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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 247.010 (2026)

Formation of public corporations

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  247.010.  Formation of public corporations. — Sections 247.010 to 247.220 are intended to make possible, through public corporations, conveniences in the use of water, ample in quantity for all needful purposes and pure and wholesome in quality, furnished from common sources of supply to many inhabitants of our state now denied such privileges; and thereby promote public health and sanitation, make available conveniences not otherwise possible, and for the general public welfare.

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(RSMo 1939 § 12620, A.L. 1941 p. 353, A.L. 1945 p. 846)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2023 · leading case: Staff of The Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Consol. Pub. Water Supply Dist. C-1 of Jefferson Cnty., 474 S.W.3d 643 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015).
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Staff of The Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Consol. Pub. Water Supply Dist. C-1 of Jefferson Cnty., 474 S.W.3d 643 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 5× “2 requires territorial agreements to: [Sjpecifically designate the boundaries of the water service area of each water supplier subject to the agreement, any and all powers granted to a public water supply district by a municipality, pursuant to the agreement, to operate within…”
Dynasty Home, L.C. v. Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 3 of Franklin Cnty., 453 S.W.3d 876 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “Section 247.010 RSMo 2000; section 247.060 RSMo Supp.”
Mathison v. Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 2, 401 S.W.2d 424 (Mo. 1966). · cites it 4× “Section 247.010 states that the purpose of Sections 247.”
Landwersiek v. Dunivan, 147 S.W.3d 141 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “The Water District is a county public water supply district which operates pursuant to section 247.010, et seq. 3 .It appears from the record that neither Appellant nor Wright requested a recount at that time and neither candidate agreed to an informal determination of the…”
Rhodes Eng'g Co. v. Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 1, 128 S.W.3d 550 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). “1 provides that the Water District acts by and through the members of its Board of Directors; section 247.080.2 gave the Board the power, and made it the Board's duty, "to employ necessary help and to contract for such professional service as the demands of the district require…”
City of Harrisonville v. Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 9, 49 S.W.3d 225 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001). “170) whereby the city could, as it grew, acquire the assets of a district lying within an area annexed by the city, without the consent or agreement of the district. It is obvious that the legislature did not intend that both the city and the district distribute water in the…”
Jackson Cnty. Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 1 v. State High. Comm'n, 365 S.W.2d 553 (Mo. 1963). · cites it 2× “2d 4, 6 ; a “public corporation,” § 247.010; a “political corporation [s] of the state of Missouri,” § 247.”
State ex rel. Stern Bros. & Co. v. Stilley, 337 S.W.2d 934 (Mo. 1960). · cites it 2× “2 of Jackson County, Missouri, which was organized by a decree of the Circuit Court of Jackson County under §§ 247.010 through 247.220. On November 1, 1953, the Water District issued 175 general obligation bonds in the amount of $1,000 each with interest payable at the rate of 3…”
Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 10 of Cass Cnty. v. City of Peculiar, 971 S.W.2d 849 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “Section 247.010 declares that the purpose of §§ 247.”
Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 14 of Jackson Cnty. v. Scoville, 221 S.W.3d 493 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “1966) ("It is obvious that the legislature did not intend that both the city and the district distribute water in the same area at the same time, otherwise it would have defeated the purpose expressed in Section 247.010. It is just as obvious that the legislature intended that…”
Annexation of Certain Lands to the Boundaries of Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 7 v. City of Pevely, 437 S.W.2d 108 (Mo. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 3× “Section 247.010, RSMo 1959, V. A.M.S., so states, and Mathison v.”
Filger v. Pub. Water Supply Dist. No. 1, 346 S.W.2d 567 (Mo. Ct. App. 1961). “1 of Clay County, Missouri is now and has been since 1937, a public water supply corporation, organized under the laws of Missouri (Sections 247.010 to 247.-220 V.A.M.S., 1949, originally Laws, 1935, pages 327 to 337, Sections 12, 620-12,638, R.”
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