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MO Rev Stat § 70.878 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 70 - Powers of Political Subdivisions to Cooperate or Contract with Governmental Units|Section 70.878 - Agreement entered into with county of another state, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   70.878. Agreement entered into with county of another state, when. — 1. A county bordering another state may enter into agreement with the political subdivisions in such other state's contiguous county pursuant to section 70.220, to form a multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement group for the enforcement of antifraud laws and work in cooperation pursuant to sections 70.875 to 70.880.  2. Such other state's law enforcement officers may be deputized as officers of the counties of this state participating in an agreement pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, and shall be deemed to have met all requirements of peace officer training and certification pursuant to chapter 590 for the purposes of conducting investigations and making arrests in this state pursuant to the provisions of section 70.877, provided such officers have satisfied the applicable peace officer training and certification standards in force in such other state.  3. Such other state's law enforcement officers shall have the same powers and immunities when working under an agreement pursuant to subsection 1 of this section as if working under an agreement with another political subdivision in Missouri pursuant to section 70.815.  4. A multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement group formed pursuant to this section is eligible to receive state grants to help defray the costs of its operation pursuant to the terms of section 70.880.  5. The provisions of subsections 2, 3 and 4 of this section shall not be in force unless such other state has provided or shall provide legal authority for its political subdivisions to enter into such agreements and to extend reciprocal powers and privileges to the law enforcement officers of this state working pursuant to such agreements. ­­-------- (L. 2001 H.B. 80 § 70.831)
MO Rev Stat § 70.880 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 70 - Powers of Political Subdivisions to Cooperate or Contract with Governmental Units|Section 70.880 - State grants available to defray costs, eligibility.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   70.880. State grants available to defray costs, eligibility. — 1. A multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement group which meets the minimum criteria established in this section is eligible to receive state grants to help defray the costs of operation.  2. To be eligible for state grants, a MAEG shall:  (1) Be established and operating pursuant to intergovernmental contracts written and executed in conformity by law, and involve two or more units of local government;  (2) Establish a MAEG policy board composed of an elected official, or a designee, and the chief law enforcement officer from each participating unit of local government to oversee the operations of the MAEG and make such reports to the department of public safety as the department may require;  (3) Designate a single appropriate official of a participating unit of local government to act as the financial officer of the MAEG for all participating units of the local government and to receive funds for the operation of the MAEG;  (4) Limit its target operation to enforcement of antifraud laws;  (5) Cooperate with the department of public safety in order to assure compliance with sections 70.875 to 70.880 and to enable the department to fulfill its duties pursuant to sections 70.875 to 70.880 and supply the department with all information the department deems necessary therefor.  3. The department of public safety shall monitor the operations of all MAEG units which receive state grants. From the moneys appropriated annually, if funds are made available by the general assembly for this purpose, the director shall determine and certify to the auditor the amount of the grant to be made to each designated MAEG financial officer. No provision of this section shall prohibit funding of multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement groups by sources other than those provided by the general assembly, if such funding is in accordance with and in such a manner as provided by law.  4. The director shall report annually, no later than January first of each year, to the governor and the general assembly on the operations of the multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement groups, including a breakdown of the appropriation for the current fiscal year indicating the amount of the state grant each MAEG received or will receive. ­­-------- (L. 2001 H.B. 80 § 70.833)
MO Rev Stat § 70.890 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 70 - Powers of Political Subdivisions to Cooperate or Contract with Governmental Units|Section 70.890 - Rogersville and Springfield to abide by agreement for annexation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   70.890. Rogersville and Springfield to abide by agreement for annexation. — The cities of Rogersville and Springfield shall abide by the terms and conditions of the November 15, 2005, settlement agreement, as amended, relating to involuntary annexation of certain real property located between the two cities. ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 22 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 71.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.010 - Ordinances to conform to state law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.010. Ordinances to conform to state law. — Any municipal corporation in this state, whether under general or special charter, and having authority to pass ordinances regulating subjects, matters and things upon which there is a general law of the state, unless otherwise prescribed or authorized by some special provision of its charter, shall confine and restrict its jurisdiction and the passage of its ordinances to and in conformity with the state law upon the same subject. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7442)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7289; 1919 § 8704; 1909 § 9582
MO Rev Stat § 71.013 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.013 - Train crewman not to be personally liable under city ordinance or state statute for blocking crossing, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   71.013. Train crewman not to be personally liable under city ordinance or state statute for blocking crossing, when. — 1. No member of a railroad train or yard crew shall be held criminally guilty of any responsibility of violating a state law or any municipal ordinance regulating the occupying or blocking of any street or highway railroad crossing-at-grade by trains or cars, upon reasonable proof that his action was necessary to comply with the order or instructions, either written or verbal, of his employer or its officers or supervisory officials; and provided, that nothing in this section shall relieve the employer or railroad from any responsibility placed upon said employer or railroad by any such state law or any municipal ordinance.  2. Every person, firm, company, or corporation, operating a railroad as a common carrier in the state of Missouri and violating the provisions of this section, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars for each separate offense. ­­-------- (L. 1969 H.B. 124 §§ 1, 2)
MO Rev Stat § 71.014 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.014 - Annexation by certain cities upon request of all property owners in area annexed — deannexation, statute of limitations.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   71.014. Annexation by certain cities upon request of all property owners in area annexed — deannexation, statute of limitations. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 71.015, the governing body of any city, town, or village which is located within a county which borders a county of the first classification with a charter form of government with a population in excess of six hundred fifty thousand, proceeding as otherwise authorized by law or charter, may annex unincorporated areas which are contiguous and compact to the existing corporate limits upon notarized petition requesting such annexation signed by the owners of all fee interests of record in all tracts located within the area to be annexed. That a petition requesting annexation is not or was not verified or notarized shall not affect the validity of an annexation heretofore or hereafter undertaken in accordance with this section.  2. Any action of any kind seeking to deannex from any city, town, or village any area annexed under this section, or seeking in any way to reverse, invalidate, set aside, or otherwise challenge such annexation or oust such city, town, or village from jurisdiction over such annexed area shall be brought within five years of the date of adoption of the annexation ordinance. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 200 § 1, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1362, A.L. 1978 S.B. 738, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1214 & 1319, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1261, A.L. 1994 S.B. 749, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1238, A.L. 2013 S.B. 58)
MO Rev Stat § 71.016 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.016 - Annexation of noncontiguous territory, when allowed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   71.016. Annexation of noncontiguous territory, when allowed. — Whenever fifty percent or more of the area of a city, town, or village organized under the laws of this state is liable to be inundated as a result of the construction of a lake, reservoir or other body of water, and it is determined by the legislative body of the city, town, or village, that it is impracticable to annex adjacent or contiguous territory to afford the necessary additional area for the city, town, or village, the legislative body of the city, town, or village may extend its governmental authority over a new townsite in the manner provided in sections 71.016 to 71.019. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 133 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 71.017 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.017 - Plat of proposed area — acceptance how — election, how conducted — approval by voters, effect of.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   71.017. Plat of proposed area — acceptance how — election, how conducted — approval by voters, effect of. — 1. The owners of a tract of land not more than ten miles distant from the nearest limits of the city, town, or village, or within such greater distance as may be reasonable under the circumstances in order to secure the most desirable site, may present to the legislative body of the city, town, or village a plat containing the same information as is required by the laws of this state to be contained in a plat of an original townsite. The legislative body shall examine the plat, and may require such amendments, changes, additions, or withdrawals therefrom as it deems necessary, and if the legislative body finds that the area contained in the plat is a suitable and desirable site to which the city, town, or village should be moved, it shall pass an ordinance declaring the acceptance of the plat, and shall submit to the voters of the city, town, or village, the question of whether the territory comprised within the plat shall be annexed. The requirements of section 71.015 shall not apply to an annexation under the provisions of sections 71.016 to 71.019.  2. If the annexation of the territory comprised within such plat is approved by a majority of the voters of the city, town, or village voting on the question the legislative body shall so declare by resolution, and shall cause a copy of its resolution and the original plat to be filed for record in the office of the county clerk. If part or all of the territory comprised within the plat lies in a county other than that in which the existing territory of the city, town, or village lies, the resolution and the plat shall be recorded in each county. Upon the date of the filing of the resolution and the plat, the territory comprised within the plat shall be annexed to and shall form a part of the city, town, or village. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 133 §§ 2, 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
MO Rev Stat § 71.018 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.018 - Exclusion of prior area from jurisdiction, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   71.018. Exclusion of prior area from jurisdiction, when. — Whenever any city, town, or village has annexed a new site under the provisions of sections 71.016 to 71.019, the legislative body of the city, town, or village may exclude from its boundaries any portion or portions of the territory embraced within its limits as they existed prior to the annexation of the new site whenever by reason of inundation, disoccupation or any other cause whatsoever, the retention thereof within the limits of the city, town, or village ceases to be desirable for the public interest and for the interest of the inhabitants thereof and of the owners of such land. Until such exclusion, all portions of the original territory of the city, town, or village shall continue within its limits and shall be subject to its governmental authority. Proceedings for such exclusion of territory shall be in accordance with the general laws of this state. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 133 § 4)
MO Rev Stat § 71.019 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.019 - Condemnation authorized — bonds, how issued — cooperation authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1969   71.019. Condemnation authorized — bonds, how issued — cooperation authorized. — Any city, town, or village annexing a townsite under the provisions of sections 71.016 to 71.019, through its legislative body, may:  (1) Provide by ordinance for the acquisition of the property so annexed and platted, through the exercise of the right of condemnation in the manner provided by law, or by negotiated purchases or in any other lawful manner;  (2) Provide for the reimbursement of owners of such acquired property through the issuance of bonds in the manner provided by law, and may hold any necessary bond election together with the election provided in section 71.017, or through the encumbrance of such acquired property or in any other lawful manner;  (3) Provide for the administration of the annexed or acquired property, including the authority to zone and other similar and usual powers for regulating use and development of realty and in the case of acquired property the power to provide for and regulate the sale of lots and excess property and to enact such ordinances as will facilitate the orderly and equitable relocation of the city, town, or village;  (4) Act in concert with, cooperate with, or deal with, any private person, agency, nonprofit corporation, governmental body or agency or other appropriate entity in the accomplishment of such ends. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 133 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 71.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.020 - Changing name of town.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   71.020. Changing name of town. — Whenever a petition, signed by the voters of any city, incorporated town or incorporated village of this state, equal in number to one-half of those who voted for the officers therein at the last election, shall be presented to the corporate authorities of such city, town or village, praying that the name of such city, town or village may be changed, it shall be lawful for such corporate authorities to make such change in the manner herein provided. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7322, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7171; 1919 § 8620; 1909 § 9508
MO Rev Stat § 71.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.030 - Proceedings before presentation of petition to change name.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.030. Proceedings before presentation of petition to change name. — Previous to the presentation of the petition mentioned in section 71.020, the name proposed to be given to such city, town or village shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, to be there retained for the period of at least sixty days, and, upon application, the secretary of state shall, at any time after the filing of such name, grant a certificate, stating that such name has not been given to any other city, incorporated town or incorporated village or municipality of this state, if such be the fact; but if such name has been adopted by any other city, town or village or municipality, the secretary of state shall so notify the party or parties making such application, in which case another name shall be filed in his office, which name shall likewise remain for the period of sixty days, and no petition shall be acted upon by said corporate authorities unless accompanied by the certificate of the secretary of state, setting forth that such name has not been adopted elsewhere in this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7323)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7172; 1919 § 8621; 1909 § 9509
MO Rev Stat § 71.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.040 - Duty of the secretary of state.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.040. Duty of the secretary of state. — The secretary of state shall, as soon as practicable after the passage of this law, communicate with the county clerks in each county in this state, and ascertain the names of all cities, towns, villages or other municipal corporations therein, and arrange such names in alphabetical order for convenient reference. Such lists of names shall be kept filed in his office, and shall be changed whenever a change of name shall be effected under the provisions of this chapter. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7324)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7173; 1919 § 8622; 1909 § 9510
MO Rev Stat § 71.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.050 - Petition to change name — consideration — notice.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.050. Petition to change name — consideration — notice. — At any meeting of the corporate authorities of any city, incorporated town or incorporated village, after the presentation of the petition herein provided, such corporate authorities shall fix the time when such petition shall be considered, and order notice of the presentation thereof to be given by publishing such notice for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper having a general circulation in such city, town or village; such notice shall state that a change of name of such city, town or village has been prayed for, and the time when action on said petition shall be had, at which time remonstrances, if any, will be heard. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7325)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7174; 1919 § 8623; 1909 § 9511
MO Rev Stat § 71.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.060 - Order to change name.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.060. Order to change name. — At the time fixed in the notice provided for in section 71.050, or if, from any cause, action thereon is not taken, such petition praying for change of name shall be, with all remonstrances, heard at any subsequent meeting of such corporate authorities; and when said authorities have heard such petitions and remonstrances, and are satisfied such change of name is necessary or proper, they shall thereupon make an order changing the name of such city, town or village, and adopting the name prayed for in such petition. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7326)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7175; 1919 § 8624; 1909 § 9512
MO Rev Stat § 71.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.070 - Order to change name — duty of secretary of state — duty of courts.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.070. Order to change name — duty of secretary of state — duty of courts. — If said change of name is made, said corporate authorities shall cause a copy of the order making such change to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, who shall thereupon make known the facts of such change by publication in some newspaper of the county in which such city, town or village is situated, and also in some newspaper in the City of St. Louis; and all the courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the change there made. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7327)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7176; 1919 § 8625; 1909 § 9513
MO Rev Stat § 71.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.080 - Change not to affect rights accrued.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.080. Change not to affect rights accrued. — Nothing in sections 71.020 to 71.080 shall affect the rights or privileges of such city, town or village, or those of any person, as the same existed before such change of name. And all proceedings pending in any court or place, in favor of or against said city, town or village, may be continued to final consummation under the name in which the same was commenced. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7328)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7177; 1919 § 8626; 1909 § 9514
MO Rev Stat § 71.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.090 - Unincorporated town or village — change of name.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   71.090. Unincorporated town or village — change of name. — When the plat of any unincorporated town or village shall be placed upon record in any county of this state, the circuit court of said county shall have power to change the name of such unincorporated town or village, upon a petition of a majority of the legal voters residing within the limits of such town or village; provided, notice of the proposed change of name shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, as provided in section 71.030. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7329, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7178; 1919 § 8627; 1909 § 9515  Effective 1-2-79
MO Rev Stat § 71.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.100 - May sell and convey commons.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.100. May sell and convey commons. — Where any city, town or village in this state hath a common annexed to it, the trustees or body corporate of said city, town or village shall have authority to sell or convey, by deed in fee simple, all the common annexed to said city, town or village. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7361)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7210; 1919 § 8649; 1909 § 9537
MO Rev Stat § 71.110 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.110 - Sale of commons — ordinances authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   71.110. Sale of commons — ordinances authorized. — The trustees, or body corporate, of said city, town or village, is hereby given full power and authority to pass any laws, bylaws, ordinance or other necessary provisions regulating and effecting the sale of said commons, or to perform, or cause to be performed, all acts that are, or may become, necessary to carry into full effect the sale of said commons by said city, town or village. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7362)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 7311; 1919 § 8650; 1909 § 9538