Missouri Laws 61.151 – Seal of office — survey as evidence, when (certain first class counties)
1. The county highway administrator shall have a seal of office, which shall be inscribed with the name of the highway administrator, his title, and the name of the county in which he has been appointed, with the word “Missouri” following. Such seal shall not exceed in dimensions a diameter of one and three-fourths inches, and it shall be used when certifying official surveys and copies thereof.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 60.150, any survey or resurvey made by the county highway administrator, or by any person appointed by him, to which is affixed the seal of office of the county highway administrator, shall be legal evidence in any court in this state, if such survey or resurvey is made in the performance of the official duties of the county highway administrator.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 61.151
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020