Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.280
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
All acts or proceedings by or against a township in its corporate capacity shall be in the name of such township and county; but every conveyance of land within the limits of such township, made in any manner for the use and benefit of its inhabitants, shall have the same effect as if made to the township by name.
§ 65.280, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 13935