Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 81 - Special Charter Cities and Towns
Section 81.020 - Special charter cities may take census, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939
81.020. Special charter cities may take census, when. — Any town or city within this state, now incorporated under and by virtue of any special or local law, and in which the citizens thereof desire incorporation as a city of any special class under the general laws of this state, and believe that since the taking of the last census, state or national, there has been sufficient increase in population to entitle it to be incorporated as a city of a higher class than they would be entitled to under said last census, may, by authority of an ordinance, and at the expense of such town or city, cause to be taken a census of its population; and should such census, when so taken, show that the town or city taking the same has the requisite population to entitle it to become a city of the class desired, then such town or city may proceed to secure such incorporation as its population may entitle it to under and by authority of the provisions of chapter 72.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7435)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 7282; 1919 § 8698; 1909 § 9576

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages

Chapter 81 - Special Charter Cities and Towns

Section 81.010 - Certain cities and towns declared cities and towns under special charter.

Section 81.013 - Amendment of charter, procedure.

Section 81.020 - Special charter cities may take census, when.

Section 81.030 - Census, how taken — false return, misdemeanor (fourth class cities, special charter cities and towns).

Section 81.040 - Street and sidewalk commissioner (special charter cities under 10,000).

Section 81.050 - Election and terms of officers (cities of 1,000 and less than 3,000).

Section 81.060 - Notice of claim for damages on account of injury shall be given, when (cities of 500 to 3,000).

Section 81.070 - Election of certain officers (cities of 3,000 to 10,000), exceptions.

Section 81.075 - Officers — elections (cities attaining 3,000 to 10,000 after grant of charter in certain counties).

Section 81.080 - Extension of limits, how — inclusion of another city, procedure (cities of 20,000 or less).

Section 81.090 - Establishment and maintenance of city jail (cities of 10,000 or less).

Section 81.100 - Authorization for commitment of prisoners (cities of 10,000 or less).

Section 81.110 - Construction of jail — bond (cities of 10,000 or less).

Section 81.120 - Construction of levees — bond (cities of 10,000 or less).

Section 81.130 - Farming lands, exclusion — procedure (cities of 20,000 or less).

Section 81.140 - Election and appointment of certain officers — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.150 - Election of aldermen — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.160 - Enactment of ordinances — additional power (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.170 - Condemnation of private property (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.180 - Acquired property — management, regulation (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.190 - Acquisition of property — regulation of business (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.195 - Officers, terms (cities of 30,000 to 250,000 in certain counties).

Section 81.200 - Extension of limits (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.210 - Changes of wards by ordinance (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.220 - Notice of proposed change — when to take effect (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.230 - Disposition of acquired territory — qualified voters (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.240 - Change not to be made, when (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.250 - Numbering wards — territory (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.260 - Election of aldermen (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.270 - Change in wards not to affect aldermen (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.280 - Elective officers — terms — appointment — offices combined — section to be effective after vote (cities of 7,500 to 100,000 in certain counties).