Title VII — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES

90.010. Parks, acquisition, funds, how obtained — tax, how levied and collected — amount of tax. — 1. Whenever any city desires to establish a park or pleasure grounds, the common council or mayor and board of aldermen of such city is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire pr…

90.020. Park lands — condemnation. — The common council or mayor and board of aldermen, in proceedings by ordinance to purchase or condemn lands for the purpose stated in section 90.010, shall proceed in the manner provided by law, or in the manner provided in the charter of such…

[Repealed or reserved.]

90.500. Parks — petition — tax rate — election — form of ballot (certain cities). — 1. When one hundred voters of any incorporated city or town having less than thirty thousand inhabitants, or any city of the third class, shall petition the mayor and common council asking that an…

90.510. Public parks, maintenance. — In case of an increase in valuation in any year of the taxable property within any city, or whenever the common council of such city is satisfied that a lower rate will produce ample funds, it may reduce the levy herein provided for by levying…

90.520. Park board — appointment. — When any incorporated city or town shall have decided to establish and maintain public parks under sections 90.500 to 90.570, the mayor of such city shall, with the approval of the legislative branch of the municipal government, proceed to appo…

90.530. Park directors — terms of office. — The directors shall hold office, one-third for one year, one-third for two years and one-third for three years from the first of June following their appointment, and at their first regular meeting shall cast lots for their respective t…

90.540. Park board — vacancies — no compensation. — Vacancies in the board of directors, occasioned by removal, resignation or otherwise, shall be reported to the city council and be filled in like manner as original appointments, and no director shall receive compensation as suc…

90.550. Park board — organization — powers. — Said directors shall immediately after their appointment, meet and organize by the election of one of their number president, and by the election of such other officers as they may deem necessary. They shall make and adopt such bylaws…

90.560. Park board — annual report. — The said board of directors shall make, on or before the second Monday in June, an annual report to the city council stating the condition of their trust on the first day of May of that year, the various sums of money received from the park f…

90.570. Public park — private donations. — Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal property or real estate for the benefit of such park shall have a right to vest the title to the money or real estate so donated in the board of directors created under sections 90…

90.640. Zoological park board — annual report. — The said board of control shall make, before the second Monday in April, an annual report to the legislative branch of the municipal government, stating the condition of their trust on the first day of April of that year, the vario…

90.650. Zoological park — protective ordinances. — The legislative authority of said city shall have power to enact ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon said zoological park or the grounds or collections or property thereof. …

90.700. St. Louis symphony's promissory note to state extended to April 15, 1998. — Interest on the promissory note entered into by the St. Louis Symphony Society, a not-for-profit corporation, wherein the society promised to repay to the state of Missouri the sum of two million …

90.702. Kansas City symphony's promissory note to state extended to April 15, 1998. — Interest on the promissory note entered into by the Kansas City Symphony, a not-for-profit corporation, wherein it promised to repay to the state of Missouri the sum of one million dollars with …

90.750. Kansas City regional sports complex authority created — authority defined. — There is hereby created in any city with a population of more than three hundred thousand inhabitants which is located in more than one county a special authority to be known as the "Kansas City …

90.755. Complex commissioners' qualifications, appointment, terms, vacancies — chairman, how selected. — 1. The authority created in section 90.750 shall consist of eight commissioners who shall be qualified voters of the state of Missouri, one of whom shall be the director of th…

90.760. Duties of the authority — annual report due when. — The duties of the authority created in section 90.750 shall include, but are not limited to, the study and review of all current major sports leagues, clubs or franchises operating in Kansas City and the analysis of poss…