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CHAPTER 410 <br /> <br />CLASSIFICATION; CHARTERS <br /> <br />NOTE: For special laws relating to specific cities, see <br />Table 1, Vol. 11. <br /> <br />410.0I Cities, classes. <br />Cities are hereby divided, for legislative purposes, into classes as follows: <br /> <br /> First class --- Those having more than 100,000 inhabitants provided that once a city is <br /> defined to be of the first class, it shall not be reclassified unless its population decreases by <br /> 25 percent from the census figures which last qualified the city for inclusion in the class; <br /> <br /> Second class --- Those having more than 20,000 and not more than 100,000 inhabitants; <br /> Third class --- Those having more than 10,000 and not more than 20,000 inhabitants, and <br /> Fourth class --- Those having not more than 10,000 inhabitants. <br /> <br />Changes in classification resulting from any future national census shall take effect upon the <br />filing of certified copies of the census in the office of the secretary of state as provided in section <br />600.18. Meanwhile the council or other governing body shall take measures for the election of <br />proper officials and for dividing the city into wards, if necessary, and otherwise prepare for the <br />coming change. (1265) RL s 746; 1951 c 348 s 1; I959 c 510 s 1; 1978 c 489 s 1 410.015 <br /> <br />Definitions relating to cities: <br /> <br />The term "statutory city" means any city which has not adopted a home rule charter pursuant to <br />the constitution and laws; the words "home rule charter city" mean any city which has adopted <br />such a charter. In any law adopted after July 1, 1976, the word "city" when used without further <br />description extending the application of the term to home rule charter cities means statutory cities <br />only. <br /> <br />1976 c44 s 19; 1976 c 155 s 3 <br /> <br />410.02 Repealed, 1949 c 114 s 1 <br /> <br />410.03 Existing charters preserved. <br />Until otherwise provided in accordance with this chapter, all cities existing at the time of the <br />taking effect of the Revised Laws 1905 shall continue to be governed by the laws then applicable <br />thereto. <br /> <br />(1267) RL s 747 <br /> <br />410.04 Home rule charters; patrol limits. <br />Any city in the state may frame a city charter for its own government in the manner hereinafter <br />prescribed; provided, that in such cities having patrol limits established by charter, such limits <br />shall not be altered unless the charter proposing such alteration be adopted by a three-fourths <br />majority. <br /> <br /> (I268) RL s 748; 1907 c 375 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7 <br /> <br /> <br />