Effective - 02 Jan 1979
81.140. Election and appointment of certain officers — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000). — At municipal elections in all cities and towns under special charters which have not less than ten thousand inhabitants nor more than thirty thousand inhabitants there shall be elected a mayor, a police judge or recorder, an attorney, a marshal or chief of police, and such other officers as the charter and ordinances of such city or town may provide, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years, provided, however, any such city may provide by ordinance that marshal, chief of police and attorney may be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the city council, and such ordinance may further provide that all or any of such officers when so appointed and any of the other appointive officers of any such city, except the members of the board of public works, shall hold office for an indefinite term and during the pleasure of the mayor and city council of such cities.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7470, A.L. 1953 p. 297, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971 merged with H.B. 1634)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 7317; 1919 § 8732; 1909 § 9611
Effective 8-13-78 (H.B. 971); 1-02-79 (H.B. 1634)
Structure 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 81.040 - 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 81.070 - Election of certain officers (cities of 3,000 to 10,000), exceptions.
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 81.240 - 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).