Missouri § 80.580 - Disincorporation through failure of trustees to qualify.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 80.580 — Disincorporation through failure of trustees to qualify., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 80.580. Disincorporation through failure of trustees to qualify.
If the trustees appointed by the county commission under section 80.040 shall fail to qualify and assume the duties of such trustees, within one year after their appointment, or if the voters of such village shall fail for one year to elect such trustees, then such village shall be disincorporated by the county commission of the county where the village is located, upon the petition of any citizen residing in such village, after the publication of notice of the presentation of such petition published for two weeks successively prior to such application in some newspaper in this state nearest the village.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7296, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 7145; 1919 § 8594; 1909 § 9482
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 80.580 ("Disincorporation through failure of trustees to qualify.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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