Effective - 28 Aug 1978
81.230. Disposition of acquired territory — qualified voters (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — When territory is annexed to any city pursuant to section 81.200, the common council shall, by ordinance, organize the same into a new ward or wards, or attach the same to some existing ward or wards long enough before the next ensuing municipal election to enable voters in such annexed territory to register, and all other proper steps to be taken according to law, so that the voters of such annexed territory may have full opportunity to register and vote at such election. Actual residents of any territory at the time of annexation thereof to any city as provided in section 81.200 shall, if otherwise qualified, be voters of the city, and be eligible to any office therein at the next municipal election following such annexation. In case of redistricting or division of the city into wards, creation of any new ward or wards, or change of boundary in any ward or wards, every voter residing in any ward at any municipal election next thereafter, duly registered, shall be a voter of such ward, and nothing in this chapter contained shall be so construed as to prevent any voter from voting or being eligible to any office by reason merely of such redistricting or division or creation of any new ward or wards, or change in the boundary of any ward or wards.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7517, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 7364; 1919 § 8778; 1909 § 9634
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).