Missouri § 77.060 - Councilman, qualifications.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 77.060 — Councilman, qualifications., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77.060. Councilman, qualifications.
No person shall be councilman unless he is at least twenty-one years of age prior to taking office, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of the city for one year next preceding his election, and a resident of the ward from which he is elected six months next preceding his election. Whenever there is a tie in the election of a councilman, the matter shall be determined by the council.
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(RSMo 1939 § 6882, A. 1949 H.B. 2027, A.L. 1955 p. 303)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 6736; 1919 § 8223; 1909 § 9160
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