Mo. Rev. Stat. § 262.310
Every board of directors shall assemble within twenty days after their election and choose a president and vice president of their number, and a secretary, treasurer and such other officers, servants and agents as may be necessary, remove them from their office and prescribe their duties; and all proceedings of the board shall be public.
(RSMo 1939 § 14163)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12486; 1919 § 12055; 1909 § 687