Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 77 - Cities of the Third Classification
Section 77.520 - May control streets, sidewalks, amusements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939
77.520. May control streets, sidewalks, amusements. — The council may prohibit and prevent all encroachments into and upon the sidewalks, streets, avenues, alleys and other public places of the city, and may provide for the removal of all obstructions from the sidewalks, curbstones, gutters and crosswalks at the expense of the owners or occupants of the ground fronting thereon, or at the expense of the person causing the same; the council may also regulate the planting of shade trees, erecting of awnings, hitching posts, lamp posts, awning posts, telephone, telegraph and electric light poles, and the making of excavations through and under the sidewalks or in any public street, avenue, alley or other public place within the city. The council may prevent and punish for all horseracing or other racing, fast driving or training in the streets, highways, avenues, alleys, or over bridges or through tunnels in the city, and all games, practices or amusements therein likely to result in damage to any person or property, and to regulate, prevent and punish for the riding, driving, leading, standing, hitching or passing of horses, mules, oxen or other teams or stock or animals or any vehicle over or upon or across or along any sidewalk, street, avenue or alley of the city.
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(RSMo 1939 § 6952)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 6806; 1919 § 8293; 1909 § 9230
(1975) City has power to grant use of streets for cable television even though not expressly named in statute. City has right to reserve power to approve rates as a condition of grant to cable television service. Cablevision, Inc. v. City of Sedalia (Mo.), 518 S.W.2d 48.

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages

Chapter 77 - Cities of the Third Classification

Section 77.010 - Third class cities, incorporation and powers of.

Section 77.020 - City limits may be altered, how.

Section 77.030 - Division of city into wards — council members, terms.

Section 77.040 - Election of officers — option to appoint certain officers — terms.

Section 77.042 - City administrator, employment authorized.

Section 77.044 - Qualifications, compensation of administrator.

Section 77.046 - Other officers, appointment, discharge, regulations concerning.

Section 77.048 - Other powers of mayor and council retained.

Section 77.050 - Election may be ordered, how, when.

Section 77.060 - Councilman, qualifications.

Section 77.070 - President pro tem.

Section 77.080 - Style of ordinances — procedure to enact.

Section 77.090 - Proceedings of, how kept.

Section 77.100 - Powers of council — witnesses, papers.

Section 77.105 - Budget and expenditures, approval by ordinance, motion, or resolution required.

Section 77.110 - Council to publish semiannual statements.

Section 77.120 - Council may acquire land for and maintain cemetery.

Section 77.130 - Cemetery lots, how conveyed.

Section 77.140 - May control watercourses, establish water reservoirs, market houses, city hall and parks.

Section 77.150 - Cities may acquire property for dams, flood protection, bathhouses.

Section 77.160 - Payment for property acquired — issuance of bonds.

Section 77.170 - Manner of purchasing and condemning lands.

Section 77.180 - Election to be held for issuance of bonds.

Section 77.190 - May purchase fire-fighting equipment.

Section 77.200 - Railroads or street railroads — powers of council.

Section 77.210 - Thirty-year franchises and extensions may be granted for supplying heat — voter approval required, procedure.

Section 77.220 - May change names of streets, how.

Section 77.230 - Qualifications of mayor.

Section 77.240 - Vacancy in office of mayor, how filled, exceptions — president pro tem, duties of.

Section 77.250 - Mayor to be president of council — vote.

Section 77.260 - Powers and duties of mayor and council generally.

Section 77.270 - Mayor to approve ordinances — may veto — proceedings when vetoed.

Section 77.280 - Mayor may veto resolutions and orders.

Section 77.290 - Mayor shall communicate to the council, what.

Section 77.310 - May require officers to exhibit accounts.

Section 77.320 - Mayor to sign all commissions and appointments — bond approval by mayor.

Section 77.330 - May appoint what officers.

Section 77.340 - May remove officer with consent of council.

Section 77.350 - Shall enforce ordinances.

Section 77.360 - May remit fines.

Section 77.370 - Elective officers — option to appoint certain officers — terms.

Section 77.380 - Officers to be voters and residents of city, exceptions, appointed officers.

Section 77.390 - Officer's oath — bond.

Section 77.400 - Term officer construed.

Section 77.410 - City clerk — duties.

Section 77.440 - Compensation of officers and employees.

Section 77.450 - Vacancies, how filled.

Section 77.460 - Corrupt allowance of claim, how punished.

Section 77.480 - Duties may be regulated by ordinance — bonds required.

Section 77.490 - May fix certain rates.

Section 77.500 - May also regulate and control the construction of buildings.

Section 77.505 - Electricians and electric contractors, certain cities third class may license and regulate — exceptions — examination and inspection requirements.

Section 77.510 - May regulate lumber yards — running at large of animals and fowls — provide pounds and impose penalties.

Section 77.520 - May control streets, sidewalks, amusements.

Section 77.530 - Powers of council, quarantine, condemnation, police power outside city.

Section 77.550 - Inspection, weighing.

Section 77.560 - Slaughterhouses, stockyards.

Section 77.570 - Police regulations.

Section 77.590 - Council may make ordinances and rules and regulations and establish penalties for violation.

Section 77.600 - Claims and suits for damages — notice.

Section 77.610 - Shall give bond on appeal.

Section 77.650 - Recall of elected officials — procedure — limitations.

Section 77.655 - Recall petitions, examination and certification by county clerk — amended, when — duties of clerk and council.

Section 77.660 - Recall petition, election on, when, form of question — removal of official, when, vacancy created.

Section 77.670 - Reserve funds, certain third class cities may establish (including North Kansas City).

Section 77.675 - Ordinances, adoption and repeal process (City of Farmington).

Section 77.700 - Disincorporation procedure, election, ballot language.

Section 77.703 - Contractual rights not invalidated by dissolution.

Section 77.706 - Trustee to be appointed — oath — bond.

Section 77.709 - Powers of trustee.

Section 77.712 - Employment of counsel, report to county governing body — compensation of trustee.

Section 77.715 - Moneys to be paid over to county treasurer, when — all records to be delivered to county clerk.