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
- 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, appointmen
- 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--approva
- 72.405. Boundary changes, approval or disapproval--commission may modify proposal--minor corrections allowed, when--simplified boundary change, procedure--noncontiguous boundary changes, required prop
- 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 electi
- 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
- 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 se
- 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
- 72.423. Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review.
- 72.424. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)
- 72.430. Standing for proposed boundary change.