105.274. Any authorized officer, after filing with the secretary ofstate his or her manual signature certified by such officer under oath, mayexecute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of hisor her manual signature:
(1) Any public security, provided that at least one signaturerequired or permitted to be placed thereon shall be manually subscribed;
(2) Any instrument of payment. Upon compliance with sections 105.273to 105.278 by the authorized officer, his or her facsimile signature hasthe same legal effect as his or her manual signature; and
(3) Any contract executed by a political subdivision of this stateand approved by the governing body of the political subdivision.
(L. 1959 S.B. 119 ยง 2, A.L. 1998 S.B. 680)