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Statutes > Missouri > T07 > C077 > 77_520

May control streets, sidewalks, amusements.

77.520. The council may prohibit and prevent allencroachments into and upon the sidewalks, streets, avenues,alleys and other public places of the city, and may provide forthe removal of all obstructions from the sidewalks, curbstones,gutters and crosswalks at the expense of the owners or occupantsof the ground fronting thereon, or at the expense of the personcausing the same; the council may also regulate the planting ofshade trees, erecting of awnings, hitching posts, lamp posts,awning posts, telephone, telegraph and electric light poles, andthe making of excavations through and under the sidewalks or inany public street, avenue, alley or other public place within thecity. The council may prevent and punish for all horseracing orother racing, fast driving or training in the streets, highways,avenues, alleys, or over bridges or through tunnels in the city,and all games, practices or amusements therein likely to resultin damage to any person or property, and to regulate, prevent andpunish for the riding, driving, leading, standing, hitching orpassing of horses, mules, oxen or other teams or stock or animalsor any vehicle over or upon or across or along any sidewalk,street, avenue or alley of the city.

(RSMo 1939 § 6952)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 6806; 1919 § 8293; 1909 § 9230

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Missouri > T07 > C077 > 77_520

May control streets, sidewalks, amusements.

77.520. The council may prohibit and prevent allencroachments into and upon the sidewalks, streets, avenues,alleys and other public places of the city, and may provide forthe removal of all obstructions from the sidewalks, curbstones,gutters and crosswalks at the expense of the owners or occupantsof the ground fronting thereon, or at the expense of the personcausing the same; the council may also regulate the planting ofshade trees, erecting of awnings, hitching posts, lamp posts,awning posts, telephone, telegraph and electric light poles, andthe making of excavations through and under the sidewalks or inany public street, avenue, alley or other public place within thecity. The council may prevent and punish for all horseracing orother racing, fast driving or training in the streets, highways,avenues, alleys, or over bridges or through tunnels in the city,and all games, practices or amusements therein likely to resultin damage to any person or property, and to regulate, prevent andpunish for the riding, driving, leading, standing, hitching orpassing of horses, mules, oxen or other teams or stock or animalsor any vehicle over or upon or across or along any sidewalk,street, avenue or alley of the city.

(RSMo 1939 § 6952)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 6806; 1919 § 8293; 1909 § 9230


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Missouri > T07 > C077 > 77_520

May control streets, sidewalks, amusements.

77.520. The council may prohibit and prevent allencroachments into and upon the sidewalks, streets, avenues,alleys and other public places of the city, and may provide forthe removal of all obstructions from the sidewalks, curbstones,gutters and crosswalks at the expense of the owners or occupantsof the ground fronting thereon, or at the expense of the personcausing the same; the council may also regulate the planting ofshade trees, erecting of awnings, hitching posts, lamp posts,awning posts, telephone, telegraph and electric light poles, andthe making of excavations through and under the sidewalks or inany public street, avenue, alley or other public place within thecity. The council may prevent and punish for all horseracing orother racing, fast driving or training in the streets, highways,avenues, alleys, or over bridges or through tunnels in the city,and all games, practices or amusements therein likely to resultin damage to any person or property, and to regulate, prevent andpunish for the riding, driving, leading, standing, hitching orpassing of horses, mules, oxen or other teams or stock or animalsor any vehicle over or upon or across or along any sidewalk,street, avenue or alley of the city.

(RSMo 1939 § 6952)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 6806; 1919 § 8293; 1909 § 9230