The office of the Secretary of State has no knowledge of any separate compilations of the laws of Missouri relating to cities. The Missouri Municipal League has called for a re-codification of the Missouri statutes under which cities, towns and villages presently operate because of their present disorganized and conflicting state and their unrelated arrangement. The problem of organizing some of the basic statutes governing cities is one that has not, as far as the writer knows, been undertaken by anyone. To some extent this thesis represents at least a beginning toward organizing various sections of the municipal law statutes under appropriate headings and subheadings. Case law dealing with certain recurrent problems which arise in municipalities has been gathered together under appropriate headings and subheadings so as to interpret the statutes relating to particular areas or to express the common law where there is no statute. With regard to certain areas of municipal law wherein a more thorough examination in depth of the underlying principles can be made (and yet fit into the overall primary concept of organizing the law) a critical review has been undertaken. For example, the question of spending beyond the constitutional limit (and, in effect, borrowing illegally with respect to future income) is one such area. The laws relating to zoning and planning have received a considerable amount of attention because of the fast developing state of the law in these areas. Some "in depth" consideration has been given to future legislation, with particular regard to Missouri's confusing conflict of interest statutes. The result of the foregoing approach to the problem of examining municipal law is, perhaps, to attempt to accomplish too much. On the other hand, if it is only a beginning, it is hoped it is a good one.