Missouri Laws 253.350 – Babler memorial state park — powers of department of natural resources
1. All personal and real property bequeathed or devised to the state of Missouri for the benefit of the Doctor Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park under the will of Jacob L. Babler and all other personal and real property acquired through any grant, gift, donation, devise, or bequest to or for the use of the state of Missouri for such purpose shall be a permanent endowment fund to be used solely for the maintenance, beautification and further development or enlargement of the Doctor Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in St. Louis County as provided in section 253.350.
2. All real property and interests in land acquired as provided in this section shall be taken in the name of the Missouri department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall have the power to convey such lands or interests therein and the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited to the credit of the fund established in section 253.360.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 253.350
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Department: the department of natural resources. See Missouri Laws 253.010
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Land: upland, land under water, the water itself and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable in land or water. See Missouri Laws 253.010
- Park: any land, site or object primarily of recreational value or of cultural value because of its scenic, historic, prehistoric, archeologic, scientific, or other distinctive characteristics or natural features. See Missouri Laws 253.010
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- 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