Notice to election authority and governing body of county - map setting out ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.880
in effect71.880. 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
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