174.040. Board of regents, how known--general powers. - Missouri Statutes

Board of regents, how known--general powers.

174.040. The board of regents for each of the educationalinstitutions referred to in section 174.020 shall be knownrespectively as "The Board of Regents" and by their respectivenames they shall have perpetual succession, with power to:

(1) Sue and be sued;

(2) Complain and defend in all courts;

(3) Take, purchase, and hold real estate, and sell andconvey or otherwise dispose of the same;

(4) Condemn and appropriate real estate or other property,or any interest therein, for any public purpose within the scopeof its organization, in the same manner and with like effect asis provided in chapter 523, RSMo, relating to the appropriationand valuation of lands taken for telegraph, telephone, gravel andplank or railroad purposes; and

(5) Make and use a common seal and to alter the same.

(RSMo 1939 § 10753, A. 1949 S.B. 1046, A.L. 1957 p. 482, A.L. 1979 S.B. 2)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9596; 1919 § 11491; 1909 § 11065

CROSS REFERENCES:

Board of regents of Central Missouri State University and Southwest Missouri State University abolished and board of governors appointed, when, RSMo 174.450

Confidentiality, board of governors, recusal, RSMo 174.621

Meetings of board, closed to student representatives, when, RSMo 174.621