Missouri Laws 349.050 – Powers of corporation
The corporation is hereby granted and may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate its purposes, including but not limited to the following:
(1) To adopt bylaws and rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 349.050
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) To adopt an official seal;
(3) To sue and be sued;
(4) To promote and solicit industrial and economic development projects as authorized by section 349.010 and to make and execute leases, contracts, releases, compromises and other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers or to carry out its purposes;
(5) To acquire, whether by purchase, exchange, gift, lease or otherwise, and to improve, maintain, equip and furnish one or more projects, including all real and personal properties which the board of directors of the corporation may deem necessary in connection therewith and regardless of whether or not any such projects shall then be in existence;
(6) To lease to others any of its projects and to charge and collect rent therefor and to terminate any such lease upon the failure of the lessee to comply with any of the obligations thereof; and to include in any such lease, if desired, a provision that the lessee thereof shall have an option to purchase the project; or
(7) To sell, assign, mortgage, grant a security interest in, exchange, donate and convey any or all of its properties whenever its board of directors shall find such action to be in furtherance of the purposes for which the corporation was organized;
(8) To loan the proceeds of the bonds or temporary notes hereinafter authorized to provide for the purchase, construction, extension, and improvement of projects;
(9) To issue bonds and temporary notes as hereinafter provided;
(10) To employ and pay compensation to such employees and agents, including attorneys, and others of like professional skills and abilities, as the board of directors shall deem necessary for the business of the corporation;
(11) To invest any funds not required for immediate disbursement in obligations of the state of Missouri or of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or in bank certificates of deposit;
(12) To acquire by gift or purchase, hold and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties hereunder;
(13) To receive and accept appropriations, gifts and grants and to utilize or dispose of the same to carry out its purposes;
(14) To collect rentals, fees, and other charges in connection with its services or for the use of any project;
(15) To sell at private sale any of its property or projects to any private corporation, person, firm, or to any public body, political subdivision or municipal corporation on such terms as it deems advisable including the right to receive for such sale the note or notes of any such person to whom the sale is made. Any such sale shall provide for payments adequate to pay the principal of and interest and premiums, if any, on the bonds issued to finance such project or portion thereof. Any such sale may provide for the construction of the project by the purchaser of the project. It shall not be necessary for a corporation to acquire title to any project.