tax rate authorized by the voters from time to time pursuant to sections 184.350 to 184.384 , prior to reduction or reductions in such rate following any reassessment pursuant to chapter 137 . 4. In the event that a majority of the voters voting thereon in such city and a majority of the voters voting thereon in such county cast votes in favor of the proposal or proposals, then the tax rate or rates for such subdistrict or subdistricts shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to such district not less than thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065 . In the event any proposal shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county, then such proposal shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election on which such proposal was rejected. 5. Such proposal or proposals to the qualified voters of the district may be submitted by a verified resolution of the district board of directors to the respective election officials of the city and county wherein the district is located. (L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al.)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.360 Subdistrict's powers - duties.

184.360. Subdistrict's powers — duties. — 1. Each respective subdistrict is hereby empowered to own, hold, control, lease, acquire by donation, gift or bequest, purchase, contract, lease, sell, any and all rights in land, buildings, improvements, furnishings, displays, exhibits and programs and any and all other real, personal or mixed property, or to contract with other persons to provide for any and all services for the purposes of the subdistrict. 2. All buildings, property and facilities of existing publicly owned and operated zoological parks and museums established pursuant to the constitution or laws of this state or museum of science and natural history upon which a majority of the voters of both the city and county have passed upon as provided for in section 184.350 shall become the property of and vest in the respective and applicable subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.350 . Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of any such existing zoological park or museum shall be assumed by the respective subdistricts. 3. Upon the creation of a botanical subdistrict as provided for in section 184.353 , all buildings, property, and facilities which are wholly publicly owned and which are then in the care and custody of the botanical subdistrict or of any person providing botanical services to the botanical subdistrict by contract shall become the property of and vest in the botanical subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.353 . Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of such buildings, property, and facilities shall be assumed by the botanical subdistrict. 4. Upon the creation of a transport museum subdistrict as provided for in section 184.353 , all buildings, property, and facilities which are wholly publicly owned and which are then in the care and custody of the transport museum subdistrict, or of any person providing services to the transport museum subdistrict by contract, shall become the property of and vest in the transport museum subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.353 . Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of such buildings, property, and facilities shall be assumed by the transport museum subdistrict. 5. Upon the creation of a Missouri history museum subdistrict as provided for in section 184.353 , all buildings, property, and facilities which are wholly publicly owned and which are then in the care and custody of the Missouri history museum subdistrict or of any person providing Missouri history services to the Missouri history museum subdistrict by contract shall become the property of and vest in the Missouri history museum subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.353 . Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of such buildings, property, and facilities shall be assumed by the Missouri history museum subdistrict. 6. Upon the creation of a symphony orchestra subdistrict as provided for in section 184.353 , all buildings, property, and facilities which are wholly publicly owned and which are then in the care and custody of the symphony orchestra subdistrict by contract, shall become the property of and vest in the symphony orchestra subdistrict on the date such subdistrict shall be established as provided in section 184.353 . Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of such buildings, property, and facilities shall be assumed by the symphony orchestra subdistrict. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 6, A.L. 1981 S.B. 48, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1985 S.B. 32, A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1578)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.362 Facilities to be free, commission rules and regulations, employee benefits.

184.362. Facilities to be free, commission rules and regulations, employee benefits. — The use and enjoyment of such institutions and places, museums and parks of any and all of the subdistricts established under sections 184.350 to 184.384 shall be forever free and open to the public at such times as may be provided by the reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the respective commissions in order to render the use of the said subdistrict's facilities of the greatest benefit and efficiently to the greatest number. The respective commissions may exclude from the use of the said facilities any and all persons who willfully violate such rules. In addition said commission shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for its own guidance and for the election of its members and for the administration of the subdistrict as it * may deem expedient and as may not be inconsistent with the provisions of the law. The respective commissions may contract for, or exact, a charge from any person in connection with the use, enjoyment, purchase, license or lease of any property, facility, activity, exhibit, function, or personnel of the respective subdistricts. Said commission shall have exclusive control of the expenditures of all moneys collected by the district to the credit of the subdistrict's fund. The commission of any subdistrict established by the voters under the authority of section 184.350 shall have exclusive control of the construction and maintenance of any subdistrict buildings built or maintained in whole or in part with moneys of said fund and of the supervision, care and custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leased or set apart for the purposes of the subdistrict under the authority conferred in this law. The commission of any subdistrict established by the voters under the authority of section 184.350 shall have the power to appoint a director and necessary assistants, to fix their compensation and shall also have power to remove such appointees. All employees, appointees and officers of publicly owned and operated museums and zoological parks shall on the establishment of a subdistrict related thereto become employees of the subdistrict and such appointees' and employees' seniority, pension, salaries, wages and fringe benefits shall be equal to or better than that existing at the time of the establishment of the subdistrict insofar as may be possible. The respective commissions shall whenever the need arises transmit to the district a complete survey and report of the subdistrict's need for construction, reconstruction and repair of improvements, buildings and other facilities and shall include all information and data necessary for the purpose of ascertaining the cost of such improvements and shall further certify to the district the need for incurring additional indebtedness as provided in sections 184.364 to 184.376 herein. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 7, A.L. 1981 S.B. 48) *Word "they" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.364 Indebtedness, district may incur by election, limitation.

184.364. Indebtedness, district may incur by election, limitation. — The metropolitan zoological park and museum district by a vote of the qualified voters thereof voting thereon as now or hereafter required by Section 26(b) of Article VI of the Missouri Constitution may incur an additional indebtedness for the purposes of the said subdistricts separately. The total indebtedness authorized separately by the voters for the respective subdistricts shall not exceed five percent of the taxable tangible property therein as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes in said city and said county. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 8)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.366 Taxation to retire debt.

184.366. Taxation to retire debt. — Before incurring any indebtedness under the provisions herein the board of said district is hereby authorized and shall provide for the collection of an annual tax on all taxable tangible property therein sufficient to pay the interest and principal of the indebtedness as they fall due and to retire the same within twenty years from the date contracted. The said tax levy shall be in addition to that tax levy authorized by the voters as provided in section 184.350 . (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 9)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.368 Question to be submitted.

184.368. Question to be submitted. — For the purpose of incurring additional indebtedness as provided herein the board of the district shall submit the question to the voters of the district. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 10, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.370 Form of ballot.

184.370. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District on behalf of ______ (name of subdistrict) issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars for the purpose of______? (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 11, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.372 Bonds, when issued, form, limitations.

184.372. Bonds, when issued, form, limitations. — Upon the result of such question being certified by the election authority respectively to the board and if the proposition to incur or increase such indebtedness be assented to by voters voting on the question as required by or hereafter may be required by Section 26(b) of Article VI of the Missouri Constitution, the board may by resolution declare the results of the submission of the question and cause the bonds of such district to be issued, payable to the bearer, not exceeding the amount authorized, and in denominations of not less than one hundred dollars, or some multiple thereof, payable in not more than twenty years from the date they bear with * interest from the date at a rate not exceeding the highest rate of interest permitted by law payable semiannually which bonds shall have interest coupons attached to conform to the face thereof. All such bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the board, attested by the signature of the secretary, and each bond shall have impressed thereon the corporate seal of the district; provided, however, that whenever one thousand or more bonds are to be executed as of the same date, the resolution pursuant to which such bonds are issued may direct that such bonds be executed by the facsimile signature of the chairman and secretary of the board. Such bonds may be negotiated and sold but in no case shall they be sold for less than par. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 12, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) *Word "with" does not appear in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.376 Refunding bonds authorized.

184.376. Refunding bonds authorized. — For the purpose of refunding, extending or unifying the whole or any part of its valid bonded indebtedness the district may issue refunding bonds not exceeding in amount of the principal of the outstanding indebtedness to be refunded and the accrued interest to the date of such refunding bonds. The board shall provide for the payment of interest and principal of such refunding bonds in the same manner as was provided for the payment of interest and principal of the bonds refunded. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 14)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.378 Ordinances to protect facilities authorized.

184.378. Ordinances to protect facilities authorized. — The legislative authority of any city or county in which property of the metropolitan zoological park and museum district and the respective subdistricts is situated shall have the power to enact ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon said district's or subdistrict's properties, the grounds or collections of property thereof. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 15)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.380 Report to chief executive officers, when.

184.380. Report to chief executive officers, when. — The metropolitan zoological park and museum district board shall make before the second Monday in April an annual report to the chief executive officers of the said city and county respectively stating the condition of their trust on the first day of January of that year, the various sums of money received and distributed by it on behalf of the subdistricts and shall further make a combined annual report of those reports submitted by the respective subdistricts as provided hereunder. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 16)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.382 Report to district board, when.

184.382. Report to district board, when. — The commissioners of each subdistrict shall make on or before the second Monday in March an annual report to the district board setting forth the various sums of money received from the said subdistrict's fund and the amounts which have been expended and for what purposes, the number and character of the acquisitions and such other information and suggestions as they may deem important. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 17)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.384 Discriminatory employment practices prohibited.

184.384. Discriminatory employment practices prohibited. — The district and subdistricts and the officers and employees thereof shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 296 or any amendment thereto hereafter enacted. (L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 18)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.500 Definitions

184.500. Definitions — As used in sections 184.500 to 184.512 , unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Commission" , the governing body of the Kansas City Zoological District; (2) "Eligible charter county" , any county with a charter form of government and with more than six hundred thousand but fewer than seven hundred thousand inhabitants; (3) "Eligible county or eligible counties" , any eligible charter county or eligible noncharter county; (4) "Eligible noncharter county" , any county of the first classification with more than one hundred eighty-four thousand but fewer than one hundred eighty-eight thousand inhabitants, any county of the first classification with more than seventy-three thousand seven hundred but fewer than seventy-three thousand eight hundred inhabitants, and any county of the first classification with more than eighty-two thousand but fewer than eighty-two thousand one hundred inhabitants; (5) "District" , a political subdivision of this state, to be known as "The Kansas City Zoological District", which shall be created under the provisions of sections 184.500 to 184.512 and composed of eligible counties which act to create, or to become a part of, the district in accordance with the provisions of section 184.503 ; (6) "Organizations" , nonprofit and tax exempt social, civic, or community organizations and associations that are dedicated to the development, provision, operation, supervision, promotion, or support of zoological activities; (7) "Zoological activities" , the establishment and maintenance of zoological facilities and related buildings; acquisition and care of species for display and study in a zoological facility; educational and cultural programs relating to zoological matters; artistic, historical, intellectual, or social programs that relate to zoological matters; and such other collateral activities as may be necessary to maintain and carry out other activities provided under sections 184.500 to 184.512 ; (8) "Zoological facilities" , facilities operated or used for participation or engagement in zoological activities. (L. 2010 H.B. 1316 merged with H.B. 2297)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.503 Creation of district and sales tax authorized - ballot language - sales tax ...

184.503. Creation of district and sales tax authorized — ballot language — sales tax revenue, use of — withdrawal from district, procedure. — 1. The governing body of any eligible county may, by resolution, authorize the creation of or participation in a district, and may impose a sales tax on all retail sales made within the eligible county which are subject to sales tax under chapter 144 . The tax authorized in this section shall not exceed one-fourth of one percent, and shall be imposed solely for the purpose of funding the support of zoological activities within the district. The tax authorized in this section shall be in addition to all other sales taxes imposed by law, and shall be stated separately from all other charges and taxes. Such creation of or participation in such district and the levy of the sales tax may be accomplished individually or on a cooperative basis with another eligible county or other eligible counties for financial support of the district. A petition requesting such creation of or participation in such district and the levy of the sales tax for the purpose of funding the support of zoological activities within the district may also be filed with the governing body, and shall be signed by not less than the number of qualified electors of an eligible county equal to five percent of the number of ballots cast and counted at the last preceding gubernatorial election held in such county. No such resolution adopted or petition presented under this section shall become effective unless the governing body of the eligible county submits to the voters residing within the eligible county at a state general, primary, or special election a proposal to authorize the governing body of the eligible county to create or participate in a district and to impose a tax under this section. The county election official shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general or primary election or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition or propositions shall be submitted at the next general or primary election or special election held for submission of this proposition. The resolution or proposition shall be printed on the ballot and in the notice of election. Provisions of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, no tax authorized under the provisions of this section shall be effective in any eligible noncharter county unless the tax authorized under the provisions of this section is also collected by an eligible charter county. 2. The ballot for the proposition in any county shall be in substantially the following form: The governing body of the county may place additional language on the ballot to describe the use or allocation of the funds. 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in such county at said election cast votes for the proposition, then the district shall be deemed established and the tax rate for such subdistrict shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the year following the year of said election and the governing body of such county may proceed with the performance of all things necessary and incidental to participation in the district. The results of the aforesaid election shall be certified by the election officials of such county to the governing body of such county not less than thirty days after the day of election. In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the votes "FOR", then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election the proposition was rejected. Any such resubmissions of such proposition shall substantially comply with the provisions of sections 184.500 to 184.515 . 4. Except as modified in this section, all provisions of sections 32.085 and 32.087 shall apply to the tax imposed under this section. 5. All sales taxes collected by the director of revenue from the tax authorized by this section on behalf of the district, less one percent for cost of collection, which shall be deposited in the state's general revenue fund after payment of premiums for surety bonds, as provided in section 32.087 , shall be deposited in a special trust fund, which is hereby created, to be known as the "Kansas City Zoological District Sales Tax Trust Fund". The moneys in the Kansas City zoological district sales tax trust fund shall not be deemed to be state funds and shall not be commingled with any funds of the state. The director of revenue shall keep accurate records of the amount of money collected and deposited in the trust fund and the records shall be open to the inspection of officers of the district, the counties composing the district, and the public. Not later than the tenth day of each month the director of revenue shall distribute all moneys deposited in the Kansas City zoological district sales tax trust fund during the preceding month to the district. 6. The director of revenue may make refunds from the amounts in the Kansas City zoological district sales tax trust fund and credited to the district for erroneous payments and overpayments made, and may redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of the district. If the district abolishes the tax, the county shall notify the director of revenue of the action at least ninety days prior to the effective date of the repeal and the director of revenue may order retention in the Kansas City zoological district sales tax trust fund, for a period of one year, of two percent of the amount collected after receipt of such notice to cover possible refunds or overpayment of the tax and to redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of such account. After one year has elapsed after the effective date of abolition of the tax in the district, the director of revenue shall remit the balance in the account to the district and close the account of the district. The director of revenue shall notify the district of each instance of any amount refunded or any check redeemed from receipts due the district. 7. Any of the eligible counties composing the Kansas City zoological district may withdraw from the district by adoption of a resolution and approval of the resolution by a majority of the qualified electors of the county, in the same manner provided in this section for creating or becoming a part of the district. The governing body of a withdrawing county shall provide for the sending of formal written notice of withdrawal from the district to the governing body of the other county or each of the other counties comprising the district. Actual withdrawal shall not take effect until ninety days after notice has been sent. A withdrawing county shall not be relieved from any obligation that such county may have assumed or incurred by reason of being a part of the district, including, but not limited to, the retirement of any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district. (L. 2010 H.B. 1316 merged with H.B. 2297) (2013) Section does not require but gives the county commission the discretion whether to place the petition question on the ballot. Page v. Scavuzzo, 412 S.W.3d 263 (Mo.App.W.D.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.506 Commission to govern, members, terms, meetings, quorum - immunity for members.

184.506. Commission to govern, members, terms, meetings, quorum — immunity for members. — 1. The district shall be governed by the commission, which shall be a body corporate and politic and subdivision of the state and shall be composed of resident electors, as follows: (1) One member of the governing body of each eligible county that is a part of the district, who shall be appointed by a majority vote of such county's governing body; (2) One member of the Kansas City, Missouri, board of parks and recreation, who shall be appointed by a majority vote of such board; (3) One member shall be the executive director of the Kansas City zoo; (4) One member shall be appointed by the governing body of each eligible county which establishes the district under section 184.503 in the following manner: (a) The Friends of the Zoo, Inc., shall provide the names of three individuals to the governing body of each eligible county. Each individual named shall be at least twenty-one years of age, a resident of such eligible county, and a registered voter of such eligible county; (b) Within sixty days of receiving the three names provided under paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the governing body of each eligible charter county shall select by a majority vote one individual from the three names provided under paragraph (a) of this subdivision who shall then serve as a member of the district's commission for a term described under subsection 2 of this section. Within sixty days of receiving the three names provided under paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the governing body of each eligible noncharter county shall select by unanimous vote one individual from the three names provided under paragraph (a) of this subdivision who shall then serve as a member of the district's commission for a term described under subsection 2 of this section. 2. The term of each commissioner, initially appointed by a county governing body, shall expire concurrently with such commissioner's tenure as a county officer or three years after the date of appointment as a commissioner, whichever occurs first. The term of each succeeding commissioner shall expire concurrently with such successor commissioner's tenure as a county officer or four years after the date of appointment as a commissioner, whichever occurs first. The term of the commissioner initially appointed by the Kansas City, Missouri, board of parks and recreation shall expire concurrently with such commissioner's tenure as a member of the Kansas City, Missouri, board of parks and recreation, or one year after the date of appointment as a commissioner, whichever occurs first. The term of each commissioner succeeding a commissioner appointed by the Kansas City, Missouri, board of parks and recreation shall expire concurrently with such successor commissioner's tenure as a member of the Kansas City, Missouri, board of parks and recreation or four years after the date of appointment as a commissioner, whichever occurs first. The term of each commissioner initially appointed by the governing body of an eligible county shall expire four years after the date of appointment as a commissioner. The term of each commissioner succeeding a commissioner appointed by the governing body of an eligible county shall expire four years after the date of appointment as commissioner. If an eligible county withdraws under subsection 7 of section 184.503 , then the position of commissioner appointed by such eligible county ends on the date on which the withdrawal becomes effective. The term of the executive director of the Kansas City zoo shall not expire but shall transfer automatically to the current executive director of the Kansas City zoo or any interim director. Any vacancy occurring in a commissioner position for reasons other than expiration of terms of office shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment in the same manner that the original appointment was made. Any commissioner may be removed for cause by the appointing authority of the commissioner. 3. The commission shall select annually, from its membership, a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a treasurer. The treasurer shall be bonded in such amounts as the commission may require. 4. The commission may appoint such officers, agents, and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties, and shall determine the qualifications and duties and fix the compensation of such officers, agents, and employees. 5. The commission shall fix the time and place at which its meetings shall be held. Meetings shall be held within the district and shall be open to the public. Public notice shall be given of all meetings. 6. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute, in the aggregate, a quorum for the transaction of business. No action of the commission shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least a quorum is present, and unless a majority of the commissioners present at such meeting shall vote in favor thereof. In the event a quorum is present and there is a tie vote on a pending motion, the executive director of the Kansas City zoo shall have the power to break the tie by exercising an additional vote. No action of the commission taken at a meeting thereof shall be binding unless the subject of such action is included in a written agenda for such meeting, the agenda and notice of meeting having been mailed to each commissioner by postage-paid first class mail at least fourteen calendar days prior to the meeting. 7. The commissioners shall be subject to the provisions of the laws of this state, which relate to conflicts of interest, in any zoological activity supported by the district or commission or in any other business transaction of the district or commission. A commissioner shall disclose any conflict of interest in writing to the other commissioners and shall abstain from voting on any matter relating to such facility, organization, or activity or such business transaction, except that the executive director of Kansas City zoo shall not be required to abstain from voting on matters relating to the Kansas City zoo. 8. Commissioners shall enjoy official immunity under the common law for any action at law or equity, or other legal proceeding against any commissioner relating to any act or omission of the commissioner arising out of his or her performance of duties as a commissioner. If any action at law or equity, or other legal proceeding, shall be brought against any commissioner for any act or omission arising out of the performance of duties as a commissioner, the commissioner shall be indemnified in whole and held harmless by the commission for any judgment or decree entered against the commissioner and, further, shall be defended at the cost of expense of the commission in any such proceeding. (L. 2010 H.B. 1316 merged with H.B. 2297)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.509 Seal and bylaws - power to contract - borrowing of moneys, when - support ...

184.509. Seal and bylaws — power to contract — borrowing of moneys, when — support for activities, considerations — annual report. — 1. The commission shall adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing its management and procedure. The commission shall have the power to contract and to be contracted with, and to sue and to be sued. The commission may own and acquire, by gift, purchase, lease, or devise, zoological facilities within the territory of the district. The commission may plan, construct, operate, and maintain and contract for the operation and maintenance of zoological facilities within the territory of the district. The commission may sell, lease, donate, transfer, or otherwise dispose of zoological facilities within the territory of the district. The commission may receive for any of its purposes and functions any contributions or moneys appropriated by counties or cities and may solicit and receive any and all donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services from any state or the United States or any agency thereof, or from any institution, foundation, organization, person, firm, or corporation, and may utilize and dispose of the same. 2. At any time following five years from the date of creation of the Kansas City zoological district, the commission may borrow moneys for the planning, construction, equipping, operation, maintenance, repair, extension, expansion, or improvement of any zoological facility by: (1) Issuing notes, bonds or other instruments in writing of the commission in evidence of the sum or sums to be borrowed. No notes, bonds or other instruments in writing shall be issued pursuant to this subsection until the issuance of such notes, bonds or instruments has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting at an election called and held thereon. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided by law; (2) Issuing refunding notes, bonds or other instruments in writing for the purpose of refunding, extending or unifying the whole or any part of its outstanding indebtedness from time to time, whether evidenced by notes, bonds or other instruments in writing. Such refunding notes, bonds or other instruments in writing shall not exceed in amount the principal of the outstanding indebtedness to be refunded and the accrued interest thereon to the date of such refunding; (3) Providing that all notes, bonds and other instruments in writing issued hereunder shall or may be payable, both as to principal and interest, from sales tax revenues authorized under this compact and disbursed to the district by counties comprising the district, admissions and other revenues collected from the use of any zoological facility or facilities constructed hereunder, or from any other resources of the commission, and further may be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust upon any property interest of the commission; and (4) Prescribing the details of all notes, bonds or other instruments in writing, and of the issuance and sale thereof. The commission shall have the power to enter into covenants with the holders of such notes, bonds or other instruments in writing, not inconsistent with the powers granted herein, without further legislative authority. 3. The commission may provide donations, contributions, and grants or other support, financial or otherwise for, or in aid of, zoological activities in counties that are part of the district. In determining whether to provide any such support the commission shall consider the following factors: (1) The commission's primary purpose is to support the maintenance and operation of the Kansas City zoo through donations, contributions, grants, and other financial support; (2) The economic impact upon the district; (3) The benefit to citizens of the district and to the general public; (4) The contribution to the quality of life and popular image of the district; (5) The breadth of popular appeal within and outside the district; and (6) Any other factor deemed appropriate by the commission. 4. The commission may provide for actual and necessary expenses of commissioners incurred in the performance of their official duties. 5. The commission shall cause to be prepared annually a report on the operations and transactions conducted by the commission during the preceding year. The report shall be submitted to the governing bodies of the counties comprising the district, to the governing body of each county that appoints a commissioner, to the Kansas City, Missouri, board of parks and recreation, and to the executive board of Friends of the Zoo, Inc. The commission shall publish the annual report in the official county newspaper of each of the counties comprising the district. 6. The commission has the power to perform all other necessary and incidental functions and duties and to exercise all other necessary and appropriate powers not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of this state to effectuate the same. 7. Nothing in this section shall be construed as granting the commission authority or power to manage the Kansas City zoo or to retain title to, or control over, the lands occupied by the Kansas City zoo. (L. 2010 H.B. 1316 merged with H.B. 2297)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.512 Administration, funding of - record keeping requirements.

184.512. Administration, funding of — record keeping requirements. — 1. The moneys necessary to finance administrative operations of the Kansas City zoological district for the first six months after its creation shall be appropriated to the commission by the counties comprising the district. Thereafter, the moneys necessary to finance the operation of the Kansas City zoological district shall be taken from the Kansas City zoological district sales tax fund , established under the provisions of section 184.503 . 2. The commission shall not incur any indebtedness or obligation of any kind, nor shall the commission pledge the credit of either or any of the counties comprising the district, except as authorized in section 184.509 . The budget of the district shall be prepared, adopted, and published as provided by law for other political subdivisions of this state. 3. This commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become a part of the annual report of the commission. 4. The accounts of the commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly authorized representatives of the counties comprising the district, the cities that appoint a commissioner, the executive committee of Friends of the Zoo, Inc., and other persons authorized by the commission. (L. 2010 H.B. 1316 merged with H.B. 2297)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.600 Zoo district - boundaries - petition to form - areas outside city may ...

184.600. Zoo district — boundaries — petition to form — areas outside city may petition to join — elections — ballot content and form. — 1. A metropolitan zoo district may be established in any city with a population of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants located within a first class county which does not adjoin any other first class county, after voter approval pursuant to this section. A zoo district shall consist of such institutions and places for the collection and exhibition of animals and animal life, for the instruction and recreation of the people, for the promotion of zoology and kindred subjects, for the encouragement of zoological study and research and for the increase of public interest in wild animals and in the protection of wild animal life. The boundaries of any such metropolitan zoo district shall be the corporate boundaries of the city, any lands annexed into the city after the establishment of the district and areas adjacent to the city which petition and vote to become part of the district pursuant to section 184.602 . The question shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the city at a local or state general, primary or special election upon the petition of five percent of the qualified voters of the city as determined on the basis of the number of votes cast in the city for governor at the last election held prior to the filing of the petition, except that such election shall not be held prior to 1992. The election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general or primary election or special election in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the city that such proposition shall be submitted at the next general or primary election or special election held for submission of this proposition. A municipality shall include in the ballot a provision for a tax to support the district in an amount not to exceed ten cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation of all taxable property within the district. 2. Citizens living in a first class county in an area adjacent to and within two miles of a city that has formed or has called an election to form a metropolitan zoo may petition the county commission where the city is located to become part of the metropolitan zoo district by filing with the county commission a petition containing a description of the area to be included in the district and the signatures of five percent of the qualified voters of the area as determined by the county clerk on the basis of the number of votes cast in the area for governor at the last election held prior to the filing of the petition. The question shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the area at a local or state general, primary or special election upon the certification by the county clerk that the petition contains the signatures of the required number of qualified voters. The election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general or primary election or special election in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county that such proposition shall be submitted at the next general or primary election or special election held for submission of this proposition. The commission shall include in the ballot as requested in the petition a provision for a tax to support the district at the rate of tax which residents of the city are required to pay to support the district. 3. If the election is held in the city such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: 4. If the election is held in an area outside the city such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: 5. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in the city at such election cast votes "FOR" the proposition, then the district shall be established and the tax rate shall be in full force and effect as of the first day of the year following the year of the election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of the city not less than thirty days after the day of election. In the event the proposition fails to receive a majority of the votes "FOR" in the city, then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election the proposition was rejected. 6. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in an area outside the city at such election cast votes "FOR" the proposition, then the area shall be part of the metropolitan zoo district as of the first day of the year following the year of the election provided the voters in the city have voted to form such a district. The results of the election shall be certified by the election official of the county not less than thirty days after the election. In the event the proposition fails to receive a majority of the votes "FOR" in the area outside the city, then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election the proposition was rejected. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.602 Board, appointment, terms, officers, vacancies - area outside city ...

184.602. Board, appointment, terms, officers, vacancies — area outside city representation, how determined, county clerk's duties — qualifications — terms. — 1. When in any city as described in section 184.600 it has been decided by vote in the manner provided in section 184.600 that a tax shall be levied for the metropolitan zoo district, then the mayor of the city shall appoint nine members to the metropolitan zoo district board, with the approval of the city council. Such board members shall serve without compensation for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified, except that of the initial appointments three shall be for a term of one year, three shall be for a term of two years, and three shall be for a term of three years. Any vacancy shall be filled by the mayor, with the approval of the city council, for the unexpired term. Each member appointed shall have been a qualified voter of the city for at least one year immediately before his appointment and shall continue to reside therein during his tenure in office. The board shall elect its own chairman, secretary and such other officers that it deems necessary and it may make such rules, regulations and bylaws to effectuate its purposes it deems necessary. 2. If an area outside the city votes to join the district, then such area shall be entitled to proportional representation on the board in accordance with its population to the population of the city provided such area shall be entitled to at least one representative on the board. The county clerk shall determine the number of additional representatives by dividing the population of the city based on the last census by nine to produce the quotient and shall allocate to an area that has voted to join the district one representative per quotient or part thereof which representative or representatives shall be in addition to the nine representatives from the city. The county commission shall appoint board members who shall have resided in the area outside the city for terms of three years. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.604 Increase tax rate for district - ballot form - failure to adopt, ...

184.604. Increase tax rate for district — ballot form — failure to adopt, resubmission, when. — 1. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoo district, as established pursuant to the provisions of section 184.600 , on behalf of the district may request the election officials of the city to submit a proposition to increase the maximum tax rate for the district set in section 184.600 , to the qualified voters of such district at any general or primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice as provided in chapter 115 . 2. Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in the district at such election cast votes "YES" for the proposition, then the new tax rate for the district shall be in full force and effect as of the first day of the year following the election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of the city not less than thirty days after the day on which such election was held. In the event the proposition fails to receive a majority of the votes "YES" in the district, then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election at which such proposition was rejected. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.606 Powers of district - city to convey existing public zoo to district, ...

184.606. Powers of district — city to convey existing public zoo to district, conditions — right to charge fees, when — authority to employ staff. — 1. Each metropolitan zoo district may own, hold, control, lease, acquire by donation, gift or bequest, purchase, contract, lease, sell, any and all rights in land, buildings, improvements, furnishings, displays, exhibits and programs and any and all other real, personal or mixed property, or to contract with other persons to provide for any and all services for the purposes of the district. 2. All buildings, property and facilities of existing public zoos in the city or owned by the city shall become the property of and vest in the district, except that the city may at its option by filing notice with the district within ninety days after the voters have given approval of the district that it will deed the property subject to certain conditions or contract with the district for conveyance of such property subject to terms and conditions that the city deems appropriate. Any obligations, duties, rights, privileges of whatever description pertaining to or relating to the maintenance, operation, construction, design, or affairs of any such existing zoo shall be assumed by the respective district, including the right to continue to charge fees if such fees were approved by the voters. 3. The district may employ and appoint personnel as the district board deems appropriate and necessary to carry out the functions of the district. All employees of a publicly owned and operated zoological park shall upon the establishment of a district become employees of the district and such appointees' and employees' seniority, pension, salaries, wages and fringe benefits shall be equal to or better than that existing at the time of the establishment of the district insofar as may be possible. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 4 subsecs. 1, 2, 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.608 Collection of taxes, procedure - use of funds collected.

184.608. Collection of taxes, procedure — use of funds collected. — All taxes levied under section 184.600 or 184.604 shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other ad valorem taxes on the taxable property are collected. The county assessor shall transfer the moneys collected on behalf of the metropolitan zoo district to the district board and such moneys shall be used solely for construction, improvement, maintenance or purchase of zoos within the district or for the administration of the district. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 4 subsec. 4)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.610 Dissolution of district, procedure - ballot form - cost of election, how ...

184.610. Dissolution of district, procedure — ballot form — cost of election, how paid — property donated by city to revert to city. — 1. Any special purpose district formed under the provisions of sections 184.600 to 184.622 may be dissolved pursuant to this section. Upon the filing with the governing body of the district of a petition containing the signatures of qualified voters representing eight percent of the votes cast at the last preceding election for governor, the governing body shall submit the proposition to the voters in the district using the same procedure and in the same manner so far as practicable as is provided for the submission of the question for forming the district. 2. Such proposition or propositions shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition cast "YES" votes, then the district shall be deemed dissolved. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officials of such city or county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city or county not less than thirty days after the day on which such election was held. The cost of such election shall be borne by the city and county, respectively, as provided by law. 4. Dissolution of the district shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by section 67.955 , except property owned by any city which was donated to the district pursuant to subsection 2 of section 184.606 shall revert to such city. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 5)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.612 Additional indebtedness may be incurred by district with voter approval, ...

184.612. Additional indebtedness may be incurred by district with voter approval, amount. — The metropolitan zoo district by a vote of the qualified voters thereof voting thereon as now or hereafter required by Section 26(b) of Article VI of the Missouri Constitution may incur an additional indebtedness for the purposes of the district. The total indebtedness authorized separately by the voters for the respective district shall not exceed five percent of the taxable tangible property therein as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes in the city and the county. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 6)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.614 Tax levy requirements - additional indebtedness - election - ballot form.

184.614. Tax levy requirements — additional indebtedness — election — ballot form. — 1. Before incurring any indebtedness under the provisions of section 184.612 , the board of the district shall provide for the collection of an annual tax on all taxable tangible property therein sufficient to pay the interest and principal of the indebtedness as they fall due and to retire the same within twenty years from the date contracted. The tax levy shall be in addition to that tax levy authorized by the voters as provided in sections 184.600 and 184.604 . 2. For the purpose of incurring additional indebtedness as provided in section 184.612 , the board of the district shall submit the question to the voters of the district. 3. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the ______ Metropolitan Zoo District issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars for the purpose of ______? (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 7 subsecs. 1, 2, 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.616 Bond issues, payable when - interest rate - bond, form and content - not to ...

184.616. Bond issues, payable when — interest rate — bond, form and content — not to be sold for less than par. — Upon the result of such question being certified by the election authority respectively to the board and if the proposition to incur or increase such indebtedness be assented to by voters voting on the question as required by or hereafter may be required by Section 26(b) of Article VI of the Missouri Constitution, the board may by resolution declare the results of the submission of the question and cause the bonds of such district to be issued, payable to the bearer, not exceeding the amount authorized, and in denominations of not less than one hundred dollars, or some multiple thereof, payable in not more than twenty years from the date they bear with interest from the date at a rate not exceeding the highest rate of interest permitted by law payable semiannually which bonds shall have interest coupons attached to conform to the fact thereof. All such bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the board, attested by the signature of the secretary, and each bond shall have impressed thereon the corporate seal of the district, that whenever one thousand or more bonds are to be executed as of the same date, the resolution pursuant to which such bonds are issued may direct that such bonds be executed by the facsimile signature of the chairman and secretary of the board. Such bonds may be negotiated and sold but in no case shall they be sold for less than par. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 7 subsec. 4)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.618 Conversion of bond into registered bond, procedure.

184.618. Conversion of bond into registered bond, procedure. — Whenever the owner of any coupon bond, or any bond payable to bearer, already issued or hereafter issued by the district shall present any such bond to the treasurer or other officer of such corporation, who by law performs the duties of treasurer, with a request for the conversion * of such bond into a registered bond, such treasurer, or such other officer, shall cut off and cancel the coupons of any such coupon bond so presented, and shall stamp, print or write upon such coupon bond, or such other bond payable to bearer, so presented, either upon the back or upon the face thereof, as may be convenient, a statement to the effect that the said bond is registered in the name of the owner, and that thereafter the interest and principal of such bond is payable to the registered owner. Thereafter, and from time to time, any such bond may be transferred by such registered owner in person, or by an attorney duly authorized on presentation of such bond to such treasurer, or such other officer, and the bond be again registered as before, a similar statement being stamped, printed or written thereon. Such statement stamped, printed or written upon any such bond may be in substantially the following form: After any bond has been so registered, the principal and interest of such bond shall be payable to the registered owner. Such treasurer, or such other officer, shall keep in his office a book or books which shall at all times show what bonds are registered and in whose names. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 8) *Word "conversation" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.620 Refunding bonds, authority to issue, when - funding for payment of ...

184.620. Refunding bonds, authority to issue, when — funding for payment of principal and interest. — For the purpose of refunding, extending or unifying the whole or any part of its valid bonded indebtedness, the district may issue refunding bonds not exceeding an amount of the principal of the outstanding indebtedness to be refunded and the accrued interest to the date of such refunding bonds. The board shall provide for the payment of interest and principal of such refunding bonds in the same manner as was provided for the payment of interest and principal of the bonds refunded. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 9)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.622 Penalty ordinances may be enacted by city or county for injury to district ...

184.622. Penalty ordinances may be enacted by city or county for injury to district property. — The legislative authority of any city or county in which property of the metropolitan zoo district is situated shall have the power to enact ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon the district or district's properties, the grounds or collections of property thereof. (L. 1990 S.B. 525 § 10)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.800 Law, how cited.

184.800. Law, how cited. — Sections 184.800 to 184.880 shall be known as the "Missouri Museum and Cultural District Act". (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.805 Definitions.

184.805. Definitions. — 1. As used in sections 184.800 to 184.880 , the following terms mean: (1) "Board" , the board of directors of a district; (2) "Cultural asset" , a building or area used for the purposes of promoting community culture and the arts, recreation and knowledge, including for purposes of supporting or promoting the performing arts, theater, music, entertainment, public spaces, public libraries or other public assets; (3) "Disaster area" , an area located within a municipality for which public and individual assistance has been declared by the President under Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 5121, et seq., provided that the municipality adopts or has adopted an ordinance approving a redevelopment plan within three years after the President declares such disaster; (4) "District" , a museum and cultural district organized pursuant to sections 184.800 to 184.880 ; (5) "Museum" , a building or area used for the purpose of exhibiting and/or preserving objects or specimens of interest to the public, including but not limited to photographs, art, historical items, items of natural history, and items connected with wildlife, conservation, and historical events; (6) "Owner of real property" , the owner of the fee interest in the real property. An owner may be either a natural person or a legal entity. 2. For the purposes of Sections 11(c), 16 and 22 of Article X of the Constitution of Missouri, section 137.073 , and as used in sections 184.800 to 184.880 , the following terms shall have the meanings given: (1) "Approval of the required majority" , a simple majority; (2) "Qualified voters" , the owners of real property located within the proposed district. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.810 Authorized purposes of a district - district is a political subdivision - ...

184.810. Authorized purposes of a district — district is a political subdivision — limitation on names of structures. — 1. A district where the majority of the property is located within a disaster area may be created to fund, promote, plan, design, construct, improve, maintain and operate one or more projects relating to one or more museums and cultural assets or to assist in such activity. 2. A district is a political subdivision of the state. 3. No structures operated by a museum and cultural district board pursuant to sections 184.800 to 184.880 shall be named for a commercial venture. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1905, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.815 Petition for creation of district to be filed, when - size of district - ...

184.815. Petition for creation of district to be filed, when — size of district — petition contents — objections to petition, when raised. — 1. Whenever the creation of a district is desired, the owners of real property who own at least two-thirds of the real property within the proposed district may file a petition requesting the creation of a district. The petition shall be filed in the circuit court of the county in which the proposed district is located. Any petition to create a museum and cultural district pursuant to the provisions of sections 184.800 to 184.880 shall be filed within fifteen years after the Presidential declaration establishing the disaster area. 2. The proposed district area may contain one or more parcels of real property, which may or may not be contiguous and may further include any portion of one or more municipalities. 3. The petition shall set forth: (1) The name and address of each owner of real property located within the proposed district; (2) A specific description of the proposed district boundaries including a map illustrating such boundaries; (3) A general description of the purpose or purposes for which the district is being formed, including a description of the proposed museum or museums and cultural asset or cultural assets and a general plan for operation of each museum and each cultural asset within the district; and (4) The name of the proposed district. 4. In the event any owner of real property within the proposed district who is named in the petition shall not join in the petition or file an entry of appearance and waiver of service of process in the case, a copy of the petition shall be served upon said owner in the manner provided by supreme court rule for the service of petitions generally. Any objections to the petition shall be raised by answer within the time provided by supreme court rule for the filing of an answer to a petition. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23, A.L. 2019 S.B. 397)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.820 Petitions, who may file - hearing on petition - appeals.

184.820. Petitions, who may file — hearing on petition — appeals. — 1. Any owner of real property within the proposed district may join in or file a petition supporting or answer opposing the creation of the district and seeking a judgment respecting these same issues. 2. The court shall hear the case without a jury. If the court determines the petition is defective or the proposed district or its plan of operation is unconstitutional, it shall enter its judgment to that effect and shall refuse to incorporate the district as requested in the pleadings. If the court determines the petition is not legally defective and the proposed district and plan of operation are not unconstitutional, the court shall determine and declare the district organized and incorporated and shall approve the plan of operation stated in the petition. 3. Any party having filed a petition or answer to a petition may appeal the circuit court's order or judgment in the same manner as provided for other appeals. Any order either refusing to incorporate the district or incorporating the district shall be deemed a final judgment for purposes of appeal. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.825 Costs of petition, reimbursement, when.

184.825. Costs of petition, reimbursement, when. — The costs of filing and defending the petition and all publication and incidental costs incurred in obtaining circuit court certification of the petition for voter approval shall be paid by the petitioners. If a district is organized pursuant to sections 184.800 to 184.880 , the petitioners may be reimbursed for such costs out of the revenues received by the district. (L. 1997 S.B. 21) Effective 7-7-97

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.827 Museum and cultural district board, members.

184.827. Museum and cultural district board, members. — A museum and cultural district created pursuant to sections 184.800 to 184.880 shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five members who shall be elected as provided in section 184.830 . (L. 1998 H.B. 1905, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.830 Notice of order declaring district, publication, election of board of ...

184.830. Notice of order declaring district, publication, election of board of directors — election of chairman and secretary procedures — term of a director and age qualification. — 1. Within thirty days after the order declaring the district organized has become final, the circuit clerk of the county in which the petition was filed shall, give notice by causing publication to be made once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the last publication of which shall be at least ten days before the day of the meeting required by this section, call a meeting of the owners of real property within the district at a day and hour specified in a public place in the county in which the petition was filed for the purpose of electing a board of five directors, to be composed of owners or representatives of owners of real property in the district. 2. The owners of real property, when assembled, shall organize by the election of a chairman and secretary of the meeting who shall conduct the election. At the election, each acre of real property within the district shall be considered as a voting interest, and each owner of real property shall have one vote in person or by proxy for every acre of real property owned within the district for each director to be elected. A director need not be a legal voter of the district. 3. Each director shall serve for a term of three years and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Successor directors shall be elected in the same manner as the initial directors at a meeting of the owners of real property called by the board. Each successor director shall serve a three-year term. The remaining directors shall have the authority to elect an interim director to complete any unexpired term of a director caused by resignation or disqualification. 4. Directors shall be at least twenty-one years of age. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.835 Powers of board of directors - election of officers - employees quorum ...

184.835. Powers of board of directors — election of officers — employees quorum necessary for board action — reimbursement of expenses. — 1. The board shall possess and exercise all of the district's legislative and executive powers. 2. Within thirty days after the election of the initial directors, the board shall meet. At its first meeting and after each election of new board members the board shall elect a chairman, a secretary, a treasurer and such other officers as it deems necessary from its members. A director may fill more than one office, except that a director may not fill both the office of chairman and secretary. 3. At the first meeting, the board, by resolution, shall define the first and subsequent fiscal years of the district, and shall adopt a corporate seal. 4. A simple majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. If a quorum exists, a simple majority of those voting shall have the authority to act in the name of the board, and approve any board resolution. 5. Each director shall devote such time to the duties of the office as the faithful discharge thereof may require and may be reimbursed for his or her actual expenditures in the performance of his or her duties on behalf of the district. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.840 Funding, authority to receive and expend - appropriations.

184.840. Funding, authority to receive and expend — appropriations. — 1. A district may receive and use funds for the purposes of planning, designing, constructing, reconstructing, maintaining and operating one or more museums and cultural assets, conducting educational programs in connection therewith which is reasonably connected with the museum or cultural asset and for any other purposes authorized by sections 184.840 to 184.880 . Such funds may be derived from any funding method which is authorized by sections 184.800 to 184.880 and from any other source, including but not limited to funds from federal sources, the state of Missouri or an agency thereof, a political subdivision of the state or private sources. 2. The general assembly may annually for a period of twenty years after January 1, 2013, make appropriations from general revenue to a district which is created pursuant to the provisions of sections 184.800 to 184.880 . (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1905, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.845 Sales tax, board may impose museum district sales tax, how imposed - rate ...

184.845. Sales tax, board may impose museum district sales tax, how imposed — rate of tax — violations, penalties. — 1. The board of the district may impose a museum and cultural district sales tax by resolution on all retail sales made in such museum and cultural district which are subject to taxation pursuant to the provisions of sections 144.010 to 144.525 . Such museum and cultural district sales tax may be imposed for any museum or cultural purpose designated by the board of the museum and cultural district. If the resolution is adopted the board of the district may submit the question of whether to impose a sales tax authorized by this section to the qualified voters, who shall have the same voting interests as with the election of members of the board of the district. 2. The sales tax authorized by this section shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter following adoption of the tax by the board or qualified voters, if the board elects to submit the question of whether to impose a sales tax to the qualified voters. 3. In each museum and cultural district in which a sales tax has been imposed in the manner provided by this section, every retailer shall add the tax imposed by the museum and cultural district pursuant to this section to the retailer's sale price, and when so added such tax shall constitute a part of the price, shall be a debt of the purchaser to the retailer until paid, and shall be recoverable at law in the same manner as the purchase price. 4. In order to permit sellers required to collect and report the sales tax authorized by this section to collect the amount required to be reported and remitted, but not to change the requirements of reporting or remitting tax or to serve as a levy of the tax, and in order to avoid fractions of pennies, the museum and cultural district may establish appropriate brackets which shall be used in the district imposing a tax pursuant to this section in lieu of those brackets provided in section 144.285 . 5. All revenue received by a museum and cultural district from the tax authorized by this section which has been designated for a certain museum or cultural purpose shall be deposited in a special trust fund and shall be used solely for such designated purpose. All funds remaining in the special trust fund shall continue to be used solely for such designated museum or cultural purpose. Any funds in such special trust fund which are not needed for current expenditures may be invested by the board of directors in accordance with applicable laws relating to the investment of other museum or cultural district funds. 6. The sales tax may be imposed at a rate of one-half of one percent, three-fourths of one percent or one percent on the receipts from the sale at retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail within the museum and cultural district adopting such tax, if such property and services are subject to taxation by the state of Missouri pursuant to the provisions of sections 144.010 to 144.525 . Any museum and cultural district sales tax imposed pursuant to this section shall be imposed at a rate that shall be uniform throughout the district. 7. On and after the effective date of any tax imposed pursuant to this section, the museum and cultural district shall perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, enforcement, and operation of the tax. The tax imposed pursuant to this section shall be collected and reported upon such forms and under such administrative rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the museum and cultural district. 8. All applicable provisions contained in sections 144.010 to 144.525 governing the state sales tax, sections 32.085 and 32.087 , and section 32.057 , the uniform confidentiality provision, shall apply to the collection of the tax imposed by this section, except as modified in this section. All revenue collected under this section by the director of the department of revenue on behalf of the museum and cultural districts, except for one percent for the cost of collection which shall be deposited in the state's general revenue fund, shall be deposited in a special trust fund, which is hereby created and shall be known as the "Missouri Museum Cultural District Tax Fund", and shall be used solely for such designated purpose. Moneys in the fund shall not be deemed to be state funds, and shall not be commingled with any funds of the state. The director may make refunds from the amounts in the fund and credited to the district for erroneous payments and overpayments made, and may redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of such county. 9. All exemptions granted to agencies of government, organizations, persons and to the sale of certain articles and items of tangible personal property and taxable services pursuant to the provisions of sections 144.010 to 144.525 are hereby made applicable to the imposition and collection of the tax imposed by this section. 10. The same sales tax permit, exemption certificate and retail certificate required by sections 144.010 to 144.525 for the administration and collection of the state sales tax shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and no additional permit or exemption certificate or retail certificate shall be required; except that the museum and cultural district may prescribe a form of exemption certificate for an exemption from the tax imposed by this section. 11. The penalties provided in section 32.057 and sections 144.010 to 144.525 for violation of those sections are hereby made applicable to violations of this section. 12. For the purpose of a sales tax imposed by a resolution pursuant to this section, all retail sales except retail sales of motor vehicles shall be deemed to be consummated at the place of business of the retailer unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or the retailer's agent to an out-of-state destination or to a common carrier for delivery to an out-of-state destination. In the event a retailer has more than one place of business in this state which participates in the sale, the sale shall be deemed to be consummated at the place of business of the retailer where the initial order for the tangible personal property is taken, even though the order shall be forwarded elsewhere for acceptance, approval of credit, shipment or billing. A sale by a retailer's employee shall be deemed to be consummated at the place of business from which the employee works. 13. All sales taxes collected by the museum and cultural district shall be deposited by the museum and cultural district in a special fund to be expended for the purposes authorized in this section. The museum and cultural district shall keep accurate records of the amount of money which was collected pursuant to this section, and the records shall be open to the inspection by the officers and directors of each museum and cultural district and the Missouri department of revenue. Tax returns filed by businesses within the district shall otherwise be considered as confidential in the same manner as sales tax returns filed with the Missouri department of revenue. 14. No museum and cultural district imposing a sales tax pursuant to this section may repeal or amend such sales tax unless such repeal or amendment will not impair the district's ability to repay any liabilities which it has incurred, money which it has borrowed or revenue bonds, notes or other obligations which it has issued or which have been issued to finance any project or projects. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.847 Admission fee authorized, rate - deposit in special trust fund.

184.847. Admission fee authorized, rate — deposit in special trust fund. — 1. The board of a district may impose an admissions fee on every person, firm, association, company or partnership of whatever form offering or managing any form of entertainment, amusement, athletic or other commercial or nonprofit event or venue for which admission is charged and which is presented within the district. The fee shall be at a rate of no more than one dollar per seat or admission sold. This fee is in addition to any state or local tax. Such admission fee may be imposed for any museum and cultural purpose designated by the board of the museum and cultural district. If the resolution is adopted, the board of the district may submit the question of whether to impose such admission fee authorized by this section to the qualified voters, who shall have the same voting interests as with the election of members of the board of the district. The question shall specify the particular types of events or venues that shall be subject to such admission fee. 2. The admission fee authorized by this section shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter following the adoption of the admission fee by the qualified voters. 3. All revenue received by a museum and cultural district from the admission fee authorized by this section shall be deposited into a special trust fund and shall be used solely for such designated purpose. All funds remaining in the special trust fund shall continue to be used solely for such designated museum or cultural purpose. Any funds in such special trust fund which are not needed for current expenditures may be invested by the board of directors in accordance with applicable laws relating to the investment of other museum and cultural district funds. 4. On and after the effective date of any admission fee imposed pursuant to this section, the museum and cultural district shall perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, enforcement, and operation of the admission fee. The admission fee imposed under this section shall be collected and reported upon such forms and under such administrative rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the museum and cultural district. (L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.850 Powers of district.

184.850. Powers of district. — 1. A district may contract and incur obligations appropriate to accomplish its purposes. 2. A district may enter into any lease or lease-purchase agreement for or with respect to any real or personal property necessary or convenient for its purposes. 3. A district may enter into operating agreements and/or management agreements to operate a museum or cultural asset or carry out any other authorized purposes or functions of the district. 4. A district may borrow money for its purposes at such rates of interest as the district may determine. 5. A district may issue bonds, notes and other obligations, and may secure any of such obligations by mortgage, pledge, assignment, security agreement or deed of trust of any or all of the property and income of the district, subject to the restrictions provided in sections 184.800 to 184.880 . The district shall also have the power and authority to secure financing on the issuance of bonds for financing through another political subdivision or an agency of the state. 6. A district may enter into labor agreements, establish all bid conditions, decide all contract awards, pay all contractors and generally supervise the construction of a museum or cultural asset project. 7. A district may hire employees, enter leases and contracts, and otherwise take such actions and enter into such agreements as are necessary or incidental to the ownership, operation, and maintenance of each museum and each cultural asset within the district. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.860 Revenue bonds, exemption from taxes, exception.

184.860. Revenue bonds, exemption from taxes, exception. — 1. A district may at any time authorize or issue revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any project. Every issue of such bonds shall be payable out of the revenues of the district and may be further secured by other property of the district which may be pledged, assigned, mortgaged, or a security interest granted for such payment, without preference or priority of the first bonds issued, subject to any agreement with the holders of any other bonds pledging any specified property or revenues. Such bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board of the district, and if issued by the district, shall bear such date or dates, and shall mature at such time or times, but not in excess of forty years, as the resolution shall specify. Such bonds shall be in such denomination, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such form, either coupon or registered, be issued as current interest bonds, compound interest bonds, variable rate bonds, convertible bonds, or zero coupon bonds, be issued in such manner, be payable in such place or places and subject to redemption as such resolution may provide notwithstanding the provisions of section 108.170 . The bonds may be sold at either public or private sale, at such interest rates, and at such price or prices as the district shall determine. 2. Any issue of district bonds outstanding may be refunded at any time by the district by issuing its refunding bonds in such amount as the district may deem necessary. Such bonds may not exceed the amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds so to be refunded together with any unpaid interest thereon and any premiums, commissions, service fees, and other expenses necessary to be paid in connection with the refunding. Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded then shall have matured or thereafter shall mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof to the payment of the bonds being refunded or by the exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds being refunded with the consent of the holder or holders of the bonds being refunded. Refunding bonds may be issued regardless of whether the bonds being refunded were issued in connection with the same project or a separate project and regardless of whether the bonds proposed to be refunded shall be payable on the same date or different date or shall be due serially or otherwise. 3. Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall exclusively be the responsibility of the district and shall not constitute a debt or liability of the state of Missouri or any agency or political subdivision of the state other than the district. The district shall not be obligated to pay such bonds with any funds other than those specifically pledged to repayment of the bonds. Any bonds issued by a district shall state on their face that they are not obligations of the state of Missouri or any agency or political subdivision thereof other than the district. 4. Bonds issued pursuant to this section, the interest thereon, or any proceeds from such bonds shall be exempt from taxation in the state of Missouri for all purposes except the state estate tax. (L. 1997 S.B. 21) Effective 7-7-97

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.865 Contracts with other political subdivisions or other entities.

184.865. Contracts with other political subdivisions or other entities. — The district may contract with a federal agency, a state or its agencies and political subdivisions, a corporation, partnership or limited partnership, limited liability company, or individual regarding funding, promotion, planning, designing, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating any museum or cultural asset within the district or to assist in such activity. (L. 1997 S.B. 21, A.L. 2013 S.B. 23)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.870 Additional powers of district.

184.870. Additional powers of district. — In addition to all other powers granted by sections 184.800 to 184.880 the district shall have the following general powers: (1) To sue and be sued in its own name, and to receive service of process, which shall be served upon the district secretary; (2) To fix compensation of its employees and contractors; (3) To purchase any personal property necessary or convenient for its activities; (4) To collect and disburse funds for its activities; and (5) To exercise such other implied powers necessary or convenient for the district to accomplish its purposes which are not inconsistent with its express powers. (L. 1997 S.B. 21) Effective 7-7-97

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.880 Insurance.

184.880. Insurance. — 1. The district may obtain such insurance as it deems appropriate, considering its legal limits of liability, to protect itself, its officers and its employees from any potential liability and may also obtain such other types of insurance as it deems necessary to protect against loss of its real or personal property of any kind. The cost of this insurance shall be charged against the project. 2. The district may also require contractors performing construction or maintenance work on the project and companies providing operational and management services to obtain liability insurance having the district, its directors and employees as additional named insureds. 3. The district shall not attempt to self-insure for its potential liabilities unless it finds that it has sufficient funds available to cover any anticipated judgments or settlements and still complete its project without interruption. The district may self-insure if it is unable to obtain liability insurance coverage at a rate which is economically feasible to the district, considering its resources. (L. 1997 S.B. 21) Effective 7-7-97

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