Missouri Chapter 72 — Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages
- § 72.030. — Third class cities.
- § 72.040. — Fourth class cities--villages may vote to become.
- § 72.050. — Villages--certain towns declared to be, when--villages may vote to become fourth class cities.
- § 72.060. — May cause census to be taken, when.
- § 72.070. — Election by city or town to become city of different class --village officers to act on becoming city.
- § 72.080. — Cities and towns may be incorporated in their respective classes--exception, certain cities must comply with boundary change law--exception, Cass County--owners of majority of certain class of property may object to incorporation, cause of action--definition --contents of petition.
- § 72.090. — Unincorporated city entitled to become third class city--may incorporate and adopt commission form, when.
- § 72.100. — City or town situated on county line.
- § 72.110. — Jurisdiction to remain same.
- § 72.120. — Rights of property retained.
- § 72.130. — No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions.
- § 72.132. — Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition --time limit on petition.
- § 72.135. — Resubmission within year prohibited.
- § 72.140. — Reorganization to take effect, when--officers hold, how long.
- § 72.150. — Certain adjoining municipalities may consolidate--certain cities to comply with boundary changes law.
- § 72.153. — Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous.
- § 72.155. — Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality--contents.
- § 72.160. — Petition of voters for election--county commission to order election, how and when.
- § 72.163. — Petition for consolidation, contents, verification.
- § 72.165. — County commission to submit question, when.
- § 72.167. — Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on --certification to county commission, contents.
- § 72.170. — Form of ballot.
- § 72.180. — Consolidation effective, when--more than two cities, vote against, effect.
- § 72.185. — Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality--approval by election.
- § 72.195. — Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality--when.
- § 72.200. — Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections.
- § 72.205. — Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens.
- § 72.210. — Two or more cities may consolidate--procedure.
- § 72.220. — Procedure--form of ballot to be used.
- § 72.300. — Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties).
- § 72.305. — Resolution to absorb, contents of.
- § 72.310. — Election, how ordered.
- § 72.320. — Form of ballot.
- § 72.325. — Procedure for, and effect of absorption.
- § 72.330. — Liabilities or legal actions, effect on.
- § 72.335. — Bonded indebtedness, effect on--notice of indebtedness required in resolution and election notice.
- § 72.340. — Ordinances, effect on--corporate existence to cease, when.
- § 72.345. — Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive.
- § 72.350. — Courts to take judicial notice of absorption.
- § 72.400. — Definitions.
- § 72.401. — Law to be exclusive for boundary changes if commission established (St. Louis County)--procedure for boundary change--prior commission abolished--commission members, qualifications, appointment, vacancies --notice of ordinance establishing commission--list of appointees --terms--succession--conflict of interest--boundary adjustment not subject to commission review and not prohibited by existence of established unincorporated area, when.
- § 72.402. — Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate--procedure.
- § 72.403. — Powers and duties of commission to review all boundary changes--no changes submitted to commission until April 15, 2001, exceptions, procedures--plan of intent--notice, publication of--approval of change, factors to be considered--commission may provide advice to proposing agents.
- § 72.405. — Boundary changes, approval or disapproval--commission may modify proposal--minor corrections allowed, when--simplified boundary change, procedure--noncontiguous boundary changes, required proposals--prohibited boundary changes, exception--proposing agent may modify proposal--commission may defer final action until after election, when.
- § 72.407. — Adoption of boundary change by voters, procedure--unincorporated pocket defined--cost of election, how paid--proposal concerning annexation and incorporation not to be submitted at same election, election void, when.
- § 72.408. — Limitation on resubmission--void petition, when.
- § 72.409. — Boundary change, effective when--transition committee established, members, how selected--to disband when delay in declaring new incorporated municipality, when--conflict of laws, this section to prevail.
- § 72.412. — Commission independent of county--budget request, appropriation level--application fee for annexation, use.
- § 72.414. — Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate metes and bounds--first officers designated by governing body.
- § 72.416. — Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees paid to commission, when.
- § 72.418. — New city not to provide fire services, when--annexation, continuation of services--city to pay fire protection district, amount--voting provisions.
- § 72.420. — Consolidation of multiple municipalities and unincorporated areas, must be contiguous--procedure, petition content--costs of election --ballot form--effective when--transition committee, how selected, duties.
- § 72.422. — Petition to remain unincorporated--unincorporated area proposal, procedure for creating established unincorporated areas--no boundary change to affect established unincorporated area prior to expiration.
- § 72.423. — Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review.
- § 72.424. — Owners of certain tracts of land located in certain cities (including Eureka and Wildwood) may, by agreement, choose to join one or the other, procedure--termination date.
- § 72.430. — Standing for proposed boundary change.