82.150 Wards to be of adjacent territory — numbering.

82.150. Wards to be of adjacent territory — numbering. — 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. (RSMo 1939 § 7632) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7489; 1919 § 8900; 1909 § 9749