184.352. Definitions.
Definitions.
184.352. The following terms whenever used or referred to in sections184.350 to 184.384 shall unless a different intent clearly appears from thecontext be construed to have the following meaning:
(1) "African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict" shallconsist of a political subdistrict which shall provide for the collection,preservation, and exhibition of items relating to the history and culture ofAfrican-Americans, more specifically for interpretation through core exhibitsthat may include wax sculptures, photographs, paintings, and other artisticexpressions; and further for the collection of costumes, archaeologicalanthropological material, artifacts, and memorabilia; and for the maintenanceof archives, including manuscripts, personal records, and other material thatrelates to the African-American experience to American history; and to providefor the preservation of American music traditions, including ragtime, jazz,blues, and gospel; and to provide technical assistance and advisory servicefor historic research or which may contract with another person with thecapability of providing such services;
(2) "Art museum subdistrict" shall consist of such institutions andplaces for the purpose of collection and exhibition of pictures, statuary andother works of art and whatever else may be of artistic interest andappropriate for exhibition in an art gallery or museum for instruction in artand in general for the promotion by all proper means of aesthetic or artisticeducation;
(3) "Board", the governing body of the metropolitan zoological park andmuseum district;
(4) "Botanical garden subdistrict" shall consist of a politicalsubdistrict which shall provide for the collection and exhibition of displaysof things relating to plants or botany, for the promotion of plant life andrelated subjects, educational and research activities, for the maintenance ofa botanical library, and for the promotion by all proper means of publicinterest in plant life and botany; or which may contract with another personwith the capability of providing such services;
(5) "City", a constitutional charter city not located within a county;
(6) "Commission", the governing body of each of the respectivesubdistricts as may be authorized as provided in section 184.350, 184.351, or184.353;
(7) "County", a constitutional charter county adjoining a constitutionalcharter city;
(8) "District", the metropolitan zoological park and museum district;
(9) "Missouri history museum subdistrict" shall consist of a politicalsubdistrict which shall provide for the collection, preservation, andexhibition of items relating to the history of the entire state of Missouriand of the Louisiana Purchase Territory, and more specifically for thecollection and display of photographs, paintings, costumes, archaeological andanthropological material, artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to thepolitical, commercial and cultural history of the region, including extensiveartifacts, memorabilia, historical documents concerning the first solotransatlantic flight, for the promotion of archaeological and historicalstudies, for the maintenance of a history library and archives, includingmanuscripts documenting the first United States-sponsored exploratoryexpedition of the Louisiana Purchase Territory as well as papers of thepresident who authorized the Louisiana Purchase, and for the promotion by allproper means of public interest in the history of Missouri and the region inwhich it is located, and, as otherwise provided by law and in cooperation withthe department of natural resources of the state of Missouri, to providetechnical assistance and advisory services for the collection, preservation,and exhibition of recordings, instruments, and memorabilia of ragtime, jazzand blues music including ragtime pianos and ragtime piano sheet music to behoused and maintained at the Scott Joplin house state historic site; or whichmay contract with another person having all of the historical materials listedherein as well as the capability of providing all of the services listedherein;
(10) "Recreation and amateur sports subdistrict" shall consist of apolitical subdistrict which shall provide for and assist in the planning,development, financing, maintenance, improvement and construction offacilities and venues to be publicly owned and operated by politicalsubdivisions, public school districts, universities and colleges, ornot-for-profit corporations chartered to attract, promote and manage majornational and international amateur sports events, competitions and programsfor the use of the general public. Such subdistrict shall structure itsprocedures for procuring supplies, services and construction to achieve theresult that a minimum of twenty percent in the aggregate of the total dollarvalue of annual procurements is made directly or indirectly from certifiedsocially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns;
(11) "St. Louis Science Center subdistrict" shall consist of suchinstitutions and places for the purpose of collection and exhibition ofdisplays of items of natural historical, industrial, transport and scientificinterest, the instruction and recreation of the people, for the promotion ofthe study of science, industrial, transport and natural history and kindredsubjects and for the promotion by all proper means of public interest innatural history, transport, industry and science;
(12) "Special election", an election held on the first Tuesday of Aprilor whenever propositions are submitted to the voters of the whole district;
(13) "Symphony orchestra subdistrict" shall consist of a politicalsubdistrict which shall provide for regular performances of a symphonyorchestra with not less than ninety full-time symphonic musicians, own its ownconcert hall in which a substantial number of its concerts shall be held, andprovide for the promotion by all proper means of public interest in music; orwhich may contract with another person with the capability of providing suchservices and which owns it own concert hall;
(14) "Transport museum subdistrict" shall consist of a politicalsubdistrict which shall provide for institutions and places for theedification of the public in the history and science of transportation,communications and powering, and more specifically for the preservation anddisplay of artifacts related to man's efforts to transport materials, people,and ideas and to create, transmit, and utilize power, and for the provision ofa library of publications and other records containing history and technologyrelated to transportation, communications and powering, and facilities for thestudy of such efforts; or which may contract with another person with thecapability of providing such services;
(15) "Zoological subdistrict" shall consist of such institutions andplaces for the collection and exhibition of animals and animal life, for theinstruction and recreation of the people, for the promotion of zoology andkindred subjects, for the encouragement of zoological study and research andfor the increase of public interest in wild animals and in the protection ofwild animal life.
(L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 23 § 2, A.L. 1981 S.B. 48, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1985 S.B. 32, A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 525, A.L. 2005 H.B. 186)