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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 71

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 71

Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns

71.005(Repealed L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)Repealed 71.010Ordinances to conform to state law 71.011Transfer of certain land between municipalities, when — procedure — exception — concurrent detachment and annexation, procedure 71.012Annexation procedure, hearing, exceptions (Perry County, Randolph County) — contiguous and compact defined — common interest community, cooperative and planned community, defined — objection, procedure 71.013Train crewman not to be personally liable under city ordinance or state statute for blocking crossing, when 71.014Annexation by certain cities upon request of all property owners in area annexed — deannexation, statute of limitations 71.015Objections to annexation, satisfaction of objections prior to annexation, procedure — certain cities, elections for annexation, procedure — cause of action for deannexation authorized 71.016Annexation of noncontiguous territory, when allowed 71.017Plat of proposed area — acceptance how — election, how conducted — approval by voters, effect of 71.018Exclusion of prior area from jurisdiction, when 71.019Condemnation authorized — bonds, how issued — cooperation authorized 71.020Changing name of town 71.030Proceedings before presentation of petition to change name 71.040Duty of the secretary of state 71.050Petition to change name — consideration — notice 71.060Order to change name 71.070Order to change name — duty of secretary of state — duty of courts 71.080Change not to affect rights accrued 71.090Unincorporated town or village — change of name 71.100May sell and convey commons 71.1000Districts authorized — ballot form — powers — sales tax, ballot form — board, members, officers, by laws — additional district members, ballot form — dissolution 71.110Sale of commons — ordinances authorized 71.120Property held in trust 71.130Breach of trust — proceedings 71.140Purchase of Missouri products 71.150Property qualifications for officers not required 71.160Special census — qualifications and oath of supervisor 71.170Special census — enumerators — results certified 71.180Special census — compensation, supervisor and enumerators 71.185Tort liability for governmental acts, insurance, trial 71.190(Repealed L. 1999 S.B. 189 § A)Repealed 71.195Security guards, license or permit issued by a municipality valid in any municipality in St. Charles County, definition 71.200Police force, appointment of men and women 71.205Pensioning of city employees — financing by municipal utility (cities 40,000 to 450,000)71.207Benefits from pension plan exempt from state taxes, execution, garnishment, attachment, and are unassignable, exception 71.210(Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 97 § 1)Repealed 71.220City prisoners, labor on public works — fines payable in installments 71.230Unimproved additions, how vacated 71.240(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1965 § A)Repealed 71.250Duty of county commission — procedure 71.260What consent necessary 71.270Streets, easements and commons in subdivision outside limits — petition — notice 71.275Annexation of contiguous land with a research, development, or office park project, procedure 71.280Section 71.270 not applicable to state or county road 71.283Residency for officers in certain villages, exceptions, appointed officers — acts prohibited for officers 71.285Weeds or trash, city may cause removal and issue tax bill, when — certain cities may order abatement and remove weeds or trash, when — section not to apply to certain cities, when — city official may order abatement in certain cities — removal of weeds or trash, costs 71.286Display of the United States flag, political subdivisions not to regulate 71.287Water usage, voluntary reports to division of geology and land survey, contents — city complying may charge fee on tax bill for improvements 71.288Restrictions on outdoor advertising — fee 71.290Public improvement — state or federal aid — procedures 71.300Courthouses and jails — erection and maintenance 71.310Armories — acquisition, maintenance 71.320Armories, not owned or leased by cities — maintenance 71.330Term maintenance defined 71.340Construction and repair of public roads — annual appropriation 71.350Parking facilities for motor vehicles, certain cities 71.360Parking facilities, how financed 71.365Sidewalks to have wheelchair ramps — specifications for — when required 71.367Deviations authorized, when 71.370Contracts for fire protection between incorporated cities 71.380Fire protection contracts 71.390Payments under contracts 71.400Cities may maintain joint fire departments 71.410Joint contract — validity 71.420Joint fire department committee — duties 71.430Joint fire department — use of building 71.440Joint fire department — cost of maintenance, how met 71.450Joint fire department — bond election — tax increase 71.460(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 971 § 1)Repealed 71.470Joint fire department — issuance of bonds — imposition of tax 71.480Joint fire department — denomination and form of bonds 71.490Joint fire department — bonds, notice of sale 71.500Joint fire department — bonds to be registered 71.510Joint fire department — use of moneys from bonds 71.520Certain privileges granted to public utilities 71.525Condemnation of property of public utility or rural electric cooperative, restrictions, conditions — limitation 71.527Annexation, provision of cable television services 71.530Municipalities may contract for utilities — approval by majority of voters required, when 71.540Municipal water supply — contracts 71.550Water supply contract — voter approval 71.560Use of streets for railway purposes — petition of property owners 71.570Street railways — powers of municipality limited 71.580Proceedings before granting of franchise to street railroads 71.590Condemnation of property for street railways — ascertainment and payment of damages — procedure 71.600Damages defined 71.610Imposition of tax on business, when 71.611Certain villages prohibited from imposing a license tax in excess of $10,000 per license 71.620Imposition of tax or license fee on certain professions prohibited — imposition of tax or fee prohibited unless business office maintained — limitation on business license tax amount in certain villages 71.625License tax, payment, when deemed timely — municipal corporations, interest and penalties on delinquencies to apply 71.630Imposition of tax on producer prohibited, when 71.640Tax for band fund authorized 71.650Tax for band fund — limitations 71.660Discontinuance of tax for band fund, procedure 71.670Band fund — expenditures — contract with band 71.675No class action suits permitted for enforcement or collection of business license taxes imposed on telecommunications companies 71.680Garbage and refuse collection and disposal, contracts for — disposal facilities, acquisition, bond issue and contracts 71.690Garbage disposal — ordinances authorized 71.700Water supply — authorization to regulate and license 71.710Water supply — protection of sources 71.715Sewerage service charges may be imposed, how collected — use of proceeds 71.720Milk — regulation — inspection 71.730(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1965 § A)Repealed 71.740(Repealed L. 1999 S.B. 189 § A)Repealed 71.750(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1965 § A)Repealed 71.760Smoke nuisance — penalty 71.770Smoke nuisance — enforcement of penalty 71.780Nuisances — expense of suppression, how paid 71.790Special business districts, how established — dissolution in the city of Springfield 71.792Ordinance to establish district — survey and investigation — cost estimate required — report of survey public record 71.793(Transferred 1967; now 100.020)Repealed 71.794Establishing or altering size of district, procedure 71.796Powers of governing body in establishing and maintaining district 71.797(Transferred 1967; now 100.030)Repealed 71.798Governing body to determine expenditures 71.799Cities of 350,000 or more — powers of district — governing body to determine expenditures 71.801St. Louis City — taxation of urban redevelopment real property, ordinance to control 71.802General obligation bonds authorized, when — election, notice of — form of ballot 71.803(Transferred 1967; now 100.050)Repealed 71.804Revenue bonds authorized, when — refunding of revenue bonds authorized 71.806Bonds, term of, form, interest rate, private sale authorized 71.808Benefit determinations by legislative body of city to be conclusive 71.817(Transferred 1967; now 100.090)Repealed 71.820(Transferred 1967; now 100.100)Repealed 71.827(Transferred 1967; now 100.120)Repealed 71.830(Transferred 1967; now 100.130)Repealed 71.833(Transferred 1967; now 100.140)Repealed 71.837(Transferred 1967; now 100.150)Repealed 71.840(Transferred 1967; now 100.160)Repealed 71.843(Transferred 1967; now 100.170)Repealed 71.847(Transferred 1967; now 100.180)Repealed 71.850(Transferred 1967; now 100.190)Repealed 71.860Application of section 71.015 — exceptions 71.870Separate elections required for annexation — effective when 71.880Notice to election authority and governing body of county — map setting out boundaries to be posted in polling places, when 71.890(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 971 § 1)Repealed 71.900Form of ballot 71.910Proposition not to be resubmitted, when 71.920City limits may be extended by ordinance if approved by unanimous affirmative vote in both elections — effective when 71.922Certain annexations effective on date determined by jurisdictions involved 71.940Codification and compilation of ordinances, defined 71.943Codification of municipal ordinances, contents — supplements authorized — code to be evidence in all courts 71.946Supplements to code to be deemed part of original code 71.948Copies of code on file with municipal clerks and open to public 71.970(Repealed L. 2010 H.B. 1516 Revision § A merged with H.B. 1965 § A)Repealed 71.980Financially insolvent municipalities, state not liable for debt 71.990Home-based business, use of residential dwelling — limitations on restrictions by political subdivisions — reasonable regulations permitted