All wards which may be established by ordinance as aforesaid 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. § 82.150
Wards to be of adjacent territory — numbering
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 7632); Prior revisions: 1929 § 7489; 1919 § 8900; 1909 § 9749
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.