Title VII — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES
23 chapters · 1,808 sections in this title.
§ 81.010 RSMo Certain cities and towns declared cities and towns under special charter
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81.010. Certain cities and towns declared cities and towns under special charter. — All cities and towns of this state operating under charters granted directly and specially by the general assembly prior to the adoption of the constitution of 1875 are hereby defined and declared…
§ 81.013 RSMo Amendment of charter, procedure
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81.013. Amendment of charter, procedure. — If the charter of a city or town under special charter provides for amendment of the charter only by act of the general assembly of the state of Missouri or does not provide for amendment of the charter, the charter may be amended if a p…
§ 81.020 RSMo Special charter cities may take census, when
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81.020. Special charter cities may take census, when. — Any town or city within this state, now incorporated under and by virtue of any special or local law, and in which the citizens thereof desire incorporation as a city of any special class under the general laws of this state…
§ 81.030 RSMo Census, how taken — false return, misdemeanor (fourth class cities, special
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81.030. Census, how taken — false return, misdemeanor (fourth class cities, special charter cities and towns). — 1. Any such city may at any time, by ordinance and at the expense of the city, cause an enumeration of its inhabitants to be made, and its population ascertained, and …
§ 81.040 RSMo Street and sidewalk commissioner (special charter cities under 10,000)
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81.040. Street and sidewalk commissioner (special charter cities under 10,000). — The council of any such city or town mentioned in section 88.804 may provide by ordinance for the appointment by the council of a street and sidewalk commissioner, which may be made by ordinance a s…
§ 81.050 RSMo Election and terms of officers (cities of 1,000 and less than 3,000)
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81.050. Election and terms of officers (cities of 1,000 and less than 3,000). — At the next municipal election in all cities and towns under special charters having one thousand inhabitants and less than three thousand inhabitants, and every two years thereafter, there shall be e…
§ 81.060 RSMo Notice of claim for damages on account of injury shall be given, when
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81.060. Notice of claim for damages on account of injury shall be given, when (cities of 500 to 3,000). — No action shall be maintained against any city or town organized and existing under special charter in this state, which city shall contain more than five hundred and less th…
§ 81.070 RSMo Election of certain officers (cities of 3,000 to 10,000), exceptions
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81.070. Election of certain officers (cities of 3,000 to 10,000), exceptions. — 1. At the next municipal election in all cities and towns under special charters and having three thousand inhabitants and not more than ten thousand inhabitants, except as allowed in subsection 2 of …
§ 81.075 RSMo Officers — elections (cities attaining 3,000 to 10,000 after grant of
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81.075. Officers — elections (cities attaining 3,000 to 10,000 after grant of charter in certain counties). — At the next municipal election in all cities and towns under special charter, located in counties of the first class under a charter form of government, which have attain…
§ 81.080 RSMo Extension of limits, how — inclusion of another city, procedure (cities of
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81.080. Extension of limits, how — inclusion of another city, procedure (cities of 20,000 or less). — 1. Any city or town of less than twenty thousand inhabitants and having a special charter, after the taking effect of such charter, may at any time extend its limits by ordinance…
§ 81.090 RSMo Establishment and maintenance of city jail (cities of 10,000 or less)
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81.090. Establishment and maintenance of city jail (cities of 10,000 or less). — Every city and town in this state having a special charter and containing ten thousand inhabitants or less shall have and is hereby granted power, authority and right to provide, by ordinance, for th…
§ 81.100 RSMo Authorization for commitment of prisoners (cities of 10,000 or less)
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81.100. Authorization for commitment of prisoners (cities of 10,000 or less). — Every such city or town shall have the same right, power and authority, by and through its properly constituted officers and courts, to commit prisoners to such city jail, and to confine therein perso…
§ 81.110 RSMo Construction of jail — bond (cities of 10,000 or less)
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81.110. Construction of jail — bond (cities of 10,000 or less). — If such jail cannot be erected and paid for out of the general revenue and income provided for such city or town, then every such city or town shall have power and authority to issue its bonds, to an amount not exc…
§ 81.120 RSMo Construction of levees — bond (cities of 10,000 or less)
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81.120. Construction of levees — bond (cities of 10,000 or less). — Every city or town in this state having a special charter and now or hereafter containing ten thousand inhabitants or less, shall have and is hereby granted power, authority and right to issue its bonds, to an am…
§ 81.130 RSMo Farming lands, exclusion — procedure (cities of 20,000 or less)
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81.130. Farming lands, exclusion — procedure (cities of 20,000 or less). — In all cases where farming lands, or lands not laid out in town or city lots, or used for town or city purposes, are included within the corporate limits of any town, city or municipality of this state now…
§ 81.140 RSMo Election and appointment of certain officers — tenure (cities of 10,000 to
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81.140. Election and appointment of certain officers — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000). — At municipal elections in all cities and towns under special charters which have not less than ten thousand inhabitants nor more than thirty thousand inhabitants there shall be elected a…
§ 81.150 RSMo Election of aldermen — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000)
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81.150. Election of aldermen — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000). — In all cities and towns under special charter which have not less than ten thousand inhabitants and not more than thirty thousand inhabitants, there shall be elected two aldermen from each ward, who shall hold …
§ 81.160 RSMo Enactment of ordinances — additional power (cities of 10,000 to 30,000)
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81.160. Enactment of ordinances — additional power (cities of 10,000 to 30,000). — All cities within this state having more than ten thousand and less than thirty thousand inhabitants, and having a special charter, in their corporate capacity are authorized and empowered to enact…
§ 81.170 RSMo Condemnation of private property (cities of 10,000 to 30,000)
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81.170. Condemnation of private property (cities of 10,000 to 30,000). — Any such city may condemn private property for public use for such purposes as they are now by law authorized to condemn the same and as provided by chapter 88. -------- (RSMo 1939 § 7481) Prior revisions:…
§ 81.180 RSMo Acquired property — management, regulation (cities of 10,000 to 30,000)
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81.180. Acquired property — management, regulation (cities of 10,000 to 30,000). — Any such city may procure by purchase, condemnation, gift or otherwise, within the city or beyond the limits thereof, property for the use of the city in and for the performance of its functions, a…
§ 81.190 RSMo Acquisition of property — regulation of business (cities of 10,000 to 30,000)
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81.190. Acquisition of property — regulation of business (cities of 10,000 to 30,000). — Any such city may acquire, by condemnation, purchase, gift, lease or otherwise, property, real and personal, within such city or beyond the limits thereof, and establish, construct, maintain,…
§ 81.195 RSMo Officers, terms (cities of 30,000 to 250,000 in certain counties)
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81.195. Officers, terms (cities of 30,000 to 250,000 in certain counties). — In all cities and towns under special charter, located in counties of the first class under a charter form of government, which have attained a population of more than thirty thousand inhabitants but les…
§ 81.200 RSMo Extension of limits (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000)
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81.200. Extension of limits (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — Any city now containing, or which may hereafter contain, more than twenty thousand and less than two hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, organized under special or local laws, may extend its limits by an …
§ 81.210 RSMo Changes of wards by ordinance (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000)
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81.210. Changes of wards by ordinance (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — Whenever the corporate limits of any city now coming or which may hereafter come under the operation of section 81.200 of this chapter shall hereafter be altered or extended, and whenever the popula…
§ 81.220 RSMo Notice of proposed change — when to take effect (cities of 20,000 and less
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81.220. Notice of proposed change — when to take effect (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — Upon any ordinance for such purpose being introduced into the common council, the latter shall, before the passage thereof, by resolution, require the city clerk to publish a copy …
§ 81.230 RSMo Disposition of acquired territory — qualified voters (cities of 20,000 and
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81.230. Disposition of acquired territory — qualified voters (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — When territory is annexed to any city pursuant to section 81.200, the common council shall, by ordinance, organize the same into a new ward or wards, or attach the same to som…
§ 81.240 RSMo Change not to be made, when (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000)
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81.240. Change not to be made, when (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — Territory shall not be annexed to any such city within four months next preceding any municipal election, nor shall there be a redistricting or division of the city into wards, or change of boundaries…
§ 81.250 RSMo Numbering wards — territory (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000)
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81.250. Numbering wards — territory (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — All wards which may hereafter be established shall be composed of adjacent and compact territory, and the several wards at the time of redistricting shall contain as nearly an equal number of inhabita…
§ 81.260 RSMo Election of aldermen (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000)
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81.260. Election of aldermen (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — Whenever any change in the number of wards or alteration in the boundaries of any ward shall be made, or new wards shall be established, there shall be no election of aldermen for such wards until the genera…
§ 81.270 RSMo Change in wards not to affect aldermen (cities of 20,000 and less than
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81.270. Change in wards not to affect aldermen (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000). — Nothing in sections 81.200 to 81.260 contained shall be construed to limit or abridge the term of office which any alderman shall be elected to fill, but every alderman shall be deemed and …
§ 81.280 RSMo Elective officers — terms — appointment — offices combined — section to be
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81.280. Elective officers — terms — appointment — offices combined — section to be effective after vote (cities of 7,500 to 100,000 in certain counties). — 1. At municipal elections in all cities and towns under special legislative charters, located in a county containing a city,…