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Statutes > Missouri > T19 > C305 > 305_200

Acquisition of property--definition--issuance of bonds.

305.200. 1. Any county, city or city under special chartershall have the power to acquire by purchase, property for anairport or landing field or addition thereto, and if unable toagree with the owners on the terms thereof, may acquire suchproperty by condemnation in the manner provided by law underwhich such county or city is authorized to acquire real propertyfor public purposes, or if there be no such law, then in the samemanner as is now provided by law for the condemnation of propertyby any railroad corporation.

2. The term "property" as used in this section shall meanand include any real and personal property whether privately orpublicly owned or any easement or use therein, including, but notby way of limitation, property owned by school districts, waterdistricts, fire districts, road districts, sewer districts,drainage districts, levee districts, railroads, and property bothreal and personal owned by any other corporation and shallinclude churches, graveyards, graveyard associations, parks,private roads, bridges, culverts, pipelines, waterlines, waterreservoirs or storage tanks, canals, ditches, and levees,railroads or other rights-of-way, streetcar or traction lines andtracks, telegraph, telephone and power lines, poles and conduitsand including state roads or roads under the jurisdiction of thestate highways and transportation commission.

3. The purchase price or the award of compensation ordamages for the taking of any real or personal property or anyeasement or use therein acquired for an airport or a landingfield or any addition thereto may be paid for wholly or in partfrom the proceeds of the sale of bonds of such county, city orcity under special charter as the governmental or legislativebody of such county, city or city under special charter shalldetermine, subject, however, to the adoption of a propositiontherefor at any election to be held in such county, city or cityunder special charter for such purpose; also to permit saidmunicipality or municipalities mentioned in this section to issuerevenue bonds for said above mentioned purpose on authority ofthe governing body of said municipality; provided, that noairport or landing field shall be established or located in anycounty, city or city under special charter in violation of anyplan or master airport plan or zoning regulation restricting thelocation of an airport or landing field adopted by the planningcommission of any such county, city or city under specialcharter.

(RSMo 1939 § 15125, A.L. 1943 p. 326)

Prior revision: 1929 § 13924

(2000) Adding of additional runways to existing airport, and expansion of existing facilities of such airport, is not deemed an establishment of new landing field or of new airport. City of Bridgeton v. City of St. Louis, 18 S.W.3d 107 (Mo.App.E.D.).

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Missouri > T19 > C305 > 305_200

Acquisition of property--definition--issuance of bonds.

305.200. 1. Any county, city or city under special chartershall have the power to acquire by purchase, property for anairport or landing field or addition thereto, and if unable toagree with the owners on the terms thereof, may acquire suchproperty by condemnation in the manner provided by law underwhich such county or city is authorized to acquire real propertyfor public purposes, or if there be no such law, then in the samemanner as is now provided by law for the condemnation of propertyby any railroad corporation.

2. The term "property" as used in this section shall meanand include any real and personal property whether privately orpublicly owned or any easement or use therein, including, but notby way of limitation, property owned by school districts, waterdistricts, fire districts, road districts, sewer districts,drainage districts, levee districts, railroads, and property bothreal and personal owned by any other corporation and shallinclude churches, graveyards, graveyard associations, parks,private roads, bridges, culverts, pipelines, waterlines, waterreservoirs or storage tanks, canals, ditches, and levees,railroads or other rights-of-way, streetcar or traction lines andtracks, telegraph, telephone and power lines, poles and conduitsand including state roads or roads under the jurisdiction of thestate highways and transportation commission.

3. The purchase price or the award of compensation ordamages for the taking of any real or personal property or anyeasement or use therein acquired for an airport or a landingfield or any addition thereto may be paid for wholly or in partfrom the proceeds of the sale of bonds of such county, city orcity under special charter as the governmental or legislativebody of such county, city or city under special charter shalldetermine, subject, however, to the adoption of a propositiontherefor at any election to be held in such county, city or cityunder special charter for such purpose; also to permit saidmunicipality or municipalities mentioned in this section to issuerevenue bonds for said above mentioned purpose on authority ofthe governing body of said municipality; provided, that noairport or landing field shall be established or located in anycounty, city or city under special charter in violation of anyplan or master airport plan or zoning regulation restricting thelocation of an airport or landing field adopted by the planningcommission of any such county, city or city under specialcharter.

(RSMo 1939 § 15125, A.L. 1943 p. 326)

Prior revision: 1929 § 13924

(2000) Adding of additional runways to existing airport, and expansion of existing facilities of such airport, is not deemed an establishment of new landing field or of new airport. City of Bridgeton v. City of St. Louis, 18 S.W.3d 107 (Mo.App.E.D.).


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Missouri > T19 > C305 > 305_200

Acquisition of property--definition--issuance of bonds.

305.200. 1. Any county, city or city under special chartershall have the power to acquire by purchase, property for anairport or landing field or addition thereto, and if unable toagree with the owners on the terms thereof, may acquire suchproperty by condemnation in the manner provided by law underwhich such county or city is authorized to acquire real propertyfor public purposes, or if there be no such law, then in the samemanner as is now provided by law for the condemnation of propertyby any railroad corporation.

2. The term "property" as used in this section shall meanand include any real and personal property whether privately orpublicly owned or any easement or use therein, including, but notby way of limitation, property owned by school districts, waterdistricts, fire districts, road districts, sewer districts,drainage districts, levee districts, railroads, and property bothreal and personal owned by any other corporation and shallinclude churches, graveyards, graveyard associations, parks,private roads, bridges, culverts, pipelines, waterlines, waterreservoirs or storage tanks, canals, ditches, and levees,railroads or other rights-of-way, streetcar or traction lines andtracks, telegraph, telephone and power lines, poles and conduitsand including state roads or roads under the jurisdiction of thestate highways and transportation commission.

3. The purchase price or the award of compensation ordamages for the taking of any real or personal property or anyeasement or use therein acquired for an airport or a landingfield or any addition thereto may be paid for wholly or in partfrom the proceeds of the sale of bonds of such county, city orcity under special charter as the governmental or legislativebody of such county, city or city under special charter shalldetermine, subject, however, to the adoption of a propositiontherefor at any election to be held in such county, city or cityunder special charter for such purpose; also to permit saidmunicipality or municipalities mentioned in this section to issuerevenue bonds for said above mentioned purpose on authority ofthe governing body of said municipality; provided, that noairport or landing field shall be established or located in anycounty, city or city under special charter in violation of anyplan or master airport plan or zoning regulation restricting thelocation of an airport or landing field adopted by the planningcommission of any such county, city or city under specialcharter.

(RSMo 1939 § 15125, A.L. 1943 p. 326)

Prior revision: 1929 § 13924

(2000) Adding of additional runways to existing airport, and expansion of existing facilities of such airport, is not deemed an establishment of new landing field or of new airport. City of Bridgeton v. City of St. Louis, 18 S.W.3d 107 (Mo.App.E.D.).