Missouri Chapter 71 — Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns
- § 71.005. — Candidates for municipal office, no arrearage for municipal taxes or user fees permitted.
- § 71.010. — Ordinances to conform to state law.
- § 71.011. — Transfer of certain land between municipalities, when--procedure --exception--concurrent detachment and annexation, procedure.
- § 71.012. — Annexation procedure, hearing, exceptions (Perry County, Randolph County)--contiguous and compact defined--common interest community, cooperative and planned community, defined--objection, procedure.
- § 71.013. — Train crewman not to be personally liable under city ordinance or state statute for blocking crossing, when.
- § 71.014. — Annexation by certain cities upon request of all property owners in area annexed.
- § 71.015. — Objections to annexation, satisfaction of objections prior to annexation, procedure--certain cities, elections for annexation, procedure--cause of action for deannexation authorized.
- § 71.016. — Annexation of noncontiguous territory, when allowed.
- § 71.017. — Plat of proposed area--acceptance how--election, how conducted --approval by voters, effect of.
- § 71.018. — Exclusion of prior area from jurisdiction, when.
- § 71.019. — Condemnation authorized--bonds, how issued--cooperation authorized.
- § 71.020. — Changing name of town.
- § 71.030. — Proceedings before presentation of petition to change name.
- § 71.040. — Duty of the secretary of state.
- § 71.050. — Petition to change name--consideration--notice.
- § 71.060. — Order to change name.
- § 71.070. — Order to change name--duty of secretary of state--duty of courts.
- § 71.080. — Change not to affect rights accrued.
- § 71.090. — Unincorporated town or village--change of name.
- § 71.100. — May sell and convey commons.
- § 71.110. — Sale of commons--ordinances authorized.
- § 71.120. — Property held in trust.
- § 71.130. — Breach of trust--proceedings.
- § 71.140. — Purchase of Missouri products.
- § 71.150. — Property qualifications for officers not required.
- § 71.160. — Special census--qualifications and oath of supervisor.
- § 71.170. — Special census--enumerators--results certified.
- § 71.180. — Special census--compensation, supervisor and enumerators.
- § 71.185. — Tort liability for governmental acts, insurance, trial.
- § 71.195. — Security guards, license or permit issued by a municipality valid in any municipality in St. Charles County, definition.
- § 71.200. — Police force, appointment of men and women.
- § 71.205. — Pensioning of city employees--financing by municipal utility (cities 40,000 to 450,000).
- § 71.207. — Benefits from pension plan exempt from state taxes, execution, garnishment, attachment, and are unassignable, exception.
- § 71.220. — City prisoners, labor on public works--fines payable in installments.
- § 71.230. — Unimproved additions, how vacated.
- § 71.240. — Streets and public lands, how vacated--petition--notice.
- § 71.250. — Duty of county commission--procedure.
- § 71.260. — What consent necessary.
- § 71.270. — Streets, easements and commons in subdivision outside limits--petition --notice.
- § 71.280. — Section 71.270 not applicable to state or county road.
- § 71.283. — Residency for officers in certain villages, exceptions, appointed officers--acts prohibited for officers.
- § 71.285. — Weeds or trash, city may cause removal and issue tax bill, when--certain cities may order abatement and remove weeds or trash, when--section not to apply to certain cities, when--city official may order abatement in certain cities--removal of weeds or trash, costs.
- § 71.286. — Display of the United States flag, political subdivisions not to regulate.
- § 71.287. — Water usage, voluntary reports to division of geology and land survey, contents--city complying may charge fee on tax bill for improvements.
- § 71.288. — Restrictions on outdoor advertising--fee.
- § 71.290. — Public improvement--state or federal aid--procedures.
- § 71.300. — Courthouses and jails--erection and maintenance.
- § 71.310. — Armories--acquisition, maintenance.
- § 71.320. — Armories, not owned or leased by cities--maintenance.
- § 71.330. — Term maintenance defined.
- § 71.340. — Construction and repair of public roads--annual appropriation.
- § 71.350. — Parking facilities for motor vehicles, certain cities.
- § 71.360. — Parking facilities, how financed.
- § 71.365. — Sidewalks to have wheelchair ramps--specifications for--when required.
- § 71.367. — Deviations authorized, when.
- § 71.370. — Contracts for fire protection between incorporated cities.
- § 71.380. — Fire protection contracts.
- § 71.390. — Payments under contracts.
- § 71.400. — Cities may maintain joint fire departments.
- § 71.410. — Joint contract--validity.
- § 71.420. — Joint fire department committee--duties.
- § 71.430. — Joint fire department--use of building.
- § 71.440. — Joint fire department--cost of maintenance, how met.
- § 71.450. — Joint fire department--bond election--tax increase.
- § 71.470. — Joint fire department--issuance of bonds--imposition of tax.
- § 71.480. — Joint fire department--denomination and form of bonds.
- § 71.490. — Joint fire department--bonds, notice of sale.
- § 71.500. — Joint fire department--bonds to be registered.
- § 71.510. — Joint fire department--use of moneys from bonds.
- § 71.520. — Certain privileges granted to public utilities.
- § 71.525. — Condemnation of property of public utility or rural electric cooperative, restrictions, conditions--limitation.
- § 71.527. — Annexation, provision of cable television services.
- § 71.530. — Municipalities may contract for utilities--approval by majority of voters required, when.
- § 71.540. — Municipal water supply--contracts.
- § 71.550. — Water supply contract--voter approval.
- § 71.560. — Use of streets for railway purposes--petition of property owners.
- § 71.570. — Street railways--powers of municipality limited.
- § 71.580. — Proceedings before granting of franchise to street railroads.
- § 71.590. — Condemnation of property for street railways--ascertainment and payment of damages--procedure.
- § 71.600. — Damages defined.
- § 71.610. — Imposition of tax on business, when.
- § 71.611. — Certain villages prohibited from imposing a license tax in excess of $10,000 per license.
- § 71.620. — Imposition of tax or license fee on certain professions prohibited--imposition of tax or fee prohibited unless business office maintained--limitation on business license tax amount in certain villages.
- § 71.625. — License tax, payment, when deemed timely.
- § 71.630. — Imposition of tax on producer prohibited, when.
- § 71.640. — Tax for band fund authorized.
- § 71.650. — Tax for band fund--limitations.
- § 71.660. — Discontinuance of tax for band fund, procedure.
- § 71.670. — Band fund--expenditures--contract with band.
- § 71.675. — No class action suits permitted for enforcement or collection of business license taxes imposed on telecommunications companies.
- § 71.680. — Garbage and refuse collection and disposal, contracts for--disposal facilities, acquisition, bond issue and contracts.
- § 71.690. — Garbage disposal--ordinances authorized.
- § 71.700. — Water supply--authorization to regulate and license.
- § 71.710. — Water supply--protection of sources.
- § 71.715. — Sewerage service charges may be imposed, how collected--use of proceeds.
- § 71.720. — Milk--regulation--inspection.
- § 71.730. — Inspection of animals intended for food.
- § 71.750. — Regulation of closing hours, barber and beauty shops.
- § 71.760. — Smoke nuisance--penalty.
- § 71.770. — Smoke nuisance--enforcement of penalty.
- § 71.780. — Nuisances--expense of suppression, how paid.
- § 71.790. — Special business districts, how established.
- § 71.792. — Ordinance to establish district--survey and investigation--cost estimate required--report of survey public record.
- § 71.794. — Establishing or altering size of district, procedure.
- § 71.796. — Powers of governing body in establishing and maintaining district.
- § 71.798. — Governing body to determine expenditures.
- § 71.799. — Cities of 350,000 or more--powers of district--governing body to determine expenditures.
- § 71.800. — Rate of tax--exception--abatement of certain tax benefits--new tax rate or special assessment, election, procedure, ballot forms --definitions--tax rate ceiling approved, effective when.
- § 71.801. — St. Louis City--taxation of urban redevelopment real property, ordinance to control.
- § 71.802. — General obligation bonds authorized, when--election, notice of--form of ballot.
- § 71.804. — Revenue bonds authorized, when--refunding of revenue bonds authorized.
- § 71.806. — Bonds, term of, form, interest rate, private sale authorized.
- § 71.808. — Benefit determinations by legislative body of city to be conclusive.
- § 71.860. — Application of section 71.015--exceptions.
- § 71.870. — Separate elections required for annexation--effective when.
- § 71.880. — Notice to election authority and governing body of county--map setting out boundaries to be posted in polling places, when.
- § 71.900. — Form of ballot.
- § 71.910. — Proposition not to be resubmitted, when.
- § 71.920. — City limits may be extended by ordinance if approved by unanimous affirmative vote in both elections--effective when.
- § 71.922. — Certain annexations effective on date determined by jurisdictions involved.
- § 71.940. — Codification and compilation of ordinances, defined.
- § 71.943. — Codification of municipal ordinances, contents--supplements authorized--code to be evidence in all courts.
- § 71.946. — Supplements to code to be deemed part of original code.
- § 71.948. — Copies of code on file with municipal clerks and open to public.
- § 71.970. — Cable television facilities, municipalities may own and operate, requirements--public service commission to study economic impact--expiration date.