All wards which may hereafter be established shall be composed of adjacent and compact territory, and the several wards at the time of redistricting shall contain as nearly an equal number of inhabitants as may be practicable. The wards shall be numbered consecutively from one up to the highest number thus established.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 81.250
Numbering wards — territory (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 7519); Prior revisions: 1929 § 7366; 1919 § 8780; 1909 § 9636
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.