Limit of county taxes--increase, election, ballot--reduction notnecessary, when.
137.065. 1. For county purposes the annual tax onproperty, not including taxes for the payment of valid bondedindebtedness or renewal bonds issued in lieu thereof, shall notexceed the rates herein specified: In counties having threehundred million dollars or more assessed valuation and having byoperation of law attained the classification of a county of thefirst class, the rates shall not exceed thirty-five cents on thehundred dollars assessed valuation; and in all other counties,the rate shall not exceed fifty cents, except that in any countythe maximum rates of taxation as limited in this section may beincreased for not to exceed four years, when the rate andpurpose of the increase are submitted to a vote and two-thirdsof the voters of the county voting thereon shall vote therefor.
2. County commissions are hereby authorized to submit thequestion of increasing maximum tax rates herein specified, andshall submit the question when petitioned therefor by not lessthan ten percent of the voters of the county as determined bythe total vote cast for governor in the last preceding generalelection for governor.
3. The question shall be submitted in substantially thefollowing form:
Shall there be a levy for county purposes of .... on thehundred dollars assessed valuation?
4. For any county, which by operation of law attains theclassification of a county of the first class on or afterJanuary 1, 1991, which has a tax rate ceiling at or belowthirty-five cents by application of section 137.073 or 137.115,whichever is applicable, it shall not be necessary to furtherreduce such county's tax rate due to the attainment of suchfirst class county status.
(RSMo 1939 § 11046, A.L. 1943 p. 1008, A.L. 1945 p. 1778, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 539, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 422, A.L. 1975 H.B. 846, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1817)
Limit of county taxes--increase, election, ballot--reduction notnecessary, when.
137.065. 1. For county purposes the annual tax onproperty, not including taxes for the payment of valid bondedindebtedness or renewal bonds issued in lieu thereof, shall notexceed the rates herein specified: In counties having threehundred million dollars or more assessed valuation and having byoperation of law attained the classification of a county of thefirst class, the rates shall not exceed thirty-five cents on thehundred dollars assessed valuation; and in all other counties,the rate shall not exceed fifty cents, except that in any countythe maximum rates of taxation as limited in this section may beincreased for not to exceed four years, when the rate andpurpose of the increase are submitted to a vote and two-thirdsof the voters of the county voting thereon shall vote therefor.
2. County commissions are hereby authorized to submit thequestion of increasing maximum tax rates herein specified, andshall submit the question when petitioned therefor by not lessthan ten percent of the voters of the county as determined bythe total vote cast for governor in the last preceding generalelection for governor.
3. The question shall be submitted in substantially thefollowing form:
Shall there be a levy for county purposes of .... on thehundred dollars assessed valuation?
4. For any county, which by operation of law attains theclassification of a county of the first class on or afterJanuary 1, 1991, which has a tax rate ceiling at or belowthirty-five cents by application of section 137.073 or 137.115,whichever is applicable, it shall not be necessary to furtherreduce such county's tax rate due to the attainment of suchfirst class county status.
(RSMo 1939 § 11046, A.L. 1943 p. 1008, A.L. 1945 p. 1778, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 539, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 422, A.L. 1975 H.B. 846, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1817)
Limit of county taxes--increase, election, ballot--reduction notnecessary, when.
137.065. 1. For county purposes the annual tax onproperty, not including taxes for the payment of valid bondedindebtedness or renewal bonds issued in lieu thereof, shall notexceed the rates herein specified: In counties having threehundred million dollars or more assessed valuation and having byoperation of law attained the classification of a county of thefirst class, the rates shall not exceed thirty-five cents on thehundred dollars assessed valuation; and in all other counties,the rate shall not exceed fifty cents, except that in any countythe maximum rates of taxation as limited in this section may beincreased for not to exceed four years, when the rate andpurpose of the increase are submitted to a vote and two-thirdsof the voters of the county voting thereon shall vote therefor.
2. County commissions are hereby authorized to submit thequestion of increasing maximum tax rates herein specified, andshall submit the question when petitioned therefor by not lessthan ten percent of the voters of the county as determined bythe total vote cast for governor in the last preceding generalelection for governor.
3. The question shall be submitted in substantially thefollowing form:
Shall there be a levy for county purposes of .... on thehundred dollars assessed valuation?
4. For any county, which by operation of law attains theclassification of a county of the first class on or afterJanuary 1, 1991, which has a tax rate ceiling at or belowthirty-five cents by application of section 137.073 or 137.115,whichever is applicable, it shall not be necessary to furtherreduce such county's tax rate due to the attainment of suchfirst class county status.
(RSMo 1939 § 11046, A.L. 1943 p. 1008, A.L. 1945 p. 1778, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 539, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 422, A.L. 1975 H.B. 846, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1817)
