{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-162.875","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.875","heading":"District a body corporate and a political subdivision — powers granted.","body":"When the new district is organized, it shall be a body corporate and political subdivision of the state and shall be known as \"The Special District of ______\" (a name selected by the governing board) and, in that name, may sue and be sued, levy and collect taxes within the limitations of the Constitution of Missouri* and section 162.920, issue bonds and possess the same corporate powers as seven-director school districts, other than urban districts. All constitutional provisions and laws applicable to the organization and government of seven-director school districts, other than urban districts, are applicable to districts organized prior to the passage of sections 162.670 to 162.995.","path":["Title XI - EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES","Chapter 162 - School Districts"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=162.875","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"b9344f0d934a229cca1ba22ef5bd368e6947641491d715611d6ddcc451b571d4","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-162.870","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-162.880"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}