Missouri Laws 238.307 – Corporation, creation of, purpose — organization, nonprofit — tax-exempt status
1. A corporation may be created to fund, promote, plan, design, construct, maintain, and operate one or more projects or to assist in such activity.
2. The corporation shall be a nonmember, nonstock corporation. It shall be organized under and governed by sections 238.300 to 238.360 and by the provisions of the general not-for-profit corporation law, chapter 355. Any provision of sections 238.300 to 238.360 shall take precedence over any conflicting provision of chapter 355.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 238.307
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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.
- 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
3. No part of the earnings or assets of a transportation corporation shall inure to the benefit of any private interests, person, or entity.
4. Property held by and activities of a corporation created under the provisions of sections 238.300 to 238.360 exist and are conducted for purely civic, social welfare, and charitable purposes. A transportation corporation shall be exempt from taxation in accordance with Article X, § 6 of the Missouri Constitution. The corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or with respect to a project or property acquired or used by the corporation or upon income therefrom.