All cities and towns in this state containing three thousand or more inhabitants, which shall elect to be a city of the third class, shall be cities of the third class.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 72.030
Third class cities
Effective: 28 Aug 1975; (RSMo 1939 § 6214, A.L. 1975 H.B. 398)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.