Mo. Rev. Stat. § 80.670

If any town or village, disincorporated as aforesaid, have an annual revenue accruing thereto, the same shall be paid to the county governing body by the person owing the same; and all moneys thus paid, as well as all moneys paid them by the trustee, shall be held and disposed of by the governing body for the benefit of such town or village, and may be applied by the governing body to any specific object, upon the petition of a majority of the taxable inhabitants of such town or village.