Mayor of St. Louis

The list of Mayors of St. Louis called the former chief of the executive power in the city of St. Louis. The Mayor 's job to enforce the adopted city ordinances and thereby has the right to be approved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis or reject a veto.

Originally, the term of office of the mayor of the city amounted to one year. New Statutes of the city extended the term of office in 1859 for two years. The current term of office of four years was introduced in 1876 as the City of St. Louis was separated from St. Louis County. There are no restrictions on the number of re- election of the incumbent. If the office of Mayor becomes vacant due to death, resignation, dismissal or dismissal by the Board of Alderman, moves the chairman of the board in the place of the mayor until a special election can take place; if the vacancy of the office arises due to a temporary failure of the mayor, the chairman of the board acts only officiating. Should both offices be vacant, moves to the deputy chairman of the board.

So far, 54 people have exercised the office of mayor in St. Louis. Four of them - William Carr Lane, John Fletcher Darby, John Wimer and John How - completed non-contiguous terms. Most terms of an individual exercised Lane. Lane sat eight full terms and the remaining term of Darby in the post of mayor. The reigning longest mayor was Henry Kiel, the oath of office on April 15, 1913 and twelve years: six days later left his function. Two other mayor Raymond Tucker and Vincent C. Schömehl were also three election periods in office, however, have spent a week less in office. The shortest time as mayor was Arthur Barret, who died eleven days after his inauguration. The current mayor is Francis G. Slay; he took over the post of the Mayor on April 17, 2001. His third term is scheduled to end on 16 April 2013.

St. Louis was incorporated on 9 December 1822 City, four months after Missouri was admitted as a state of the United States. Under the new statute, the town changed its management in a system with mayors and city council. The first mayor was elected on April 7, 1823.

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Comments

• A 45 people were Mayor, four of them in two non-contiguous periods of office; these times are included in the table also.
• B The fraction are not to be understood literally, but illustrate only the shorter terms of office by resignation, death, etc.
• C Samuel Merry was elected in April 1833 Mayor. His eligibility was sent off by the city council in question because he was a United States Receiver of Public Moneys any federal official. Merry filed a lawsuit to force the city council to accept his choice. In October 1833 the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Merry was not selectable. Johnston was elected in a by-election on November 9, 133. Page exerted by the Office on until the matter was clarified and elected Johnston.
• D Darby resigned. William Carr Lane was determined in a by-election for mayor to fill the vacancy.
• E Primm was mayor as President of the Board of Alderman, as Darby resigned.
• F Oliver Filleys second term was the first election period, which lasted two years.
• G Chauncey Filley resigned for health reasons after the first year of his two -year term returns.
• H Crone Bold was as Präesident of the Board of Aldermen after the resignation of Chauncey Filleys mayor.
• I Barret died in office.
• J Barret suddenly became ill and died after seven days in office.
• K After the death of Barret Rechtin was mayor.
• L Henry Overstolz had been declared in the 1875 election against James Britton for losers, but the result is contested and has been used for a recount of the votes, nine months later as mayor.
• M After the adoption of new Articles of Association of the city in 1876 was Overstolz the first mayor of St. Louis, who was elected for four years.
• N As President of the Board of Alderman Kaufmann was after the death of William Becker mayor. He was appointed in this position in the by-election in November 1944.

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