Title VII — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES
23 chapters · 1,808 sections in this title.
§ 91.010 RSMo Cities empowered to erect, maintain gas and power plants — waterworks — ice
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91.010. Cities empowered to erect, maintain gas and power plants — waterworks — ice plants — electric light plants. — The city council of any city, town or village in this state shall have power to erect, maintain and operate waterworks, or to acquire waterworks by purchase and t…
§ 91.020 RSMo Cities empowered to sell light and power
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91.020. Cities empowered to sell light and power. — Any city in this state, which owns and operates any electric light or power plant, may, and is hereby authorized and empowered to, supply electric current from its light or power plant to other municipal corporations for their u…
§ 91.025 RSMo Definitions — continuation of existing electrical service — change of
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91.025. Definitions — continuation of existing electrical service — change of supplier — commission jurisdiction — new structure built, effect of. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Municipally owned or operated electric power system", a system for the d…
§ 91.026 RSMo Aluminum smelting facilities may contract to purchase electric power, no
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91.026. Aluminum smelting facilities may contract to purchase electric power, no set rates or time periods — definitions — criteria. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Aluminum smelting facility", a facility whose primary industry is the smelting of alum…
§ 91.030 RSMo Cities may purchase light and power, and ancillary services
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91.030. Cities may purchase light and power, and ancillary services. — Any city, town or village in this state, having authority to maintain and operate an electric light and power plant, may procure electric current and ancillary services for that purpose from any other city, ow…
§ 91.040 RSMo Cities may use streets and roads
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91.040. Cities may use streets and roads. — Any city, town or village, which any city of this state, having an electric light or power plant, may agree to supply with electric current under the provisions of sections 91.020 and 91.030, is hereby authorized and empowered to conduc…
§ 91.050 RSMo Cities owning waterworks may supply other cities
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91.050. Cities owning waterworks may supply other cities. — Any city in this state which owns and operates a system of waterworks may, and is hereby authorized and empowered to, supply water from its waterworks to other municipal corporations for their use and the use of their in…
§ 91.055 RSMo Customers may choose to maintain municipal water service despite claim of
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91.055. Customers may choose to maintain municipal water service despite claim of exclusive right by public water supply district (Jackson County). — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in a county of the first classification with a charter form of governm…
§ 91.060 RSMo Cities, towns or villages may procure water from any other city — contract
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91.060. Cities, towns or villages may procure water from any other city — contract. — Any city, town or village in this state having authority to maintain and operate waterworks may procure water for that purpose from any other city having a system of waterworks, and to that end …
§ 91.070 RSMo City authorized to lay pipes and mains, machinery to carry out provisions
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91.070. City authorized to lay pipes and mains, machinery to carry out provisions of section 91.060. — Any city, town or village, which any city of this state having waterworks may agree to supply with water under the provisions of section 91.060, is hereby authorized and empower…
§ 91.080 RSMo Condemnation proceedings — compensation for private property taken
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91.080. Condemnation proceedings — compensation for private property taken. — Every such city, town or village to be supplied with water as herein provided shall have the right to acquire, by purchase, donation or condemnation, the right-of-way to and from the city agreeing to su…
§ 91.090 RSMo Certain cities may construct or acquire waterworks
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91.090. Certain cities may construct or acquire waterworks. — The city council of any city of the third or fourth class in this state, or any city operating under a special charter, having three thousand inhabitants or more and less than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants…
§ 91.100 RSMo May contract to supply
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91.100. May contract to supply. — Any such city which shall erect or acquire a system of waterworks under sections 91.090 to 91.300 may, and is hereby authorized and empowered to, supply water from its waterworks to persons and private corporations for use in or beyond the corpor…
§ 91.110 RSMo May acquire by purchase
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91.110. May acquire by purchase. — Every such city shall have the right and is hereby expressly given the power to acquire, by purchase, as herein provided, a waterworks system, consisting of pipes, mains, machinery, buildings, standpipes, reservoirs, easements, rights-of-way, wa…
§ 91.120 RSMo May acquire water system — procedure
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91.120. May acquire water system — procedure. — 1. The city shall have the right to acquire by purchase any waterworks system in operation in such city at its fair and equitable value, to be agreed upon by the city and the person, firm or corporation owning the waterworks system,…
§ 91.130 RSMo Proposition to sell to be in writing — publication — deed, how made
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91.130. Proposition to sell to be in writing — publication — deed, how made. — 1. The proposition so submitted by the said person, firm or corporation shall be in writing, and shall state the price at which the city may acquire the property, and shall contain an agreement to acce…
§ 91.140 RSMo Petition by citizens — duty of council
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91.140. Petition by citizens — duty of council. — In case a proposition is made by the person, firm or corporation owning the plant in the city for the sale thereof under sections 91.090 to 91.300, and in case the city council fails or neglects to submit said proposition as herei…
§ 91.150 RSMo Plant, how paid for — bonds to constitute lien
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91.150. Plant, how paid for — bonds to constitute lien. — Whenever a proposition shall be submitted and adopted by a majority of the voters of the city voting on the proposition, then the waterworks system shall be conveyed to the city by the person, firm or corporation owning th…
§ 91.160 RSMo Management — form of bonds
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91.160. Management — form of bonds. — 1. The said waterworks plant and system, when acquired, shall be subject to the control and management of a board known as "The Board of Waterworks Commissioners", who shall have the power to issue to the person, firm or corporation, in payme…
§ 91.170 RSMo May advertise for bids to construct
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91.170. May advertise for bids to construct. — When there are no waterworks in operation in any such city, and the city shall desire to construct waterworks, the city council shall, by ordinance, cause plans and specifications of the waterworks system to be constructed, to be dul…
§ 91.180 RSMo Contractor to give bond
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91.180. Contractor to give bond. — The contractor who shall be awarded said contract shall give to the city a bond with sufficient security for the performance of the work in accordance with the plans and specifications, and in accordance with the contract, which bond shall be fo…
§ 91.190 RSMo Bid for construction to be submitted to voters
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91.190. Bid for construction to be submitted to voters. — The council shall then, by ordinance, submit the proposition to erect the waterworks system as provided in the contract, ordinance and other proceedings, and to pay for same by bonds issued as aforesaid, to the voters of t…
§ 91.200 RSMo Council to appoint superintendent of construction
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91.200. Council to appoint superintendent of construction. — As soon as the proposition to erect the waterworks system has been ratified by a majority of the voters of the city voting on the proposition as aforesaid, the city council shall appoint some suitable person to superint…
§ 91.210 RSMo What provisions to apply
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91.210. What provisions to apply. — All the provisions of sections 91.010 to 91.300, 91.450 to 91.540, 91.600 and 91.610, which concern the purchase of waterworks, shall apply, so far as the same are applicable, to the erection or purchase of electric light plants, gas plants, ic…
§ 91.220 RSMo Failure to redeem bonds
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91.220. Failure to redeem bonds. — In case of default in the payment of the principal of the bonds or interest due thereon for a period of six months, all of said property, to wit: The waterworks system, consisting of pipes, mains, machinery, buildings, standpipes, reservoirs, ea…
§ 91.230 RSMo City to pay for fire protection — rates
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91.230. City to pay for fire protection — rates. — The city shall pay to the board of waterworks commissioners a reasonable fire hydrant rental for such hydrants as may be used by the city for the purpose of fire protection, and washing and flushing the streets, crossings, alleys…
§ 91.240 RSMo Funds, where deposited
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91.240. Funds, where deposited. — There shall be selected a depositary for the funds of the waterworks system in the manner as provided by section 95.280*, and all moneys received from water consumers shall be deposited daily by the manager of the said waterworks system, and all …
§ 91.250 RSMo Waterworks bonds of certain cities may be deposited as securities
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91.250. Waterworks bonds of certain cities may be deposited as securities. — When any city of over twenty thousand inhabitants has purchased or erected a waterworks system under sections 91.090 to 91.300 and issued bonds in payment therefor as herein provided, such bonds shall be…
§ 91.260 RSMo Board of waterworks commissioners, how composed — compensation
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91.260. Board of waterworks commissioners, how composed — compensation. — The waterworks system, when acquired by purchase or erected by the city, shall be under the management and control of a board known as "The Board of Waterworks Commissioners", which shall be composed of thr…
§ 91.270 RSMo Powers and duties of board — may appoint manager — city to pay for water
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91.270. Powers and duties of board — may appoint manager — city to pay for water. — Said board of waterworks commissioners shall have full control and management of said waterworks system, and shall make all contracts for supplies and improvements, and manage the business of said…
§ 91.280 RSMo Board and manager liable on bond for neglect
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91.280. Board and manager liable on bond for neglect. — The board of waterworks commissioners and the manager of the waterworks system shall be liable on their bonds for any willful or negligent misappropriation of the moneys or properties of the waterworks system, and no part of…
§ 91.290 RSMo Waterworks exempt from execution, exception
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91.290. Waterworks exempt from execution, exception. — The waterworks system so acquired by any city under sections 91.090 to 91.300 shall be entirely exempt from seizure, levy or sale under any judgment, execution, decree of court, or other proceedings in invitum, except as expr…
§ 91.300 RSMo Scope of sections 91.090 to 91.300
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91.300. Scope of sections 91.090 to 91.300. — Sections 91.090 to 91.300 are in addition to the powers heretofore granted to such cities with reference to the subject matter hereof, and shall not be construed so as to abridge or take away any of such powers granted to such cities …
§ 91.450 RSMo Certain cities may own public utilities — how acquired — board of public works
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91.450. Certain cities may own public utilities — how acquired — board of public works. — Any city of the third or fourth class, and any town or village, and any city now organized or which may hereafter be organized and having a special charter, and which now has or may hereafte…
§ 91.460 RSMo Board to be nonpartisan — salary — bond
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91.460. Board to be nonpartisan — salary — bond. — Not more than two members of said board shall belong to the same political party, and its administration shall in all respects be entirely nonpartisan. Each member of said board shall receive such salary and give such bond as may…
§ 91.470 RSMo Office vacated, how
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91.470. Office vacated, how. — Any member of said board of public works, who shall accept a nomination or appointment for any other office during his official term, shall be deemed thereby to have resigned as a member of said board, and his said membership shall thereby be ipso f…
§ 91.480 RSMo Board to manage municipal utilities
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91.480. Board to manage municipal utilities. — Whenever any such city mentioned in section 91.450 shall have by ordinance established a board of public works, as herein provided, such board so established in such city, town or village shall, during the existence of said board, ha…
§ 91.490 RSMo Council to prescribe powers — rules and regulations
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91.490. Council to prescribe powers — rules and regulations. — Said board shall also exercise such other powers and perform such other duties in the superintendence of public works, improvements and repairs constructed by authority of the common council or owned by the city as ma…
§ 91.500 RSMo Officers and employees — compensation
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91.500. Officers and employees — compensation. — Said board shall have the power to appoint a chief superintendent and such subordinates, including engineers, inspectors, clerks, assistants and other persons, as may be necessary, but the number of such additional appointees and t…
§ 91.510 RSMo Salaries and expenses — how paid
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91.510. Salaries and expenses — how paid. — All bills of such board and all salaries of its employees shall be allowed and paid in the same manner that bills and salaries of other officers and employees of such city are allowed and paid. -------- (RSMo 1939 § 7802) Prior revisi…
§ 91.520 RSMo Board to keep accounts and make report
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91.520. Board to keep accounts and make report. — It shall be the duty of said board to keep books of account, showing with entire accuracy contemporaneous current entries of the receipts and expenditures of the board in such manner as to enable the same to be understood and inve…
§ 91.530 RSMo Board to let work by contract
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91.530. Board to let work by contract. — The doing of all work and the furnishing of all supplies for the waterworks, electric power and light plant, or any other plant or work which may be under its supervision or control, shall be let out by the board of public works in the sam…
§ 91.540 RSMo Rates to be fixed by board
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91.540. Rates to be fixed by board. — The assessment and collection of rates for water, electric power, electric light, gas, or for the product or service of any other plant or works which any such city, town or village may own or operate, shall be under the control and supervisi…
§ 91.550 RSMo Referendum on sale of municipal utility by third class city
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91.550. Referendum on sale of municipal utility by third class city. — Before any city of the third class shall sell or dispose of, in any way, or abandon or cease to operate any electric light plant, waterworks plant, gas plant, street railway or any other public utility which m…
§ 91.560 RSMo Special charter cities may enact certain ordinances
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91.560. Special charter cities may enact certain ordinances. — All cities within this state having less than ten thousand inhabitants, and having a special charter, in their corporate capacity are authorized and empowered to enact ordinances for the following purposes and to have…
§ 91.570 RSMo Cities are authorized to acquire all necessary lands and easements
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91.570. Cities are authorized to acquire all necessary lands and easements. — All such cities are hereby granted the right and power to acquire by purchase, condemnation or gift all necessary land and easements within and without the city for the purpose of waterworks, electrical…
§ 91.580 RSMo May condemn private property for public use
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91.580. May condemn private property for public use. — All such cities may condemn private property for public use for such purposes, either within or without said city, and shall pay just compensation for all private property taken or damaged for public use for the purposes of s…
§ 91.590 RSMo Rights and powers granted herein shall be in addition to all rights and
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91.590. Rights and powers granted herein shall be in addition to all rights and powers of such cities under laws of state. — All rights and powers granted by sections 91.560 to 91.590 shall be in addition to all rights and powers of such cities under the laws of this state and al…
§ 91.593 RSMo Waterworks — authority to acquire property and furnish services outside
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91.593. Waterworks — authority to acquire property and furnish services outside city limits. — All cities in the state under special charter which have or may hereafter have a population of not less than three thousand and not more than ten thousand inhabitants, which now own and…
§ 91.595 RSMo Waterworks — revenue bonds, issuance — authorization for
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91.595. Waterworks — revenue bonds, issuance — authorization for. — All cities in the state under special charter and which have or may hereafter have a population of not less than three thousand and not more than ten thousand inhabitants and which now own and operate or may here…