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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 72

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 72

Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages

72.010(Repealed L. 1975 H.B. 398 § B)Repealed 72.020(Repealed L. 1975 H.B. 398 § B)Repealed 72.030Third class cities 72.040Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become 72.050Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities 72.060May cause census to be taken, when 72.070Election by city or town to become city of different class — village officers to act on becoming city 72.080Cities 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of certain class of property may object to incorporation, cause of action — definition — contents of petition 72.085(Repealed L. 1971 H.B. 28 § 1)Repealed 72.090Unincorporated city entitled to become third class city — may incorporate and adopt commission form, when 72.100City or town situated on county line 72.110Jurisdiction to remain same 72.120Rights of property retained 72.130No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions 72.132Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition — time limit on petition 72.135Resubmission within year prohibited 72.140Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long 72.150Certain 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 72.153Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous 72.155Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents 72.160Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how and when 72.163Petition for consolidation, contents, verification 72.165County commission to submit question, when 72.167Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on — certification to county commission, contents 72.170Form of ballot 72.180Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect 72.185Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality — approval by election 72.190(Repealed L. 1961 p. 193 § 1)Repealed 72.195Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality — when 72.200Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections 72.205Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens 72.210Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure 72.220Procedure — form of ballot to be used 72.300Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties)72.305Resolution to absorb, contents of 72.310Election, how ordered 72.315(Repealed L. 1978 H.B. 971 § 1)Repealed 72.320Form of ballot 72.325Procedure for, and effect of absorption 72.330Liabilities or legal actions, effect on 72.335Bonded indebtedness, effect on — notice of indebtedness required in resolution and election notice 72.340Ordinances, effect on — corporate existence to cease, when 72.345Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive 72.350Courts to take judicial notice of absorption 72.400Definitions 72.401Law 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 of appointees — terms — succession — conflict of interest — boundary adjustment and certain annexations not subject to commission review and not prohibited by existence of established unincorporated area, when 72.402Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure 72.403Powers 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 — commission may provide advice to proposing agents 72.405Boundary changes, approval or disapproval — commission may modify proposal — minor corrections allowed, when — simplified boundary change, procedure — noncontiguous boundary changes, required proposals — prohibited boundary changes, exception — proposing agent may modify proposal — commission may defer final action until after election, when 72.407Adoption 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 72.408Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when 72.409Boundary 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 72.410(Repealed L. 2000 H.B. 1967)Repealed 72.412Commission independent of county — budget request, appropriation level — application fee for annexation, use 72.414Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate metes and bounds — first officers designated by governing body 72.416Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees paid to commission, when 72.418New city not to provide fire services, when — annexation, continuation of services — city to pay fire protection district, amount — voting provisions 72.420Consolidation of multiple municipalities and unincorporated areas, must be contiguous — procedure, petition content — costs of election — ballot form — effective when — transition committee, how selected, duties 72.422Petition to remain unincorporated — unincorporated area proposal, procedure for creating established unincorporated areas — no boundary change to affect established unincorporated area prior to expiration 72.423Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review 72.424(Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)Repealed 72.425(Repealed L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489 § A)Repealed 72.430Standing for proposed boundary change