79.490. Fourth class city disincorporated, how--election, notice.
Fourth class city disincorporated, how--election, notice.
79.490. 1. The county governing body of any county in whicha city of the fourth class is located shall disincorporate suchcity as provided in this section.
2. The county governing body shall order an election uponthe question of disincorporation of a fourth class city uponpetition of one-half of the voters of the city.
3. The county governing body shall give notice of theelection by publication in a newspaper of general circulationpublished in the city or, if there is no such newspaper in thecity, then in the newspaper in the county published nearest thecity. The notice shall contain a copy of the petition and thenames of the petitioners. No election on the question ofdisincorporation shall be held until the notice has beenpublished for four weeks successively.
4. The question shall be submitted in substantially thefollowing form:
Shall the city of .................... be dissolved?
5. Upon the affirmative vote of sixty percent of thosepersons voting on the question, the county governing body shalldisincorporate the city.
(RSMo 1939 § 7215, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1987 H.B. 160)Prior revisions: 1929 § 7065; 1919 § 8515; 1909 § 9416