Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 72 - Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages
Section 72.030 - Third class cities.

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages

Chapter 72 - Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages

Section 72.030 - Third class cities.

Section 72.040 - Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become.

Section 72.050 - Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities.

Section 72.060 - May cause census to be taken, when.

Section 72.070 - Election by city or town to become city of different class — village officers to act on becoming city.

Section 72.080 - Cities and towns may be incorporated in their respective classes — exception, certain cities must comply with boundary change law — exception, Cass County — owners of majority of certain class of property may object to incorporation,...

Section 72.090 - Unincorporated city entitled to become third class city — may incorporate and adopt commission form, when.

Section 72.100 - City or town situated on county line.

Section 72.110 - Jurisdiction to remain same.

Section 72.120 - Rights of property retained.

Section 72.130 - No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions.

Section 72.132 - Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition — time limit on petition.

Section 72.135 - Resubmission within year prohibited.

Section 72.140 - Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long.

Section 72.150 - Certain adjoining municipalities may consolidate — certain cities to comply with boundary changes law — consolidation of certain cities, towns, or villages in counties of the first, second, or third classification.

Section 72.153 - Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous.

Section 72.155 - Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents.

Section 72.160 - Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how and when.

Section 72.163 - Petition for consolidation, contents, verification.

Section 72.165 - County commission to submit question, when.

Section 72.167 - Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on — certification to county commission, contents.

Section 72.170 - Form of ballot.

Section 72.180 - Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect.

Section 72.185 - Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality — approval by election.

Section 72.195 - Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality — when.

Section 72.200 - Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections.

Section 72.205 - Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens.

Section 72.210 - Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure.

Section 72.220 - Procedure — form of ballot to be used.

Section 72.300 - Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties).

Section 72.305 - Resolution to absorb, contents of.

Section 72.310 - Election, how ordered.

Section 72.320 - Form of ballot.

Section 72.325 - Procedure for, and effect of absorption.

Section 72.330 - Liabilities or legal actions, effect on.

Section 72.335 - Bonded indebtedness, effect on — notice of indebtedness required in resolution and election notice.

Section 72.340 - Ordinances, effect on — corporate existence to cease, when.

Section 72.345 - Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive.

Section 72.350 - Courts to take judicial notice of absorption.

Section 72.400 - Definitions.

Section 72.401 - Law to be exclusive for boundary changes if commission established (St. Louis County) — procedure for boundary change — commission members, qualifications, appointment, vacancies — notice of ordinance establishing commission — list o...

Section 72.402 - Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure.

Section 72.403 - Powers and duties of commission to review all boundary changes — no changes submitted to commission until April 15, 2001, exceptions, procedures — plan of intent — notice, publication of — approval of change, factors to be considered...

Section 72.405 - Boundary changes, approval or disapproval — commission may modify proposal — minor corrections allowed, when — simplified boundary change, procedure — noncontiguous boundary changes, required proposals — prohibited boundary changes,...

Section 72.407 - Adoption of boundary change by voters, procedure — unincorporated pocket defined — cost of election, how paid — proposal concerning annexation and incorporation not to be submitted at same election, election void, when.

Section 72.408 - Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when.

Section 72.409 - Boundary change, effective when — transition committee established, members, how selected — to disband when delay in declaring new incorporated municipality, when — conflict of laws, this section to prevail.

Section 72.412 - Commission independent of county — budget request, appropriation level — application fee for annexation, use.

Section 72.414 - Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate metes and bounds — first officers designated by governing body.

Section 72.416 - Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees paid to commission, when.

Section 72.418 - New city not to provide fire services, when — annexation, continuation of services — city to pay fire protection district, amount — voting provisions.

Section 72.420 - Consolidation of multiple municipalities and unincorporated areas, must be contiguous — procedure, petition content — costs of election — ballot form — effective when — transition committee, how selected, duties.

Section 72.422 - Petition to remain unincorporated — unincorporated area proposal, procedure for creating established unincorporated areas — no boundary change to affect established unincorporated area prior to expiration.

Section 72.423 - Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review.

Section 72.430 - Standing for proposed boundary change.