History and Growth of St. Louis County, Missouri
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Preface American County Government: General Governmental Units Within Counties The "Jurisdictional Jungle" Townships and Political Organization School Districts SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS: Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District County Library District Soil and Water Conservation District Fire Protection Districts Street Light Districts Sidewalk Districts Utilities COOPERATIVE METROPOLITAN AGENCIES: Health and Welfare Council Metropolitan Youth Commission Hospital Planning Commission City-County Airport Commission Human Development Corporation Regional Industrial Development Corporation Regional Law Enforcement Assistance Council Cooperative Area Manpower Planning System INTERSTATE COMPACT: Bi-State Development Agency METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS: East-West Gateway Coordinating Council COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI: Historical Background The French and Spanish Eras The American Era District of Louisiana First Use of County Government in Missouri Founding of St. Louis County Original Settlements and Villages Founding of St. Louis RELATIONS BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTY UNTIL 1876 SPLIT: Home Rule for the City The "Scheme of Separation" Status of the City after Split After the Separation EARLY ACTIVI'fIES OF THE "NEW" COUNTY: First Meetings of New County Court The Seal of the New County Selection of the County Seat County Courthouses of the County Courthouses after the Separation County Jails and Correctional Institution The New County Government Center EVOLUTION OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT: The County Court The 1950 County Charter THE ERA OF THE SUPERVISOR AND COUNCIL: Amendments to 1950 Charter The 1968 Charter Commission Changes in the New Charter The New Charter in Effect EFFORTS TO RE-UNITE THE CITY AND COUNTY: The 1959 District Plan The 1962 Borough Plan The "Fifth Avenue" Amendment RELATIONS OF THE COUNTY TO ITS MUNICIPALITIES: Classification of Municipalities Dis-incorporation Incorporations Annexations Consolidations or Mergers Unincorporated Named Neighborhoods COUNTY- MUNICIPAL COOPERATION: Partnership Concept Functional Consolidation Cooperation in Law Enforcement County Municipal League Court Cases on County - Municipal Relations THE NEED FOR FULL HOME RULE: Conclusion