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Revised Statutes of Missouri
Title VII
Chapter 72
Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 72
Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages
72.030
Third class cities
72.040
Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become
72.050
Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities
72.060
May cause census to be taken, when
72.070
Election by city or town to become city of different class — village officers to act on becoming city
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, cause of action — definition — contents of petition
72.090
Unincorporated city entitled to become third class city — may incorporate and adopt commission form, when
72.100
City or town situated on county line
72.110
Jurisdiction to remain same
72.120
Rights of property retained
72.130
No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions
72.132
Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition — time limit on petition
72.135
Resubmission within year prohibited
72.140
Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long
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
72.153
Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous
72.155
Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents
72.160
Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how and when
72.163
Petition for consolidation, contents, verification
72.165
County commission to submit question, when
72.167
Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on — certification to county commission, contents
72.170
Form of ballot
72.180
Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect
72.185
Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality — approval by election
72.195
Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality — when
72.200
Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections
72.205
Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens
72.210
Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure
72.220
Procedure — form of ballot to be used
72.300
Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties)
72.305
Resolution to absorb, contents of
72.310
Election, how ordered
72.320
Form of ballot
72.325
Procedure for, and effect of absorption
72.330
Liabilities or legal actions, effect on
72.335
Bonded indebtedness, effect on — notice of indebtedness required in resolution and election notice
72.340
Ordinances, effect on — corporate existence to cease, when
72.345
Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive
72.350
Courts to take judicial notice of absorption
72.400
Definitions
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 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
72.402
Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure
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 — commission may provide advice to proposing agents
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, exception — proposing agent may modify proposal — commission may defer final action until after election, when
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
72.408
Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when
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
72.412
Commission independent of county — budget request, appropriation level — application fee for annexation, use
72.414
Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate metes and bounds — first officers designated by governing body
72.416
Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees paid to commission, when
72.418
New city not to provide fire services, when — annexation, continuation of services — city to pay fire protection district, amount — voting provisions
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
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
72.423
Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review
72.430
Standing for proposed boundary change