Effective - 28 Aug 1978
78.220. Proposed ordinance — effective, when — referendum. — No ordinance passed by the council, except when otherwise required by the general laws of the state, or by the provisions of sections 78.010 to 78.420, except an ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, which contains a statement of its urgency and is passed by a two-thirds vote of the council shall go into effect before ten days from the time of its final passage; and if during said ten days a petition signed by the voters of the city equal in number to at least twenty-five percent of the entire vote cast for all candidates for mayor at the last preceding municipal election at which a mayor was elected, protesting against the passage of such ordinance be presented to the council, the same shall thereupon be suspended from going into operation; and it shall be the duty of the council to reconsider such ordinance, and if the same is not entirely repealed, the council shall submit the ordinance as is provided by subdivision (2) of section 78.200, to the vote of the voters. Such ordinance shall not go into effect or become operative unless a majority of the voters voting on the same shall vote in favor thereof. Said petition shall be in all respects in accordance with the provisions of said sections 78.260 to 78.290 except as to the percentage of signers, and be examined and certified to by the clerk in all respects as therein provided.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7076, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 6926; 1919 § 8393
(1969) A comprehensive zoning ordinance is subject to referendum; section 89.010 is not a preemption by the state in the field of zoning and does not operate as an exclusion of this section. State ex rel. Wahlmann v. Reim (Mo. en banc), 445 S.W.2d 336.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages
Chapter 78 - Optional Forms, Cities of the Third Classification
Section 78.020 - Organization.
Section 78.030 - Election — petition for — how held — officers elected, when.
Section 78.040 - Officers — quorum — mayor to have no veto.
Section 78.050 - Salaries, how computed.
Section 78.060 - Powers of council — departments.
Section 78.070 - Mayor and councilmen to superintend departments — council to elect city officers.
Section 78.080 - Election of mayor and councilmen.
Section 78.090 - Election, primary — held when — elimination of primary, when.
Section 78.100 - Candidate to file statement.
Section 78.120 - Form of ballot.
Section 78.140 - Who shall be candidates.
Section 78.160 - Council meetings.
Section 78.170 - Appropriations — power of council.
Section 78.180 - Itemized statement of receipts and expenses — accounts to be examined, how.
Section 78.200 - Ordinance by initiative — procedure.
Section 78.210 - Ballots — such ordinance may be repealed, how.
Section 78.220 - Proposed ordinance — effective, when — referendum.
Section 78.230 - Organization may be abandoned — charter may be resumed — procedure.
Section 78.240 - Contents of petition.
Section 78.250 - Council may create and discontinue offices — may change compensation.
Section 78.260 - Officer may be removed — procedure.
Section 78.270 - Clerk to ascertain sufficiency of petition — council to order election.
Section 78.280 - Election — form of ballot.
Section 78.290 - Incumbent may be candidate.
Section 78.310 - Civil service commissioners — appointment.
Section 78.320 - Tenure — qualifications.
Section 78.330 - Removal — council to supply necessary equipment.
Section 78.350 - Examination of applicants.
Section 78.360 - Removal from office.
Section 78.370 - General powers and duties.
Section 78.380 - Provisions to apply to whom.
Section 78.400 - Laws applicable — territorial limits not to change.
Section 78.430 - Third class city may adopt city manager form of government — procedure.
Section 78.440 - Laws shall apply, when — limits of city to remain same.
Section 78.450 - City may abandon plan — procedure — election — form of ballot.
Section 78.460 - Council to consist of five members — term — vacancies, how filled.
Section 78.470 - Candidates may be nominated by primary election, exception.
Section 78.480 - Statement of candidacy if running in primary election, exception.
Section 78.510 - Primary shall not be required, when.
Section 78.520 - General election — official ballot for use following a primary election.
Section 78.530 - City elections, alternative procedure eliminating primary elections.
Section 78.540 - Conduct of election — council to establish voting precincts.
Section 78.560 - Organization of city council.
Section 78.570 - Powers of council — city manager.
Section 78.580 - Quorum to do business.
Section 78.590 - Meetings of the council — salary determined by city council.
Section 78.600 - Officials — appointment.
Section 78.610 - City manager — duties.
Section 78.620 - Manager shall file itemized statements.
Section 78.703 - City may abandon plan, when — procedure, election, ballot form.
Section 78.706 - City to be divided into five wards, procedure.