DOES A SECOND OR THIRD CLASS CITY HAVING OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF 20,000 AS THE RESULT OF FEDERAL CENSUS, AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCE TO THE STATUS OF A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS
AGO Opinion Topics: DOES SECOND OR THIRD CLASS CITY HAVING OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED POPULATION EXCESS
A second or third class city does not upon attaining a population of 20,000 automatically become a first class city, but advances when a charter is adopted and new officers qualified.