Title VII — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES

95.115. Cities and towns may incur indebtedness, how. — Any city, incorporated town or village of the state, whether organized under the general laws of this state or by special charter or by constitutional charter, by vote of the constitutionally required percentage of the elect…

95.120. Additional indebtedness of cities by special vote. — Any city, whether organized under the general laws of this state or by special charter or by constitutional charter, by vote of the constitutionally required percentage of the qualified electors thereof voting thereon, …

95.123. Indebtedness to establish revolving improvement fund, purposes, procedure. — 1. Any city, whether organized under the general laws of this state or by special or constitutional charter, may become indebted and issue bonds in evidence thereof in the manner and to the exten…

95.125. Indebtedness for street improvements. — Any city, whether organized under the general laws of this state or by special charter or by constitutional charter, by a vote of the constitutionally required percentage of the voters thereof voting thereon, may become indebted, no…

95.130. Indebtedness for waterworks, electric or other light plants. — Any city, whether organized under the general laws of this state or by special charter or by constitutional charter, by vote of the constitutionally required percentage of the voters thereof voting thereon, ma…

95.135. Annual tax to pay principal and interest — indebtedness to be retired in twenty years. — Before incurring any indebtedness under the provisions of sections 95.115 to 95.130, every city, incorporated town or village, whether organized under the general laws of this state o…

95.145. Election. — For the purpose of testing the sense of the voters of any incorporated city, town, or village, whether organized under the general laws of this state or by special charter or by constitutional charter, upon a proposition to incur debt as authorized in sections…

95.150. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall ______ (name of city, town, or village) issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars for the purpose of ______? ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7370, A.L. 1953 p. 303, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) …

95.155. Bonds issued, when, terms. — Upon the result of the submission of the question being certified to the council, board of aldermen or trustees, as the case may be, if the proposition to incur or increase such indebtedness be assented to by the constitutionally required perc…

95.160. Provisions of sections 95.115 to 95.155, scope of. — The provisions of sections 95.115 to 95.155 shall apply to all cities, towns and villages in this state, whether organized by special charter or under the general laws of the state, any provision in any special charter …

95.165. Treasurer or other officer to register bonds when requested. — Whenever the owner of any coupon bond, or of any bond payable to bearer, already issued or hereafter issued by any municipal corporation now or hereafter existing in this state, whether organized under special…

95.170. Form of bonds. — Whenever under any statute of this state or any charter of any municipal corporation, whether organized under special charter or not, in this state, any bonds are issued, whether the proceedings for the issuance of such bonds have been had in whole or in …

95.320. Bonds to issue, when — rate of interest. — The mayor and council of any city of the third class, for the purpose of paying any sum of money which it may now or hereafter be required to pay by the judgment or decree of any court of record, may issue coupon bonds of the cit…

95.325. Not to increase indebtedness. — No such bonds shall be issued in such a manner as to increase the indebtedness of the said city, but such bonds shall be delivered in payment and discharge of sums which it shall be required to pay by the judgment or decree of any court, at…

95.330. Sinking and interest funds to be provided for. — Every city issuing bonds under the provisions of sections 95.320 to 95.340 shall, before or at the time of doing so, provide for the collection of an annual tax, which, together with all sums which shall be applicable to th…

95.335. Bonds to be negotiable. — All bonds purporting to be issued by virtue or in pursuance of sections 95.320, 95.325 and 95.330, and signed and sealed as herein provided, shall, in favor of bona fide holders, be conclusively presumed to have been duly and regularly authorized…

95.340. Bonds not to be registered with state auditor. — No bonds issued under the provisions of sections 95.320, 95.325, 95.330 and 95.335 shall be required to be presented to the state auditor, or registered by him, nor shall any of the provisions in respect of the issue thereo…

95.345. May issue bonds for certain purposes. — The city council of any city of the third class may provide for the purchase of ground, and the erection of city halls, fire stations, assembly halls, memorial halls, convention halls, public library, hospital buildings, equipment a…

95.350. Bonded debt and interest, power to levy tax for — funding outstanding debts. — The council shall have the power to levy, annually, taxes upon all taxable property within the city, in addition to other taxes, and in sufficient amount for the purpose of paying the interest …

95.360. Collector to settle monthly with treasury. — It shall be the duty of the city collector to pay into the treasury, monthly, all moneys received by him from all sources which may be levied by law or ordinance; also, all licenses of every description authorized by law to be …

95.370. Bonds may be issued to pay judgments, when — procedure. — The mayor and board of aldermen of any city of the fourth class, upon the assent of the constitutionally required percentage of the voters of the city voting on the question, may, by ordinance, issue bonds of the c…

95.375. Indebtedness of city not to be increased — proceeds from sale of bonds, how applied. — No such bonds shall be issued in such a manner as to increase the indebtedness of the said city, but such bonds shall be sold as directed by the board of aldermen of such city, and the …

95.380. Tax to be levied for payment of bonds and interest. — Every city issuing bonds under the provisions of sections 95.370 to 95.400, inclusive, shall, before or at the time of doing so, provide for the levy and collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on su…

95.385. Election to be held. — For the purpose of testing the sense of the voters upon the proposition to issue bonds and levy tax provided for in sections 95.370, 95.375 and 95.380, the mayor and board of aldermen of such city shall order the question to be submitted to the vote…

95.390. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall ______ (name of city) issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars to pay judgments and to levy a tax therefor? ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7157, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) Prior revisions: 1…

95.395. Bonds to be registered. — All bonds issued under the provisions of sections 95.370 to 95.400, inclusive, shall be presented to and registered by the state auditor before being offered for sale, and it shall be the duty of the state auditor to register such bonds upon sati…

95.400. Construction of law. — No law or act heretofore passed by any general assembly for the state of Missouri shall be in any way construed to abridge, impair or otherwise affect the provisions of sections 95.370 to 95.395. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7159) Prior revisions: 1929 §…

95.405. Bonds may be issued. — The board of aldermen of any city of the fourth class may issue bonds for the erection or purchase of public buildings, bridges, waterworks, electric light plants and ice plants, public parks, and other improvements, and for the establishment and ma…

[Repealed or reserved.]

95.415. May issue bonds for payment of judgment — how sold. — Any city or town in this state having a special charter and containing ten thousand inhabitants or less may, for the purpose of paying any indebtedness of any such city or town which may have been ascertained or determ…

95.420. Amounts — time to run — rate of interest — where paid. — Such bonds shall be issued in amounts of not less than one hundred dollars and not over one thousand dollars each, and may be negotiable in form, and shall become due at such time, not exceeding twenty years from th…

95.425. Net income from water and light plants, how applied. — In case any such bonds shall be issued for the purpose of paying off any such judgments or decrees already rendered, or which may hereafter be rendered, on account of indebtedness arising from the purchase or acquisit…

95.430. Bonds, how sold — proceeds, how applied. — Such bonds shall be sold as directed by ordinance, or, in the absence of such directions, by the city treasurer, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied and used for the payment of the judgments and decrees for the payment wher…

95.435. Sinking fund to be provided. — Every city or town before issuing such bonds shall provide for a sinking fund to be levied and collected during each year prior to the maturity of any bonds issued under the provisions of sections 95.415 to 95.460, sufficient to provide for …

95.440. Question to be submitted to voters. — For the purpose of testing the sense of the voters upon a proposition to issue bonds for the purposes of taking up the indebtedness of such city or town as has been ascertained and determined by a judgment or decree of court, the coun…

95.445. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall ______ (name of city) issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars to pay a ______ (judgment or decree) and levy a tax therefor? ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7463, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) P…

95.450. Bonds issued, when — procedure, limits. — If the bond issue by any such city or town be carried or consented to by the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on the question, the council, trustees or other legislative authority of such city or town may,…

95.455. Bonds to be registered. — All bonds issued under the provisions of sections 95.415 to 95.460 shall be presented to and registered by the state auditor before being offered for sale, and it shall be the duty of the state auditor to register such bonds, upon satisfactory pr…

95.460. Effect of sections 95.415 to 95.455. — No law or act heretofore passed by any general assembly for the state of Missouri shall be in any way construed to abridge, impair or otherwise affect the provisions of sections 95.415 to 95.455. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7466) Prior r…

95.465. Mayor and two houses of legislation defined (cities over 100,000). — In sections 95.465 to 95.500, the word "mayor" shall include the chief magistrate in every such city, and the words "two houses of legislation" shall include the municipal assembly and the common council…

95.470. Certain cities may issue bonds to pay judgment debts — form, conditions of bonds (cities over 100,000). — The mayor and the two houses of legislation of any city having more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, for the purpose of paying any sums of money which it may no…

95.475. Proceeds from sale of bonds used to pay judgment (cities over 100,000). — No such bonds shall be issued in such a manner as to increase the indebtedness of the said city, but such bonds shall be delivered in payment and discharge of sums which it shall be required to pay …

95.480. Sinking fund — annual tax (cities over 100,000). — Every city issuing bonds under the provisions of sections 95.465 to 95.500 shall, before or at the time of doing so, provide for the collection of an annual tax, which, together with all sums which shall be applicable to …

95.485. Debt arising from purchase of waterworks, income applied, how (cities over 100,000). — In case any such bonds shall be issued for the purpose of paying any such sums required to be paid by a court on account of or in respect of the purchase or acquisition by such city of …

95.490. Bonds presumed to have been regularly authorized and issued — negotiability (cities over 100,000). — All bonds purporting to be issued by virtue or in pursuance of sections 95.470 to 95.485, and signed and sealed as herein provided, shall in favor of bona fide holders, be…

95.495. Need not be registered with state auditor (cities over 100,000). — No bonds issued under the provisions of sections 95.470 to 95.490 shall be required to be presented to the state auditor, or registered by him, nor shall any of the provisions in respect of the issue there…

95.500. Certain laws not repealed — this law not to be impaired (cities over 100,000). — Sections 95.465 to 95.500 shall not repeal, abridge, impair or in any way affect any law or act passed by the thirty-eighth general assembly of this state, relating to the issue and sale of b…

95.505. Certain municipal officers to pay fees to treasurer (cities over 200,000). — Every officer of any municipality in this state having a population of more than two hundred thousand inhabitants, who performs duties for the state by virtue of his office, and whose salary and …

95.510. Board of aldermen to call bond election for national park or plaza (cities over 400,000). — In the event that at any time the United States, or any qualified authority thereof, shall propose to establish and improve, within any city in this state now or hereafter having a…

95.515. Questions to be submitted — amount of bonds to be voted (cities over 400,000). — There shall be submitted to the voters the question whether or not such city shall incur an indebtedness and evidence the same by the issuance of bonds for the purpose of providing funds to p…