Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
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. — 1. When two or more cities, towns or villages in this state adjoining and contiguous to each other in the same or adjoining county or two or more cities, towns or villages located in a county of the second classification having a population of at least forty-seven thousand but not more than forty-nine thousand which are not adjoining and contiguous to each other but whose combined territory when combined will be contiguous shall be desirous of being consolidated, it shall be lawful for them to consolidate under one government of the classification under which any of them was organized or the classification provided for the consolidated population, in the manner and subject to the provisions prescribed in sections 72.150 to 72.220. Any cities, towns or villages within any county with a charter form of government where fifty or more cities, towns and villages have been incorporated shall consolidate pursuant to the provisions of section 72.420.
2. When two or more cities, towns or villages located in a county of the first classification or a county of the second classification that have entered into one or more intergovernmental agreements related to municipal services and are separated by a distance of not more than one mile and are connected by at least two publicly maintained rights-of-way shall be desirous of being consolidated, it shall be lawful for them to consolidate under one government of the classification under which any of them was organized or the classification provided for the consolidated population, in the manner and subject to the provisions prescribed in sections 72.150 to 72.220.
3. When two or more cities, towns or villages located in any county of the third classification are separated by a distance of not more than one and one-half miles and are desirous of being consolidated, it shall be lawful for them to consolidate under one government of the classification under which any of them was organized or the classification provided for the consolidated population, in the manner and subject to the provisions prescribed in sections 72.150 to 72.220.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7829, A.L. 1961 p. 193, A.L. 1963 p. 128, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1295, A.L. 1989 H.B. 487, A.L. 1992 S.B. 571, A.L. 1995 H.B. 446, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1684)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 7684; 1919 § 9123; 1909 § 9948
Structure 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 72.060 - May cause census to be taken, 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 72.135 - Resubmission within year prohibited.
Section 72.140 - Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long.
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 72.163 - Petition for consolidation, contents, verification.
Section 72.165 - County commission to submit question, when.
Section 72.170 - Form of ballot.
Section 72.180 - Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect.
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 72.340 - 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 72.402 - Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure.
Section 72.408 - Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when.
Section 72.423 - Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review.