Effective – 28 Aug 1949 80.010. Town construed. — When the word “town” is used in this chapter concerning the incorporation of towns and villages, it shall be construed to include village. In relation to corporations under this chapter, it shall be construed to mean village only. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 H.B. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.020. Towns and villages — how incorporated. — Whenever two-thirds of the taxable inhabitants of any town or village within this state shall present a petition to the county commission of the county, setting forth the metes and bounds of their village and commons, and praying that they may be […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 80.040. Board of trustees — corporate powers vested in — terms of office. — The corporate powers and duties of every village so incorporated shall be vested in a board of trustees, to consist of five members, unless such town shall contain more than twenty-five hundred inhabitants, in which case […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 80.050. Trustees — qualifications. — No person shall be a trustee who has not attained the age of twenty-one years; who is not a citizen of the United States; who is not an inhabitant of the town at the time of his election, and has not resided therein for one […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1957 80.060. Trustees — oath — organization — meetings. — Every trustee, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the oath prescribed by the constitution of this state, and that he will faithfully demean himself in office. Every board of trustees shall assemble within twenty days after their […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.070. Trustees — quorum. — At all meetings of the board, a majority of the trustees shall constitute a quorum to do business; a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the board […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 80.080. Trustees — powers and duties as to members and meetings. — The board of trustees shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of their own members; they may determine rules of their own proceedings, punish any member or other person for disorderly behavior in their presence, and, with […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.090. Trustees — power to pass certain ordinances. — Such board of trustees shall have power: (1) To pass bylaws and ordinances to prevent and remove nuisances; (2) To prevent, restrain and suppress bawdy-houses, gambling houses and other disorderly houses within the limits of such town, or any addition to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.100. Trustees — style of ordinances. — The style of ordinances of villages organized under the provisions of this chapter shall be: “Be it ordained by the board of trustees of the village of ______, as follows.”. ——– (RSMo 1939 § 7283) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7132; 1919 § 8581; […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1996 80.110. Trustees — passage of ordinances. — No ordinance shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall become an ordinance unless on its passage a majority of all the members of the board of trustees vote therefor, and the yeas and nays be entered upon the journal; every […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.120. Trustees — publication of ordinances — chairman. — The chairman of the board shall cause to be printed and published the bylaws and ordinances of the board, for the information of the inhabitants, and cause the same to be carried into effect. He shall remain in office for the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.130. Trustees — sprinkling and oiling of streets. — Whenever the board of trustees of any town or village organized under the laws of the state of Missouri as such town or village shall, by resolution, declare that a necessity exists for the sprinkling, oiling or otherwise treating of any […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.140. Sprinkling or oiling of streets — estimate of cost — notice of hearing. — Upon receipt of such petition, it shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made a careful estimate of the approximate cost in total of said sprinkling, oiling […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.150. Sprinkling or oiling of streets — special ordinance. — Upon completion of the hearing, in case the board of trustees shall determine that the petition contains the necessary number of signers sufficient to satisfy the statute, such decision and determination shall be final and a special ordinance shall be […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.160. Sprinkling or oiling of streets — tax bill — limitation on cost. — The special tax bill issued under the provisions of sections 80.130 to 80.160 shall be and become a lien on the property charged therewith from and after the commencing of sprinkling, oiling or treating of such […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.170. Trustees — restraint of domestic animals. — In addition to the power already possessed by towns and villages under section 80.090 to restrain domestic animals from running at large within their corporate limits, such towns and villages may, through their board of trustees, regulate or prohibit the running at […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.180. Trustees — powers as to sidewalks. — Such board of trustees of any incorporated town or village in this state shall have power, by ordinance, to cause the owner or owners of any property or lot adjacent to any street or alley in said town or village to build, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.190. Trustees — repair of sidewalks, procedure. — Whenever the board of trustees of any town or village shall determine to have any sidewalk built or repaired, as contemplated by section 80.180, the said board of trustees shall cause at least ten days’ notice, in writing, to be served on […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 80.200. Repair of sidewalks — publication of notice. — If the notice in writing cannot be personally served in the state as provided herein, or if the owner or owners are unknown and cannot be personally served, the board of trustees shall cause four weeks’ notice to be published in […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2002 80.210. Trustees — semiannual reports. — The chairman of each board of trustees shall, semiannually, make out a correct statement of all moneys received and expended on account of their respective towns during the six months next preceding; and shall cause such statement, within ten days thereafter, to be published, […]
