Petition of voters for election--county commission to orderelection, how and when.

72.160. Whenever a petition containing the signatures of onehundred voters, or fifteen percent of the total number of votescast in the last preceding election, whichever is greater, ineach of the affected municipalities (provided, however, that inthe event any affected municipality has a population of less thanone thousand the one hundred or more minimum signaturerequirement shall not apply, and only the fifteen percentrequirement shall apply as to such municipality) shall petitionthe county commission to order the question of consolidation ofsuch cities, towns or villages into one city, town or village,the county commission at the next regular or special term of saidcommission shall submit the question to the voters.

(RSMo 1939 § 7830, A.L. 1961 p. 193, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7685; 1919 § 9124; 1909 § 9949