Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages

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Section
72.030

Third class cities.

Section
72.040

Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become.

Section
72.050

Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities.

Section
72.060

May cause census to be taken, when.

Section
72.070

Election by city or town to become city of different class — village officers to act on becoming city.

Section
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.

Section
72.090

Unincorporated city entitled to become third class city — may incorporate and adopt commission form, when.

Section
72.100

City or town situated on county line.

Section
72.110

Jurisdiction to remain same.

Section
72.120

Rights of property retained.

Section
72.130

No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions.

Section
72.132

Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition — time limit on petition.

Section
72.135

Resubmission within year prohibited.

Section
72.140

Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long.

Section
72.150

Certain adjoining municipalities may consolidate — certain cities to comply with boundary changes law — consolidation of certain cities, towns, or villages in counties of the first, second, or third classification.

Section
72.153

Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous.

Section
72.155

Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents.

Section
72.160

Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how and when.

Section
72.163

Petition for consolidation, contents, verification.

Section
72.165

County commission to submit question, when.

Section
72.167

Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on — certification to county commission, contents.

Section
72.170

Form of ballot.

Section
72.180

Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect.

Section
72.185

Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality — approval by election.

Section
72.195

Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality — when.

Section
72.200

Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections.

Section
72.205

Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens.

Section
72.210

Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure.

Section
72.220

Procedure — form of ballot to be used.

Section
72.300

Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties).

Section
72.305

Resolution to absorb, contents of.

Section
72.310

Election, how ordered.

Section
72.320

Form of ballot.

Section
72.325

Procedure for, and effect of absorption.

Section
72.330

Liabilities or legal actions, effect on.

Section
72.335

Bonded indebtedness, effect on — notice of indebtedness required in resolution and election notice.

Section
72.340

Ordinances, effect on — corporate existence to cease, when.

Section
72.345

Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive.

Section
72.350

Courts to take judicial notice of absorption.

Section
72.400

Definitions.

Section
72.401

Law to be exclusive for boundary changes if commission established (St. Louis County) — procedure for boundary change — commission members, qualifications, appointment, vacancies — notice of ordinance establishing commission — list of appointees — terms — succession — conflict of interest — boundary adjustment and certain annexations not subject to commission review and not prohibited by existence of established unincorporated area, when.

Section
72.402

Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure.

Section
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.

Section
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.

Section
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.

Section
72.408

Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when.

Section
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.

Section
72.412

Commission independent of county — budget request, appropriation level — application fee for annexation, use.

Section
72.414

Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate metes and bounds — first officers designated by governing body.

Section
72.416

Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees paid to commission, when.

Section
72.418

New city not to provide fire services, when — annexation, continuation of services — city to pay fire protection district, amount — voting provisions.

Section
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.

Section
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.

Section
72.423

Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review.

Section
72.430

Standing for proposed boundary change.