{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-245.370","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 245.370","heading":"Work to be let to lowest bidder.","body":"If it shall be decided at said meeting in the manner aforesaid, to do said work, the directors shall proceed to let the same out to the lowest and best bidder; provided, however, that said directors shall have the right to reject all bids, if the same be deemed too high. No director shall, either directly or indirectly, become a contractor for the building or repairing of any levee or public work contemplated by sections 245.285 to 245.545, nor have any interest therein, present or remote; and any director so offending shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years.","path":["Title XV - LANDS, LEVEES, DRAINAGE, SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY","Chapter 245 - Levee Districts"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=245.370","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"b1497ad292c428f11dbc0a516822d64701e89831d71aeabea784e8d20ceae41e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-245.365","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-245.375"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}