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MO Rev Stat § 71.801 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.801 - St. Louis City — taxation of urban redevelopment real property, ordinance to control.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   71.801. St. Louis City — taxation of urban redevelopment real property, ordinance to control. — In any city not within a county, real property subject to partial tax abatement under the provisions of chapter 353 shall for the purpose of assessment and collection of ad valorem real estate taxes levied under the provisions of sections 71.790 to 71.808 be assessed and ad valorem real estate taxes shall be collected as provided in the ordinance adopted by the governing body of the city approving the development plan of any such corporation and authorizing tax abatement. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1120, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1729)
MO Rev Stat § 71.802 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.802 - General obligation bonds authorized, when — election, notice of — form of ballot.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   71.802. General obligation bonds authorized, when — election, notice of — form of ballot. — 1. Any district established under the provisions of sections 71.790 to 71.808 may, upon approval of the constitutionally required percentage of the voters of the district voting thereon, incur indebtedness and issue bonds or notes for the payment thereof. Notice of the election, the amount and the purpose of the loan shall be given.  2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the special business district incur indebtedness for the purpose of ______ in the amount of ______ dollars, evidenced by the issuance of bonds or notes and levy a real estate tax to pay therefor?  3. If the constitutionally required percentage of the votes cast are for the indebtedness, the district shall, subject to the restrictions of section 71.796 and section 71.800, be vested with the power to incur indebtedness in the name of the district, to the amount and for the purposes specified on the ballot, and issue the bonds of the district for the payment thereof.  4. The indebtedness authorized by this section shall not be contracted for a period longer than twenty years, and the entire amount of the indebtedness shall at no time exceed, including the existing indebtedness of the district, in the aggregate ten percent of the value of taxable tangible property therein, as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes.  5. It shall be the duty of the district to provide for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due, and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof within the time the principal becomes due. ­­-------- (L. 1972 H.B. 1156 § 7, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621)
MO Rev Stat § 71.804 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.804 - Revenue bonds authorized, when — refunding of revenue bonds authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   71.804. Revenue bonds authorized, when — refunding of revenue bonds authorized. — 1. In addition to the bonds specified in section 71.802 the cost of any district of acquiring, constructing, improving, or extending any revenue producing facilities may be met from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the district, payable solely from the operation of such revenue producing facility.  2. Revenue bonds issued under authority of this section shall be payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation of the revenue producing facility acquired, constructed, improved or extended in whole or in part from the proceeds of the bonds. No revenue bond issued pursuant to this section shall constitute an indebtedness of the district within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory restriction, limitation or provision.  3. For the purpose of refunding, extending and unifying the whole or any part of any valid outstanding bonded indebtedness payable from the revenues of a revenue producing facility, the district may issue refunding bonds not exceeding in amount the principal of the outstanding indebtedness to be refunded and the accrued interest to the date of the refunding bonds. The district shall provide for the payment of interest not to exceed the same rate and the principal of the refunding bonds in the same manner and from the same source as was provided for the payment of interest on and principal of the bonds to be refunded. ­­-------- (L. 1972 H.B. 1156 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 71.806 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.806 - Bonds, term of, form, interest rate, private sale authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   71.806. Bonds, term of, form, interest rate, private sale authorized. — The notes and bonds issued hereunder shall bear such date or dates, and shall mature at such time or times, in the case of any general obligation bond or note not exceeding twenty years, from the date of issue of such original bond or note, and in the case of any revenue bond not exceeding fifty years from the date of issue, as may be provided by the governing body of such city. The notes and bonds shall bear interest at such rate, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of* payment, at such place or places and be subject to such terms of redemption as provided. The notes and bonds shall be sold at public or private sale, at such price or prices as shall be determined. ­­-------- (L. 1972 H.B. 1156 § 9)  *Word "or" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 71.808 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.808 - Benefit determinations by legislative body of city to be conclusive.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   71.808. Benefit determinations by legislative body of city to be conclusive. — The findings of the legislative body of the city of the benefits to be derived by said district as set out in the ordinance as required above shall be conclusive. ­­-------- (L. 1972 H.B. 1156 § 10)
MO Rev Stat § 71.860 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.860 - Application of section 71.015 — exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   71.860. Application of section 71.015 — exceptions. — The provisions of section 71.015 shall apply as well to all cities, towns, villages and municipalities of whatsoever kind, located in any county with a charter form of government where fifty or more cities, towns and villages have been incorporated, except as provided in section 71.920 and sections 72.400 to 72.420. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 126 § 1, A.L. 1989 H.B. 487, A.L. 1995 H.B. 446)  (1966) Held that Sawyers Act did not apply to 1960 annexation by constitutional charter city as 1963 amendment specifically providing for application to constitutional charter cities located in St. Louis County (§ 71.860, RSMo) does not apply retroactively. Witt v. City of Webster Groves (A.), 398 S.W.2d 16. (1966) Legislature in enacting statutes specifically relating to annexation in first class charter county intended that compliance therewith should precede compliance with general annexation statutes so that election provided for in special provision must precede obtaining a declaratory judgment as to reasonableness of proposed annexation. City of Kirkwood v. Allen (Mo.), 399 S.W.2d 30.  (1966) The unconstitutionality of Section 71.015 applying Sawyers Act to constitutional charter cities as mandatory procedure does not render invalid other section of Sawyers Act relating to annexation as applied to such cities. St. Louis County v. City of Florissant (Mo.), 406 S.W.2d 281.
MO Rev Stat § 71.870 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.870 - Separate elections required for annexation — effective when.

Effective - 19 Mar 1984   71.870. Separate elections required for annexation — effective when. — The legislative body of any city, town, or village located within the boundaries of a first class chartered county which has a population of at least five hundred thousand shall not have the power to extend the limits of such city, town, or village by annexation of unincorporated territory adjacent to the city, town, or village in accordance with the provisions of law relating to annexation by such municipalities until the question of annexation is submitted and is carried by a majority of the total votes cast in the city, town, or village and by a separate majority of the total votes cast in the unincorporated territory sought to be annexed. There shall be separate submissions of the question of annexation to the two groups of voters, the same to be held simultaneously. However, no annexation in a first class charter county which has a population of at least nine hundred thousand shall become effective sooner than one year after the vote for annexation if the question of annexation is carried by a majority of the votes cast by the two groups of voters. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 126 § 2, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1110, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1214 & 1319)  Effective 3-19-84
MO Rev Stat § 71.880 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.880 - Notice to election authority and governing body of county — map setting out boundaries to be posted in polling places, when.

Effective - 14 Jul 1989   71.880. Notice to election authority and governing body of county — map setting out boundaries to be posted in polling places, when. — Whenever any city, town, or village located in a first class chartered county which has a population of at least five hundred thousand desires to annex any unincorporated land of the county, the governing body of the city, town, or village shall, before proceeding as otherwise provided by law, certify a notice of such fact to the election authority and to the governing body of the first class charter county, which notice shall include:  (1) The description by metes and bounds of the unincorporated territory sought to be annexed and a map of the area to be annexed and of the incorporated area, such map to be a size large enough to accurately and adequately denote the boundaries of the area to be annexed and the incorporated area, but not less than eight inches by ten inches in size, and to be clearly displayed to voters in each polling place where the annexation question is on the ballot; and  (2) A copy of the order, resolution or ordinance which contains the legislative act of the municipality ordering the submission of the question. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 126 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1110, A.L. 1989 H.B. 487)  Effective 7-14-89
MO Rev Stat § 71.900 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.900 - Form of ballot.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   71.900. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall ______ (name of city, town, or village) annex unincorporated territory adjacent to it? ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 126 § 5, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
MO Rev Stat § 71.910 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.910 - Proposition not to be resubmitted, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   71.910. Proposition not to be resubmitted, when. — In the event that the question of annexing such territory fails to receive the necessary majorities, the question shall not be resubmitted to the voters for a period of at least two years. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 126 § 6, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
MO Rev Stat § 71.920 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.920 - City limits may be extended by ordinance if approved by unanimous affirmative vote in both elections — effective when.

Effective - 19 Mar 1984   71.920. City limits may be extended by ordinance if approved by unanimous affirmative vote in both elections — effective when. — In the event that the question of annexing such territory is approved by a unanimous affirmative vote in both the annexing municipality and the territory sought to be annexed, the annexing municipality, other provisions of this chapter notwithstanding, shall extend its limits by ordinance to include such territory, specifying with accuracy the new boundary lines to which the city, town, or village limits are extended, except that, no such ordinance by any municipality in a first class charter county which has a population of at least nine hundred thousand shall become effective sooner than one year after the date of the election approving the annexation. Upon duly enacting such annexation ordinance, the municipality shall cause three certified copies of the same to be filed with the clerk of the county wherein the municipality is located, whereupon the annexation shall be complete and final and thereafter all courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the limits of that municipality as so extended. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 126 § 7, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1214 & 1319)  Effective 3-19-84   (1965) Sawyers Act, § 71.015, does not apply to cities to which it is made inapplicable by subsequent legislation. Julian v. Mayor, Councilmen and Citizens of the City of Liberty (Mo.), 391 S.W.2d 864. (1969) Annexation was unreasonable where there was no showing that the annexations are necessary or convenient to the proper exercise of the municipal government of the municipality seeking annexation, but was solely for the purpose of industrial development through a revenue bond financing plan. St. Louis County v. Village of Champ (Mo.), 438 S.W.2d 205.
MO Rev Stat § 71.922 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.922 - Certain annexations effective on date determined by jurisdictions involved.

Effective - 02 Jun 1995   71.922. Certain annexations effective on date determined by jurisdictions involved. — Any annexation initiated by a municipality through first reading of an ordinance and by the holding of a public hearing on or before June 12, 1995, in any county with a charter form of government where fifty or more cities, towns and villages have been incorporated shall become effective on the date determined by the jurisdictions involved in such annexation. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 446 § 1)  Effective 6-02-95
MO Rev Stat § 71.940 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.940 - Codification and compilation of ordinances, defined.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   71.940. Codification and compilation of ordinances, defined. — For the purposes of sections 71.940 to 71.948, the following terms mean:  (1) "Codification" includes:  (a) The compilation and revision of the general ordinances of the municipality;  (b) The changing of sections deemed advisable;  (c) The omission of sections deemed unnecessary;  (d) The addition of new provisions; and  (e) The adoption of the whole by an adopting ordinance and publication in permanently bound or loose-leaf book form;  (2) "Compilation" includes the collecting, assembling and organizing of existing ordinances of the municipality and publication thereof in permanently bound or loose-leaf book form. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 749 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 71.943 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.943 - Codification of municipal ordinances, contents — supplements authorized — code to be evidence in all courts.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   71.943. Codification of municipal ordinances, contents — supplements authorized — code to be evidence in all courts. — The governing body of any municipality may from time to time provide for the compilation or revision and codification of the general ordinances of the municipality and the publication in book form of such compilation or codification, and may provide for keeping such compilation and codification up to date by supplements to permanently bound books or by insertions of amending or new ordinances in loose-leaf binders, and may provide for annual or occasional recodification of codifications housed in loose-leaf binders. The codification may contain citations to sections or previous ordinances retained or modified. All titles, effective date sections and signatures of ordinances may be omitted. The codification may contain annotations to statutes, cross references and other matter that may make the code more useful. The codification may incorporate by reference standard or model codes or ordinances, state regulations and statutes as authorized by section 67.280, sections 67.400 to 67.450, and section 300.600, and amendments to such statutes. The codification may incorporate by reference state statutes relating to vehicle equipment regulations contained in chapter 307 and amendments to such statutes. The ordinance adopting the codification shall recite that the codification was authorized by ordinance, and that it was made in conformity with this section and amendments to this section. When the ordinance and the codification, along with a certificate of the municipal clerk that the same are true and correct copies, are published in book form, the codification shall take effect and shall import absolute verity and be received in evidence in all courts and places without further proof. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 749 § 2 subsec. 1, A.L. 2005 H.B. 445)
MO Rev Stat § 71.946 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.946 - Supplements to code to be deemed part of original code.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   71.946. Supplements to code to be deemed part of original code. — One copy of the published book may be kept on file with the ordinance books and constitute an ordinance book. A loose-leaf code or compilation of ordinances published pursuant to this section may be kept current by the periodic preparation of loose-leaf supplements. Whenever any ordinance expresses the intent of the governing body that it may be made a part of such loose-leaf code and the ordinance is thereafter included in a supplement to such code, such inclusion shall have the same force and effect as if the ordinance had been included in the original code at the time of its adoption by the governing body. The governing body shall make provision for furnishing insertions in loose-leaf compilations or codes to municipal personnel, purchasers and others having copies of the compilation or code. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 749 § 2, subsec. 2)
MO Rev Stat § 71.948 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.948 - Copies of code on file with municipal clerks and open to public.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   71.948. Copies of code on file with municipal clerks and open to public. — At least three copies of the published book shall be kept on file in the office of the municipal clerk and kept available for inspection by the public at all reasonable business hours. ­­-------- (L. 1997 H.B. 749 § 2, subsec. 2, last sentence)
MO Rev Stat § 71.980 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns|Section 71.980 - Financially insolvent municipalities, state not liable for debt.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   71.980. Financially insolvent municipalities, state not liable for debt. — Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the state shall not be held liable for the debts of a municipality that is financially insolvent. For purposes of this section, a municipality is financially insolvent if it is not paying its debts as they become due, unless such debts are the subject of a bona fide dispute, or is unable to pay its debts as they become due. ­­-------- (L. 2016 S.B. 572)
MO Rev Stat § 72.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 72 - Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages|Section 72.030 - Third class cities.

Effective - 28 Aug 1975   72.030. Third class cities. — All cities and towns in this state containing three thousand or more inhabitants, which shall elect to be a city of the third class, shall be cities of the third class. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6214, A.L. 1975 H.B. 398)
MO Rev Stat § 72.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 72 - Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages|Section 72.040 - Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become.

Effective - 28 Aug 1982   72.040. Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become. — 1. All cities and towns in this state containing five hundred and less than three thousand inhabitants, and all towns existing under any special law, and having less than five hundred inhabitants which shall elect to be cities of the fourth class, shall be cities of the fourth class.  2. Notwithstanding the population requirements of subsection 1 of this section, all incorporated villages as of August 13, 1982, may elect by majority vote of the voters therein to be a city of the fourth class and shall retain such classification at its option. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6215, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1120)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6093; 1919 § 7613; 1909 § 8527
MO Rev Stat § 72.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 72 - Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages|Section 72.050 - Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities.

Effective - 28 Aug 1982   72.050. Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities. — 1. All towns not now incorporated in this state containing less than five hundred inhabitants are hereby declared to be villages.  2. Any village in this state now or hereafter having more than two hundred inhabitants may by majority vote of the voters therein elect to become a city of the fourth class and shall retain such classification at its option. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 6216, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1120 §§ 72.050, 1)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 6094; 1919 § 7614; 1909 § 8528