Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.120
Beginning at the northeast corner of section twelve, township forty-five, range eighteen, west; thence west by subdivisional line to the northwest corner of section seven, township forty-five, range nineteen, west; thence south by range line between ranges nineteen and twenty to the point where said line strikes the Osage River; thence down the middle of said river to the point where it strikes the southeast corner of section thirty, township forty, range eighteen, west; thence east by subdivisional line to the Osage River; thence down the middle of said river to the point where the same strikes the southeast corner of section sixteen, township forty, range sixteen; thence north by subdivisional line to the township line between forty-one and forty-two; thence east to the range line between ranges fifteen and sixteen; thence north with said line to the northeast corner of township forty-two, range sixteen; thence northwest by a straight line to the northeast corner of section twelve, township forty-four, range eighteen; thence north by range line between ranges seventeen and eighteen to the place of beginning.
§ 46.120, RSMo