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Chapter 77

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 77

Cities of the Third Classification

77.010Third class cities, incorporation and powers of 77.020City limits may be altered, how 77.030Division of city into wards — council members, terms 77.040Election of officers — option to appoint certain officers — terms 77.042City administrator, employment authorized 77.044Qualifications, compensation of administrator 77.046Other officers, appointment, discharge, regulations concerning 77.048Other powers of mayor and council retained 77.050Election may be ordered, how, when 77.060Councilman, qualifications 77.070President pro tem 77.080Style of ordinances — procedure to enact 77.090Proceedings of, how kept 77.100Powers of council — witnesses, papers 77.105Budget and expenditures, approval by ordinance, motion, or resolution required 77.110Council to publish semiannual statements 77.120Council may acquire land for and maintain cemetery 77.130Cemetery lots, how conveyed 77.140May control watercourses, establish water reservoirs, market houses, city hall and parks 77.150Cities may acquire property for dams, flood protection, bathhouses 77.160Payment for property acquired — issuance of bonds 77.170Manner of purchasing and condemning lands 77.180Election to be held for issuance of bonds 77.190May purchase fire-fighting equipment 77.200Railroads or street railroads — powers of council 77.210Thirty-year franchises and extensions may be granted for supplying heat — voter approval required, procedure 77.220May change names of streets, how 77.230Qualifications of mayor 77.240Vacancy in office of mayor, how filled, exceptions — president pro tem, duties of 77.250Mayor to be president of council — vote 77.260Powers and duties of mayor and council generally 77.270Mayor to approve ordinances — may veto — proceedings when vetoed 77.280Mayor may veto resolutions and orders 77.290Mayor shall communicate to the council, what 77.310May require officers to exhibit accounts 77.320Mayor to sign all commissions and appointments — bond approval by mayor 77.330May appoint what officers 77.340May remove officer with consent of council 77.350Shall enforce ordinances 77.360May remit fines 77.370Elective officers — option to appoint certain officers — terms 77.380Officers to be voters and residents of city, exceptions, appointed officers 77.390Officer's oath — bond 77.400Term officer construed 77.410City clerk — duties 77.440Compensation of officers and employees 77.450Vacancies, how filled 77.460Corrupt allowance of claim, how punished 77.480Duties may be regulated by ordinance — bonds required 77.490May fix certain rates 77.500May also regulate and control the construction of buildings 77.505Electricians and electric contractors, certain cities third class may license and regulate — exceptions — examination and inspection requirements 77.510May regulate lumber yards — running at large of animals and fowls — provide pounds and impose penalties 77.520May control streets, sidewalks, amusements 77.530Powers of council, quarantine, condemnation, police power outside city 77.550Inspection, weighing 77.560Slaughterhouses, stockyards 77.570Police regulations 77.590Council may make ordinances and rules and regulations and establish penalties for violation 77.600Claims and suits for damages — notice 77.610Shall give bond on appeal 77.650Recall of elected officials — procedure — limitations 77.655Recall petitions, examination and certification by county clerk — amended, when — duties of clerk and council 77.670Reserve funds, certain third class cities may establish (including North Kansas City)77.675Ordinances, adoption and repeal process (City of Farmington)77.700Disincorporation procedure, election, ballot language 77.703Contractual rights not invalidated by dissolution 77.706Trustee to be appointed — oath — bond 77.709Powers of trustee 77.712Employment of counsel, report to county governing body — compensation of trustee 77.715Moneys to be paid over to county treasurer, when — all records to be delivered to county clerk