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Section 72.030 - Third class cities. - Effective - 28 Aug 1975 72.030. Third class cities. —...
Section 72.040 - Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 72.040. Fourth class cities —...
Section 72.050 - Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 72.050. Villages — certain towns...
Section 72.060 - May cause census to be taken, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.060. May cause census to...
Section 72.070 - Election by city or town to become city of different class — village officers to act on becoming city. - Effective - 28 Aug 1982 72.070. Election by city or...
Section 72.080 - Cities and towns may be incorporated in their respective classes — exception, certain cities must comply with boundary change law — exception, Cass County — owners of majority of certain class of property may object to incorporation,... - Effective - 28 Aug 2008, 2 histories 72.080. Cities and...
Section 72.090 - Unincorporated city entitled to become third class city — may incorporate and adopt commission form, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 72.090. Unincorporated city entitled to...
Section 72.100 - City or town situated on county line. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.100. City or town situated...
Section 72.110 - Jurisdiction to remain same. - Effective - 28 Aug 1949 72.110. Jurisdiction to remain same....
Section 72.120 - Rights of property retained. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 72.120. Rights of property retained....
Section 72.130 - No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions. - Effective - 15 May 2003 72.130. No incorporation within two...
Section 72.132 - Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition — time limit on petition. - Effective - 28 Aug 1971 72.132. Signers to state name,...
Section 72.135 - Resubmission within year prohibited. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.135. Resubmission within year prohibited....
Section 72.140 - Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long. - Effective - 28 Aug 1939 72.140. Reorganization to take effect,...
Section 72.150 - Certain adjoining municipalities may consolidate — certain cities to comply with boundary changes law — consolidation of certain cities, towns, or villages in counties of the first, second, or third classification. - Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 72.150. Certain adjoining...
Section 72.153 - Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.153. Cities separated by street...
Section 72.155 - Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1963 72.155. Consolidation ordinance when initiated...
Section 72.160 - Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how and when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.160. Petition of voters for...
Section 72.163 - Petition for consolidation, contents, verification. - Effective - 28 Aug 1975 72.163. Petition for consolidation, contents,...
Section 72.165 - County commission to submit question, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.165. County commission to submit...
Section 72.167 - Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on — certification to county commission, contents. - Effective - 28 Aug 1961 72.167. Approval of municipality of...
Section 72.170 - Form of ballot. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.170. Form of ballot. —...
Section 72.180 - Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect. - Effective - 09 Jul 1992 72.180. Consolidation effective, when —...
Section 72.185 - Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality — approval by election. - Effective - 09 Jul 1992 72.185. Charter commission to recommend...
Section 72.195 - Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality — when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.195. Bonded indebtedness of municipalities...
Section 72.200 - Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections. - Effective - 28 Aug 1961 72.200. Elections governed by laws...
Section 72.205 - Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens. - Effective - 28 Aug 1961 72.205. Three-year limit on elections...
Section 72.210 - Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.210. Two or more cities...
Section 72.220 - Procedure — form of ballot to be used. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.220. Procedure — form of...
Section 72.300 - Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties). - Effective - 28 Aug 1976 72.300. Absorption of municipalities authorized...
Section 72.305 - Resolution to absorb, contents of. - Effective - 28 Aug 1976 72.305. Resolution to absorb, contents...
Section 72.310 - Election, how ordered. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.310. Election, how ordered. —...
Section 72.320 - Form of ballot. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.320. Form of ballot. —...
Section 72.325 - Procedure for, and effect of absorption. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.325. Procedure for, and effect...
Section 72.330 - Liabilities or legal actions, effect on. - Effective - 28 Aug 1976 72.330. Liabilities or legal actions,...
Section 72.335 - Bonded indebtedness, effect on — notice of indebtedness required in resolution and election notice. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.335. Bonded indebtedness, effect on...
Section 72.340 - Ordinances, effect on — corporate existence to cease, when. - Effective - 28 Aug 1976 72.340. Ordinances, effect on —...
Section 72.345 - Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive. - Effective - 28 Aug 1978 72.345. Notice of approval of...
Section 72.350 - Courts to take judicial notice of absorption. - Effective - 28 Aug 1976 72.350. Courts to take judicial...
Section 72.400 - Definitions. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.400. Definitions. — As used...
Section 72.401 - Law to be exclusive for boundary changes if commission established (St. Louis County) — procedure for boundary change — commission members, qualifications, appointment, vacancies — notice of ordinance establishing commission — list o... - Effective - 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories 72.401. Law to...
Section 72.402 - Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.402. Rules and regulations, commission...
Section 72.403 - Powers and duties of commission to review all boundary changes — no changes submitted to commission until April 15, 2001, exceptions, procedures — plan of intent — notice, publication of — approval of change, factors to be considered... - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.403. Powers and duties of...
Section 72.405 - Boundary changes, approval or disapproval — commission may modify proposal — minor corrections allowed, when — simplified boundary change, procedure — noncontiguous boundary changes, required proposals — prohibited boundary changes,... - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.405. Boundary changes, approval or...
Section 72.407 - Adoption of boundary change by voters, procedure — unincorporated pocket defined — cost of election, how paid — proposal concerning annexation and incorporation not to be submitted at same election, election void, when. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.407. Adoption of boundary change...
Section 72.408 - Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.408. Limitation on resubmission —...
Section 72.409 - Boundary change, effective when — transition committee established, members, how selected — to disband when delay in declaring new incorporated municipality, when — conflict of laws, this section to prevail. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.409. Boundary change, effective when...
Section 72.412 - Commission independent of county — budget request, appropriation level — application fee for annexation, use. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.412. Commission independent of county...
Section 72.414 - Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate metes and bounds — first officers designated by governing body. - Effective - 09 Jul 1992 72.414. Approval of change, governing...
Section 72.416 - Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees paid to commission, when. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.416. Civil actions against commission,...
Section 72.418 - New city not to provide fire services, when — annexation, continuation of services — city to pay fire protection district, amount — voting provisions. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.418. New city not to...
Section 72.420 - Consolidation of multiple municipalities and unincorporated areas, must be contiguous — procedure, petition content — costs of election — ballot form — effective when — transition committee, how selected, duties. - Effective - 28 Aug 1995 72.420. Consolidation of multiple municipalities...
Section 72.422 - Petition to remain unincorporated — unincorporated area proposal, procedure for creating established unincorporated areas — no boundary change to affect established unincorporated area prior to expiration. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.422. Petition to remain unincorporated...
Section 72.423 - Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review. - Effective - 27 Jun 2000 72.423. Five-year planning cycle, procedures,...
Section 72.430 - Standing for proposed boundary change. - Effective - 28 Aug 1999 72.430. Standing for proposed boundary...