245.405. Levees may be used as roadbeds and roadbeds may be used as levees. - Missouri Statutes

Levees may be used as roadbeds and roadbeds may be used as levees.

245.405. Said board of directors is hereby authorized andempowered to contract upon terms of reasonable compensation withany railroad corporation for the use and occupancy of levees ofthe district for the roadbed of such railroad corporations; andit shall be lawful for such board of directors to contract withany railroad corporation, for the use of their roadbed for leveepurposes, and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by theparties they may contract and agree that such railroad companymay construct their embankments to a sufficient height to preventinundations over such embankments.

(RSMo 1939 § 12577)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 10987; 1919 § 4679; 1909 § 5742