Missouri § 77.150 - Cities may acquire property for dams, flood protection, bathhouses.
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§ 77.150. Cities may acquire property for dams, flood protection, bathhouses.
In addition to other powers, the mayor and council of cities of the third class are hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by gift, devise, purchase or condemnation, within such cities or within a mile thereof, such real and personal property as may be necessary or desirable for the purpose of the erection or construction of dams, lake and flood protection systems, bathhouses, therapeutic bathhouses, mineral water vending houses and in connection therewith, auditoriums and lecture rooms and for the laying of pipelines for the distribution of mineral waters and to so acquire, improve and operate mineral springs and wells, and to construct all necessary and appropriate buildings and works therefor, and to do any and all things necessary to maintain and operate said properties so acquired and constructed as a self-liquidating revenue producing public project, and for that purpose to lease or convey the same.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7045, A.L. 2025 H.B. 199)
Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Missouri § 77.150
What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 77.150 cover?
Section 77.150 ("Cities may acquire property for dams, flood protection, bathhouses.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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