Ordinance Binders Located at City Hall
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"Ordinances of The City of St. Mary, Missouri" – This book is a compilation of the first twenty ordinances (Ordinances 1-20) plus Ordinance 34. It was published in 1892.
The following “Chapters” are from a published book that the city has. Because of the EXTREMELY fragile condition of the book, I have decided not to attempt to scan it into PDF form. I did scan the book’s cover and here is that image.
Chapter XXIII – Sec 259 - Concealed Weapons
Chapter XXV – Sec 268 - Divide City in Two Wards
Chapter XXVI – Sec 269 - Working Persons Convicted and Sentenced for Violating Ordinance
Chapter XXVII – Sec 270 - Transportation of and Handling of Dynamite and Other High Explosives
Chapter XXVIII – Sec 271 - Construction of Depot
Chapter LI – Sec 354 & 355 - Extend City Limits
Chapter LII – Sec 357 - Street Work and Poll Tax – 1907
Chapter LIV – Sec 368 - City Marshall Salary
Chapter LV – Secs 359 & 360 - Extension of the City Limits
Chapter LVI – Secs 361-365 - Organization of the Fire Department
Chapter LVII – Sec 376 - Taxes Levied for City Government and Public Purposes – 1908
Chapter LVIII – Sec 377 - Street Work and Poll Tax Levied – 1908
Chapter LXII – Secs 387 & 388 - Spitting on Sidewalks
Chapter LXIII – Sec 389 - Election of Police Judge
Chapter LXIV – Sec 390 - Taxes Levied for City Government and Public Purposes for the Year 1910
The following are scanned from pages in the binders at city hall. These binders were compiled by City Clerk David Woods.
Ordinance 1 - Board of Aldermen
Ordinance 2 – Misdemeanors, Fines and Penalties
Ordinance 3 – Election of City Clerk and His Duties
Ordinance 9 - Mayor and his Duties
Ordinance 11 - Offenses Against Public Morals Decency and Safety
Ordinance 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Ordinance 13 - Assessment Taxes and Revenue
Ordinance 15 - Streets and Alleys and Street Commissioner
Ordinance 16 - Treasurer and His Duties
Ordinance 19 - Burial in the City Cemetery
Ordinance 20 - Repealing Ordinances of the Town of St. Mary
Ordinance 34 - Census - Incorporation
Ordinance 175 – Motor Vehicle Licensing
Ordinance 176 - Control of the Regulation and Control of Intoxicating Liquor
Ordinance 180 - Issuance of Licenses
Ordinance 181 – Use and Operation of Motor Vehicles
Ordinance 217 - Drinking Liquor and Loitering on Public Streets
Ordinance 220 - License Tax - Utility Suppliers
Ordinance 221 – Motor Vehicle Operations
Ordinance 223 - Stopping and Parking of Motor and Other Vehicles
Ordinance 242 - Extending Boundary Lines
Ordinance 244 - Southwestern Bell Telephone
Ordinance 247 - Missouri Natural Gas
Ordinance 251 - Waterworks System
Ordinance 252 - Bicycles and Roller Skating on Sidewalk
Ordinance 255 – Motor Vehicle Operations
Ordinance 266 – Parking Time Limit on Highway 61
Ordinance 267 – No Parking East Side of 7th Street Between Pine and Cedar Streets
Ordinance 285 - Sale and Use of Fireworks and Firearms
Ordinance 290 - Water Commissioner and Water Superintendent
Ordinance 299 - Repeal Section 15 of Ordinance 176
Ordinance 300 - Abandoning Cedar Street
Ordinance 301 - File Suit for Declaratory Judgement
Ordinance 304 - Fire Limits Construction and Equipment of Buildings
Ordinance 305 - Special Election
Ordinance 312 - Operating Motor Vehicles in City Limits
Ordinance 318 - Eliminating and Amending Certain Sections of Ordinance 290
Ordinance 325 - Building Code and Fire Prevention
Ordinance 328 - What Shall Constitute Misdemeanors or Offenses Against City
Ordinance 330 - Repealing Ordinance 282 and Enacting New - Issuance of Licenses
Ordinance 333 - Authority of Fire Chief to Appoint Deputy
Ordinance 336 - Amend Ordinance 312-Speed Limits
Ordinance 338 - Combine Water and Sewer Departments
Ordinance 342 - Amendment to Clarify Ordinance 304
Ordinance 344 - Mayor -Purchase Lots for Sewer Plant
Ordinance 347 - Installation of Entrance Culverts
Ordinance 352 - Junk Yards, Salvage Yards and Used Auto Parts Yards
Ordinance 353 - Create Park and Recreation Board
Ordinance 355 - Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
Ordinance 356 - Special Election - Solid Waste Collection
Ordinance 367 - Special Business Licenses
Ordinance 374 - Health Safety of City - Regulate and Restrict Construction
Ordinance 375 - Authorize City to Sell Property to Robert and Mary Grass
Ordinance 376 -Regulations for Parking on 7th Street Between Pine and Spruce Streets
Ordinance 377 - Amending Election Laws
Ordinance 382 – Two Hour Parking on Pine Street Between 2nd and 3rd Streets
Ordinance 383 - Repealing Ordinance 379 -Special Election
Ordinance 384 - Results of Special Election
Ordinance 390 - Mayor to Operate Water-Sewer Plant When Supervisor Not Present
Ordinance 392 - Judge-Clerk Accept Driver License In lieu of Bail
Ordinance 394 - Payment of Costs by Individual Filing Complaint
Ordinance 398 - Establish Curfew
Ordinance 411 - Ordinance Violations Heard by Associate Circuit Judge
Ordinance 412 - Rate of Speed for Trains
Ordinance 414 - Amending Ord 290 and Ord 318 and Repealing Ord 385 in its Entirety
Ordinance 416 - Licensing Persons Engaged in Sale of Intoxicating Liquors
Ordinance 417 - Parking of Vehicles on Third St, Between Pine and Cedar Streets
Ordinance 419 - Public and Private Sewers
Ordinance 420 - Charge to Users of Sewer System
Ordinance 426 - Amend Ordinance 176-Intoxicating Liquors
Ordinance 428 - Authorize City to Condemn Tract
Ordinance 429 - Authorize City to Condemn Real Estate
Ordinance 433 - No Parking on East Side of 3rd Street Between Cedar and Pine Streets
Ordinance 436 - Lewd or Indecent Dancing
Ordinance 438 - Weeds and Grass
Ordinance 444 - Amend Ordinance 416-Liquor License
Ordinance 445 - Authorize City to Condemn Tract
Ordinance 448 - Rates for Sunday Sales License
Ordinance 450 - Prohibit Crossing Fire Hose
Ordinance 452 - Amending Ordinance 220 Section 2
Ordinance 454 - Mayor - Department of Conservation
Ordinance 462 - Maintain Tax Receipts-Citizens Electric
Ordinance 471 - Flood Damage Prevention
Ordinance 473 – All Terrain Vehicles
Ordinance 475 - Additional Compensation to City Collector
Ordinance 476 -Speed Limit – Highway 61
Ordinance 479 - Amend Ordinance 420-Sewer System Charges
Ordinance 480 - Amend Section 7 of Ordinance 441
Ordinance 482 - Failure to Hook up to Sewer System
Ordinance 484 - Abandoned, Wrecked Dismantled Inoperable Vehicles
Ordinance 486 - Amend Ordinance 416 and Ordinance 444-Liquor License
Ordinance 488 - Proposition - Increase Rate of Taxation
Ordinance 491 - Proposition - Increase Rate of Taxation
Ordinance 492 - Amend Ordinance 366-Water Rates
Ordinance 495 – Vehicle Regulations and Plates
Ordinance 496 – Vehicle and Driver License
Ordinance 498 - Removing Maximum and Minimum Fines
Ordinance 499 - Offenses Against the Person or Property
Ordinance 500 - Driving While Intoxicated
Ordinance 501 - Increase Court Costs
Ordinance 502 – Stop for School Bus
Ordinance 504 - Creating Office of Building Inspector - Dangerous Building Ordinance
Ordinance 506 - Proposition to Voters to Increase Price of Fire Tags
Ordinance 508 - Referendum-Liquor Sales on Election Day
Ordinance 512 - Payment of Wages
Ordinance 513 - Authorize City to Receive Gift
Ordinance 517 - City to Receive Gift of Property - Sims
Ordinance 519 - Owner and Occupant Responsible for Cost of Water and Sewer
Ordinance 520 - Delinquent Payment Charge on Water Bill
Ordinance 524 - Firing and Shooting of Fireworks
Ordinance 527 - Abandon Portion of Ninth Street
Ordinance 530 – All Terrain Vehicles (Amends Ordinance 473)
Ordinance 531 - Giving the Authority to Apply the Water Meter Deposit
Ordinance 537A - Requiring Seismic Design of New Construction
Ordinance 539 - Annexation - Saline Lodge
Ordinance 546 - Fair Housing Ordinance
Ordinance 556 - Amend Ordinance 290-Prevention of Backflow
Ordinance 559 - Delete Section 5 of Ordinance 546 - Fair Housing Ordinance
Ordinance 561 - Payment of Gasoline
Ordinance 565 - Placement of Mailboxes
Ordinance 582 - Police Training Requirements
Ordinance 583 - Allowing Flood Relief Workers Hired for Clean Up Work on Private Property
Ordinance 586 - Annexation Highway Right-of-Way
Ordinance 593 - Annexation of Properties
Ordinance 594 - Plat of St. Mary Heights Subdivision
Ordinance 595 - City Names Certain Thoroughfares
Ordinance 596 - Property Numbering System - 911
Ordinance 600 - Amending Ordinance 593 - Annexation Tract 3
Ordinance 602 - Mayor - Purchase Real Estate
Ordinance 609 - City Collector Commission
Ordinance 612 - Sale of Intoxicating Liquors-Sunday Sales-Repeal Ord 448-Amend Ord 486
Ordinance 613 - Licensing and Control of Animals
Ordinance 616 - Amend Ordinances 398 and 514-Curfew-City Park
Ordinance 619 - Amend Ordinance 501-Court Costs for Police Training
Ordinance 628 - Smoking Policy
Ordinance 633 - One-Half Cent Tax-Transportation
Ordinance 635 - Amending Ordinances 593 and 600-Annexation
Ordinance 636 - General Elections
Ordinance 639 - Mayor Sign-Easement Deed for Ray Reask
Ordinance 647 - Lead Ban in Public and Private Drinking Water Plumbing
Ordinance 649 - Punishment for Failure to Appear
Ordinance 650 - Mayor Sign-Public Hearing-Bridge
Ordinance 652 – Weight Limit on 7th Street Between Spruce and Mulberry Streets
Ordinance 653 - Change Fiscal Year
Ordinance 655 - Amend Ordinance 613-Licensing and Control of Animals
Ordinance 660 - Mayor Sign Lease with Department of Conservation
Ordinance 661 - Personnel Policy
Ordinance 663 - Substance Abuse Policy
Ordinance 664 – Motor Vehicle Sticker
Ordinance 665 – Stop Signs at 3rd and Walnut Streets – 3-way Stop
Ordinance 666 - Stop Signs at 3rd and Cedar Streets – 3-way Stop
Ordinance 667 - Water Meter Deposit
Ordinance 668 - Location and Construction of Dish Antennas
Ordinance 669 - Mayor Sign-Deed-Daryl Mooney
Ordinance 672 - New Water Rates
Ordinance 676 - New Fees for Burial Plots
Ordinance 678 - Salaries-Judge and Clerks
Ordinance 679 - Community Service Salaries
Ordinance 681 - Mayor Sign as Incorporator for Nonprofit
Ordinance 684 - Amending Section 1 of Ordinance 636-City Elections
Ordinance 685 - Amending Ordinance 402-Littering
Ordinance 687 - Amending Ordinance 668 Section 1-C - Dish Antennas
Ordinance 688 – Truck Route Weight Limit
Ordinance 689 - Amending Ordinance 661-Personnel Policy
Ordinance 691 - No Parking on 4th Street Between Walnut and Elm Streets
Ordinance 693 - Contract MO. Hwy Dept.-Route U
Ordinance 694 - Warranty Deed-Kaskaskia Island Bridge
Ordinance 701 - Collector Duties
Ordinance 706 - Hire Police Officer
Ordinance 707 - Election for Chief of Police
Ordinance 708 - Amending Ordinances 330 and 367 - Business License
Ordinance 714 - Contract Mark Bequette
Ordinance 716 - Bail for Traffic Violations
Ordinance 717 - Mayor Sign IDC Agreement
Ordinance 718 - Setting Water Rates 10-26-00
Ordinance 720 - Sewer Minimum Users
Ordinance 721 - City Hall Parking-Election
Ordinance 723 - Mayor & Clerk Salary
Ordinance 724 - Court Cost-Domestic Violence
Ordinance 729 - Administrative Search Warrants
Ordinance 732 - Budget 2001-02
Ordinance 736 - Floodplain Management
Ordinance 737 - Procedures for Implementing the Floodplain Management Ordinance 736
Ordinance 739 - Revising Personnel Policy
Ordinance 740 - Horses in City
Ordinance 742 - Building Permits
Ordinance 743 - Setback Boundaries for Structures
Ordinance 749 - Excessive Blood Alcohol
Ordinance 755 - Fire Lanes Bartels Industrial Drive
Ordinance 760 – Firearms in Buildings
Ordinance 764 – Coffman Street
Ordinance 765 – Establishing Court Costs
Ordinance 766 – Selling Carson Property
Ordinance 767 – Court Traffic Fines
Ordinance 768 – Missouri Model Pursuit
Ordinance 769 – Missouri Model Traffic Ordinance
Ordinance 770 - Renaming a Section of 4th Street
Ordinance 771 - Sewer Discontinuance
Ordinance 775 - Management and Burial in Cemetery
Ordinance 776 - Amend Ordinance 775-Burial in Tract 3
Ordinance 779 - Agreement-Antenna on Water Tower
Ordinance 781 - Travel Trailers
Ordinance 782 - Occupancy Permits
Ordinance 783 - Amend Ordinance 722-Noise Control
Ordinance 784 - No Parking on East Side of 3rd Street Between Walnut Mulberry Streets
Ordinance 786 – Headlight Regulations
Ordinance 788 - Promulgating Tax Rate
Ordinance 790 - Opt Out- Sales Tax Holiday
Ordinance 798 – Seat Belts and Child Restraints
Ordinance 800 - Revising Ordinance 661
Ordinance 802 - Amend Ordinance 613-Animals
Ordinance 803 – Speed Limit on 4th Street Between Walnut and Elm Streets
Ordinance 804 – No Parking on Northwest Side of Circle Drive
Ordinance 806 - Bond Election 11-2007
Ordinance 810 - Employee Retirement
Ordinance 816 - Adopting 2006 International Codes
Ordinance 818 - Amending Ordinance 816 - Building Code Ordinance
Ordinance 819 - Establish Position of Emergency Management Coordinator
Ordinance 822 - Water Surcharge
Ordinance 828 – Engine Compression Brake Device (Jake Brake)
Ordinance 831 - AT&T Settlement Agreement
Ordinance 832 - Operation of Water System
Ordinance 834 - Water Purchase Contract with Ste Gen
Ordinance 845 - City Fire Tags
Ordinance 847 - Combined Waterworks and Sewerage System
Ordinance 849 – Two Way Street – 3rd Street Between Sycamore and Locust Streets
Ordinance 851 – Local Traffic Only – 3rd Street Between Sycamore and Locust Streets
Ordinance 853 - An Ordinance with Mo. Dept. of Conservation for Boat Ramp
Ordinance 857 - County Road Agreement
Ordinance 859 - Repealing Water Works Ordinance 847
Ordinance 860 - Burning in the City
Ordinance 861 - Amending Ordinance 736 - Floodplain Management
Ordinance 862 - Authorizing the Clerk to Transfer Payroll Each Month
Ordinance 864 - Regulations at the City Park
Ordinance 865 - High Weeds Debris and High Grass
Ordinance 869 - Meeting Procedures
Ordinance 873 - Occupancy Permit Inspection
Ordinance 874 - Agreement-Gilmore & Bell
Ordinance 875 - Regulations for Fire Pits
Ordinance 876 - Water Rate Schedule
Ordinance 877 - Sewer User Charge Ordinance
Ordinance 878 - Sewer Use Ordinance
Ordinance 879 - Yard Water Meter Ordinance
Ordinance 881 - Amending Ordinance 816 - 2006 Building Codes
Ordinance 887 – Stop Signs – Elm and 4th Streets
Ordinance 889 - Water and Sewer Bond
Ordinance 892 - Amending Ordinance 879 Yard Water Meter Ordinance
Ordinance 893 - Court Costs $3.00 Sheriff's Retirement
Ordinance 897 - City Clerk Wage Scale
Ordinance 903 - City Clerk Health Insurance
Ordinance 904 - Amending Ordinance. 832 - Water Regulations
Ordinance 905 - Amending Ordinance 869 - Meeting Procedures
Ordinance 909 - Abandoning a portion of Locust Street RECORDER APPROVED
Ordinance 910 - Forego Elections
Ordinance 911 - Regulations for Fire Department
Ordinance 912 - Conflicts of Interest
Ordinance 913 - Amend Ordinance 911
Ordinance 915 - Amending Ordinance 484 - Abandoned, Wrecked Dismantled Inoperable Vehicles
Ordinance 916 - Contract with Beussink,Hey,Roe & Stroder, LLC
Ordinance 919 - Handicapped Parking
Ordinance 920 - Amending 613 Georgie's Law
Ordinance 922 - Out of State Vehicle Sales Tax
Ordinance 923 - Amending Ordinance 712
Ordinance 925 - City Fire Tags
Ordinance 926 - Purchasing During Proclaimed Emergency or Disaster
Ordinance 932 - Water Rates 5 Percent
Ordinance 933 - Wastewater Rates 5 Percent
Ordinance 939 - Petty Offenses
Ordinance 943 - Amend Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018
Ordinance 944 - Tax Rate for 2018
Ordinance 945 - FY 2019 Budget
Ordinance 947 - Special Flood Hazard
Ordinance 948 - 2019 Municipal Election
Ordinance 949 - UTVs and Golf Carts Prohibited
Ordinance 950 - Lead Ban Ordinance
Ordinance 951 - Municipal Court to Circuit Court
Ordinance 952 - Water Rates 2019
Ordinance 953 - Waste Water Rates 2019
Ordinance 954 - No Parking Circle Drive During Peak Times
Ordinance 955 - Missouri Ethics Committee
Ordinance 956 - Repeal Ordinance 951-Transfer Court
Ordinance 958 - Tax Levy for 2019
Ordinance 959 - BUDGET FOR 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR
Ordinance 960 - Eliminate Police Department
Ordinance 963 - Regulate Golf Carts - UTVs
Ordinance 964 - UTV and Golf Carts Amended
Ordinance 965 - Tax Levy for 2020
Ordinance 967 - Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Ordinance 968 - Repeal Ordinance Ordinance 960
Ordinance 969 - Amend Court Fines
Ordinance - 970 - Amend Ordinance 665
Ordinance - 971 - Amend Ordinance 666
Ordinance - 972 - Transfer Court
Ordinance 973 - Repealing Ordinance 923
Ordinance 974 - To Forgo Elections.
Ordinance 976 - City Taxes a Condition of Receiving City Utility Services
Ordinance 978 - Utilities Between Occupancies
Ordinance 980 - Wastewater Rates
Ordinance 981 - Yard Meter Rates
Ordinance 982 - Tax Levy for 2021
Ordinance 983 - BUDGET FOR 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR
Ordinance 985 - Wastewater Rates
Ordinance 988 - Tax Levy for 2022
Ordinance 989 - BUDGET FOR 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR
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