Title II — SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS
7 chapters · 391 sections in this title.
§ 7.001 RSMo Explanatory Note
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7.001. Explanatory Note. — Explanatory Note.—The boundaries of the state of Missouri have been fixed as follows: The enabling act of Congress (March 6, 1820), authorizing the admittance of Missouri into the Union, described the boundaries of Missouri as follows: (Section 2, Act o…
§ 7.002 RSMo Explanatory Note: Changes in the course of the Missouri River which serves
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7.002. Explanatory Note: Changes in the course of the Missouri River which serves as boundary between the states of Missouri and Nebraska necessitated this compact. — That on and after the approval and consent of the Congress of the United States of America to this act and a simi…
§ 7.200 RSMo Missouri boundary commission established, members
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7.200. Missouri boundary commission established, members. — There is hereby established the "Missouri Boundary Commission" consisting of the governor or his designee, the attorney general or his designee, the state land surveyor or his designee, two members of the senate appointe…
§ 7.210 RSMo Terms of office — successors — vacancies — expenses
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7.210. Terms of office — successors — vacancies — expenses. — The governor, attorney general, and state land surveyor or their designees and the members of the general assembly shall serve on the commission for a term equal to their terms of office. The appointed commissioners fr…
§ 7.220 RSMo Duties
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7.220. Duties. — The Missouri boundary commission shall represent the state of Missouri and may enter into negotiations with representatives from any state having common borders with the state of Missouri for the purpose of negotiating compacts with each of these states for the e…
§ 7.230 RSMo Ratification necessary
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7.230. Ratification necessary. — Any compact negotiated by the Missouri boundary commission shall not be binding or obligatory on the state of Missouri or its citizens unless and until such compact has been ratified by the state legislatures of the states involved and approved by…
§ 7.240 RSMo Governor to convene commission
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7.240. Governor to convene commission. — The Missouri boundary commission shall be convened by the governor when there is a need to conduct boundary negotiations with any adjoining state. The general public commission members shall be selected when the commission is convened for …
§ 7.250 RSMo Dissolution of commission — dismissal of commission
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7.250. Dissolution of commission — dismissal of commission. — As soon as compact agreements to establish official boundaries with any state having common borders with the state of Missouri have been negotiated by the Missouri boundary commission, ratified by the state legislature…