Mo. Rev. Stat. § 245.400
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
In case any emergency should arise rendering it necessary, or in case the board of levee directors deem it expedient to change the location of the levee first agreed upon, or at any time to extend the same for a short distance to a location which they believe would furnish a better place of termination thereof, the said board of levee directors shall have power to make such changes or extensions.
§ 245.400, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 12579