Effective – 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 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. — 1. When two or more cities, towns or villages in this state adjoining and contiguous […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 72.153. Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous. — If the cities, towns or villages proposing to consolidate are separated only by a street, road or other public way, or a stream, or vacant land, they may consolidate as though they were adjoining and contiguous by […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1963 72.155. Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents. — 1. Consolidation of municipalities may be instituted by the governing bodies of any cities, towns or villages, or any combination thereof, by ordinance, adopted by the governing bodies of the respective municipalities. The ordinance shall contain the following: (1) The […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 72.160. Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how and when. — Whenever a petition containing the signatures of one hundred voters, or fifteen percent of the total number of votes cast in the last preceding election, whichever is greater, in each of the affected municipalities […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1975 72.163. Petition for consolidation, contents, verification. — 1. A petition for consolidation shall contain the following: (1) The names of the municipalities to be consolidated; (2) The proposed effective date of consolidation; (3) The number of votes cast in the last municipal election; (4) A statement that all signers are […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 72.165. County commission to submit question, when. — The county commission may submit the question of consolidation when it receives ordinances from one or more municipalities and petitions from residents of one or more other municipalities requesting the submission of the question, if the ordinances and petitions propose the same […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 72.167. Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on — certification to county commission, contents. — 1. When the petition for a proposed consolidation of municipalities originates from a group of citizens within a municipality to be included in the proposal, the petition shall be filed with the governing […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 72.170. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall ______ and ______ consolidate? ——– (RSMo 1939 § 7831, A.L. 1961 p. 193, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7686; 1919 § 9125; 1909 § 9950
Effective – 09 Jul 1992 72.180. Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect. — If it shall appear that a majority of the votes cast in each one of said municipalities on the question shall be in favor of consolidation, the certificate of the clerk shall be recorded in the journal […]
Effective – 09 Jul 1992 72.185. Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality — approval by election. — In the event that the question as voted upon does not contain the name and form of government of the proposed consolidated municipality and the details of transition, such as which officers […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 72.195. Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality — when. — Unless otherwise provided in the proposition as voted upon, the bonded indebtedness of each municipality at the time of the consolidation which was incurred for the purpose of purchasing, constructing or repairing local improvements or facilities […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 72.200. Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections. — All elections authorized in sections 72.150 to 72.220 shall be conducted procedurally in all respects as elections to authorize bond issues, whether bond issues are authorized in affected municipalities or not. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 7834, A.L. 1961 p. 193) […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 72.205. Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens. — No election may be required to be held as a result of petition by citizens of an affected municipality if the petition is filed within three years of the date of unsuccessful election for consolidation. Where an election is held […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 72.210. Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure. — When two or more cities in this state, each containing a population of less than five hundred thousand inhabitants, adjoining and contiguous to each other in adjoining counties shall be desirous of being consolidated, it shall be lawful for them […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 72.220. Procedure — form of ballot to be used. — 1. Whenever twenty-five percent of the voters of such adjoining cities in adjoining counties shall petition their respective county commissions to order the submission of the question on the consolidation of such cities into one city, said county commissions at […]
