Title VII — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES
23 chapters · 1,808 sections in this title.
§ 72.030 RSMo Third class cities
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72.030. Third class cities. — All cities and towns in this state containing three thousand or more inhabitants, which shall elect to be a city of the third class, shall be cities of the third class. -------- (RSMo 1939 § 6214, A.L. 1975 H.B. 398)
§ 72.040 RSMo Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become
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72.040. Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become. — 1. All cities and towns in this state containing five hundred and less than three thousand inhabitants, and all towns existing under any special law, and having less than five hundred inhabitants which shall elect to be…
§ 72.050 RSMo Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become
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72.050. Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities. — 1. All towns not now incorporated in this state containing less than five hundred inhabitants are hereby declared to be villages. 2. Any village in this state now or hereaft…
§ 72.060 RSMo May cause census to be taken, when
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72.060. May cause census to be taken, when. — Any city, town or village within this state, now incorporated under the provisions of this chapter, or under any special or local law, as a village, town or city, either of the second, third or fourth classes, as classified in said ch…
§ 72.070 RSMo Election by city or town to become city of different class — village
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72.070. Election by city or town to become city of different class — village officers to act on becoming city. — Any city, town or village in this state, existing by virtue of the present general law, or by any local or special law, may elect to become a city of the class to whic…
§ 72.080 RSMo Cities and towns may be incorporated in their respective classes —
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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 — content…
§ 72.090 RSMo Unincorporated city entitled to become third class city — may incorporate
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[Repealed or reserved.]
§ 72.100 RSMo City or town situated on county line
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72.100. City or town situated on county line. — Provided, that when any city, town or other area is or may be situated on the county line, and in two counties, the petition shall be signed by a number of voters equal to fifteen percent of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial …
§ 72.110 RSMo Jurisdiction to remain same
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72.110. Jurisdiction to remain same. — The jurisdiction of any city which shall be reorganized under this chapter shall not in any wise be affected or changed in consequence of such reorganization, but such limits, wards and boundaries shall remain after such reorganization the s…
§ 72.120 RSMo Rights of property retained
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72.120. Rights of property retained. — All rights and property of every kind and description, which were vested in any city under its former organization, shall be deemed and held to be vested in such city upon its becoming reorganized as provided in sections 72.090 to 72.110, bu…
§ 72.130 RSMo No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions
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72.130. No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions. — Except as provided in sections 72.400 to 72.420, no city, town, village or other area shall be organized within this state under and by virtue of any law thereof, adjacent to or within two miles of t…
§ 72.132 RSMo Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition — time limit
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72.132. Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition — time limit on petition. — 1. Every inhabitant signing such petition shall state his street address or rural post-office box number and route together with the month, day and year on which he affixed his signa…
§ 72.135 RSMo Resubmission within year prohibited
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72.135. Resubmission within year prohibited. — No such question shall be resubmitted for substantially the same area within one year after defeat of the question. -------- (L. 1971 H.B. 28, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
§ 72.140 RSMo Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long
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72.140. Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long. — Any city which may organize under this chapter shall continue as before in every respect with all former rights and obligations until the time fixed for such reorganization to take effect; and all its office…
§ 72.150 RSMo Certain adjoining municipalities may consolidate — certain cities to comply
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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. — 1. When two or more cities, towns or villages in this s…
§ 72.153 RSMo Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous
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72.153. Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous. — If the cities, towns or villages proposing to consolidate are separated only by a street, road or other public way, or a stream, or vacant land, they may consolidate as though they were adjoining…
§ 72.155 RSMo Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents
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72.155. Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents. — 1. Consolidation of municipalities may be instituted by the governing bodies of any cities, towns or villages, or any combination thereof, by ordinance, adopted by the governing bodies of the respective …
§ 72.160 RSMo Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how
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72.160. Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how and when. — Whenever a petition containing the signatures of one hundred voters, or fifteen percent of the total number of votes cast in the last preceding election, whichever is greater, in each o…
§ 72.163 RSMo Petition for consolidation, contents, verification
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72.163. Petition for consolidation, contents, verification. — 1. A petition for consolidation shall contain the following: (1) The names of the municipalities to be consolidated; (2) The proposed effective date of consolidation; (3) The number of votes cast in the last municipal …
§ 72.165 RSMo County commission to submit question, when
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72.165. County commission to submit question, when. — The county commission may submit the question of consolidation when it receives ordinances from one or more municipalities and petitions from residents of one or more other municipalities requesting the submission of the quest…
§ 72.167 RSMo Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on —
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72.167. Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on — certification to county commission, contents. — 1. When the petition for a proposed consolidation of municipalities originates from a group of citizens within a municipality to be included in the proposal, t…
§ 72.170 RSMo Form of ballot
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72.170. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall ______ and ______ consolidate? -------- (RSMo 1939 § 7831, A.L. 1961 p. 193, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7686; 1919 § 9125; 1909 § 9950
§ 72.180 RSMo Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect
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72.180. Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect. — If it shall appear that a majority of the votes cast in each one of said municipalities on the question shall be in favor of consolidation, the certificate of the clerk shall be recorded in the …
§ 72.185 RSMo Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated
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72.185. Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality — approval by election. — In the event that the question as voted upon does not contain the name and form of government of the proposed consolidated municipality and the details of tr…
§ 72.195 RSMo Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated
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72.195. Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality — when. — Unless otherwise provided in the proposition as voted upon, the bonded indebtedness of each municipality at the time of the consolidation which was incurred for the purpose of purc…
§ 72.200 RSMo Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections
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72.200. Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections. — All elections authorized in sections 72.150 to 72.220 shall be conducted procedurally in all respects as elections to authorize bond issues, whether bond issues are authorized in affected municipalities or not. …
§ 72.205 RSMo Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens
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72.205. Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens. — No election may be required to be held as a result of petition by citizens of an affected municipality if the petition is filed within three years of the date of unsuccessful election for consolidation. Where an ele…
§ 72.210 RSMo Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure
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72.210. Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure. — When two or more cities in this state, each containing a population of less than five hundred thousand inhabitants, adjoining and contiguous to each other in adjoining counties shall be desirous of being consolidated, it s…
§ 72.220 RSMo Procedure — form of ballot to be used
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72.220. Procedure — form of ballot to be used. — 1. Whenever twenty-five percent of the voters of such adjoining cities in adjoining counties shall petition their respective county commissions to order the submission of the question on the consolidation of such cities into one ci…
§ 72.300 RSMo Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties)
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72.300. Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties). — Any two or more municipalities which are adjoining or contiguous to each other on two or more sides and which are located in a county of the third class having a population of not less than twenty-f…
§ 72.305 RSMo Resolution to absorb, contents of
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72.305. Resolution to absorb, contents of. — The governing body of each of the municipalities involved in the proposed absorption shall adopt a resolution which sets forth: (1) The name of each municipality which is to be absorbed; (2) The name of the municipality which will abso…
§ 72.310 RSMo Election, how ordered
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72.310. Election, how ordered. — Upon adoption of the resolution setting forth the plan of absorption, the governing body of each municipality involved shall order the submission of the question of absorption to the voters of each municipality involved. -------- (L. 1976 H.B. 1…
§ 72.320 RSMo Form of ballot
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72.320. Form of ballot. — 1. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the municipality of ______ absorb the municipality of ______? 2. If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition in each of the municipalities involved vote for the absor…
§ 72.325 RSMo Procedure for, and effect of absorption
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72.325. Procedure for, and effect of absorption. — Upon approval of the question in each of the municipalities involved, the absorption shall be accomplished on the date contained in the resolutions by the municipality specified in the resolution as the one which is to absorb the…
§ 72.330 RSMo Liabilities or legal actions, effect on
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72.330. Liabilities or legal actions, effect on. — The municipality which absorbs the other municipalities shall assume and be responsible and liable for all the liabilities and obligations of each of the municipalities being absorbed. Any claim existing or action or proceeding p…
§ 72.335 RSMo Bonded indebtedness, effect on — notice of indebtedness required in
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72.335. Bonded indebtedness, effect on — notice of indebtedness required in resolution and election notice. — The bonded indebtedness of each municipality being absorbed at the time of the absorption which was incurred for the purpose of purchasing, constructing or repairing loca…
§ 72.340 RSMo Ordinances, effect on — corporate existence to cease, when
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72.340. Ordinances, effect on — corporate existence to cease, when. — All ordinances including all ordinances adopted at elections by a vote of the people of the municipality which absorbs the other municipalities shall remain in full force and effect and shall govern in the terr…
§ 72.345 RSMo Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive
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72.345. Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive. — Upon the approval of the question of absorption by the voters in each of the municipalities involved, the governing body of the municipality which is absorbing the other municipalities shall send notice containi…
§ 72.350 RSMo Courts to take judicial notice of absorption
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72.350. Courts to take judicial notice of absorption. — After the effective date of the absorption, the courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the absorption and of the new corporate boundaries of the municipality which absorbed the other municipalities. -------- (L…
§ 72.400 RSMo Definitions
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72.400. Definitions. — As used in sections 72.400 to 72.423, the following terms mean: (1) "Boundary adjustment", an adjustment of a boundary between two municipalities or a municipality and the unincorporated area of the county involving all or part of one or more residential pa…
§ 72.401 RSMo Law to be exclusive for boundary changes if commission established (St.
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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 — con…
§ 72.402 RSMo Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure
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72.402. Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure. — The commission shall enact and adopt all rules, regulations and procedures that are reasonably necessary to achieve the objectives of sections 72.400 to 72.423 no sooner than twenty-seven calendar days afte…
§ 72.403 RSMo Powers and duties of commission to review all boundary changes — no changes
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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 pro…
§ 72.405 RSMo Boundary changes, approval or disapproval — commission may modify proposal
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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 …
§ 72.407 RSMo Adoption of boundary change by voters, procedure — unincorporated pocket
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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. — 1. Boundary changes may be adopted by the voters i…
§ 72.408 RSMo Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when
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72.408. Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when. — 1. If a boundary change is disapproved by the voters, no boundary change which contains more than sixty percent of the area of the disapproved boundary change shall be submitted to or processed by the commission any soon…
§ 72.409 RSMo Boundary change, effective when — transition committee established,
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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. — 1. If a proposed boundary change is approved by the voters, su…
§ 72.412 RSMo Commission independent of county — budget request, appropriation level —
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72.412. Commission independent of county — budget request, appropriation level — application fee for annexation, use. — 1. The commission, once established, shall not be a county commission but shall act as an independent commission. The commission may hire such staff and acquire…
§ 72.414 RSMo Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate
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72.414. Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate metes and bounds — first officers designated by governing body. — If the approval of the boundary change creates a new municipality, the governing body of the county shall declare such municipality…
§ 72.416 RSMo Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees
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72.416. Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees paid to commission, when. — The county, an interested municipality, or any other interested party may bring an appropriate civil action against the commission regarding a proposed boundary change, un…