Missouri · statute · Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 98 · 3 active provisions
All cities and towns having a population of less than ten thousand and acting under special charters, may, by ordinance, provide for the election of police judges in such cities, who shall be elected at the municipal election, and shall, when so elected, have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all offenses ag…
It shall be the duty of the city attorney to prosecute and defend all actions originating or pending in any court in this state to which the city is a party, or in which the interests of the city are involved, and shall, generally, perform all legal services required in behalf of the city.
In any suit or action at law or in equity brought by or against the city except in prosecutions for violations of municipal ordinances, the city council may, by resolution, employ an attorney or attorneys, and pay him or them a reasonable fee therefor; provided, that any city may, by ordinance, provide for the office o…