162.571. Corporate powers of metropolitan district--board of education, powers. - Missouri Statutes

Corporate powers of metropolitan district--board of education,powers.

162.571. Every city in this state, not within a county, together withthe territory now within its limits, or which may in the future be includedby any change thereof, constitutes a single metropolitan school district,and is a body corporate. Except as otherwise provided in section 162.621,the supervision and government of public schools and public school propertytherein is vested in a board, to be known as "The Board of Education of....." (in which title the name of the city shall be inserted). The boardof education, by and in that name, may sue and be sued, purchase, receive,hold and sell property, and, except as otherwise provided in section162.621, do all things necessary to accomplish the purpose for which theschool district is organized. All titles to property granted to the cityby the United States or this state for school purposes, and the title toall school lands and other property of every kind, is vested in the boardof education established by this law.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-57, A.L. 1965 p. 275, A.L. 1967 p. 238, A.L. 1998 S.B. 781)

(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.563)