Effective - 28 Aug 1993
94.850. Sales tax may be proposed by governing body, submission to voters — ballot form. — Any city, town or village located within a county of the first classification having a charter form of government and having a population of nine hundred thousand or more inhabitants may by a vote of its governing body impose a sales tax in the amount of one-eighth of one percent or one-fourth of one percent on the receipts from the sale at retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail within the city, town or village, but no such ordinance shall become effective unless the council or other governing body submits to the voters of the city, town or village at a city or state general, primary, or special election, a proposal to authorize the council or other governing body of the city, town or village to impose such a sales tax. The ballot of submission shall contain, but is not limited to, the following language:
If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the proposal, then the ordinance and any amendments thereto shall be in effect. If a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the proposal, then the council or other governing body of the city, town or village shall have no power to impose the tax authorized in this section unless and until the council or other governing body submits another proposal to authorize the council or other governing body to impose the tax and such proposal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 618 § 2 subsec. 1)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Municipalities in St. Louis County, additional sales tax for capital improvement purposes, 94.890
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages
Chapter 94 - Taxation in Other Cities
Section 94.010 - Assessment of property, how made — equalization — correction of books.
Section 94.020 - Power of council to levy taxes and licenses.
Section 94.040 - Council may correct illegal levy.
Section 94.050 - No exemptions from tax.
Section 94.060 - Maximum rate of tax — how increased — ballots.
Section 94.070 - Maximum levy for special purposes — alternate rate (Excelsior Springs).
Section 94.080 - Merchants' tax.
Section 94.110 - License taxes on certain businesses.
Section 94.120 - Licenses, how issued.
Section 94.130 - Clerk to make tax books — charge collector with gross.
Section 94.140 - Collector to pay over all moneys monthly.
Section 94.150 - Enforcement of taxes — how suits brought.
Section 94.160 - City taxes delinquent, when — lien for taxes.
Section 94.180 - Monthly reports of delinquent payments.
Section 94.190 - Assessment of property — county clerk to deliver abstract — lien for taxes.
Section 94.200 - Board to provide for levy and collection of taxes — fix penalties.
Section 94.220 - Board to perfect illegal levy.
Section 94.230 - Licenses fixed by ordinance — signed by mayor and collector.
Section 94.240 - Board shall not exempt any person from any tax.
Section 94.250 - Maximum rate of tax — how increased — extension of period of increase.
Section 94.260 - Levy for special purposes — maximum amount of levy.
Section 94.271 - Transient guest tax for the promotion of tourism (City of Grandview).
Section 94.290 - City clerk to make tax books — charge collector.
Section 94.300 - Taxes delinquent January first.
Section 94.310 - How payment of taxes enforced — suits, how brought.
Section 94.330 - Collector to report monthly to board.
Section 94.340 - Maximum rate of tax — how increased — extension of period of increase.
Section 94.350 - Additional levy for special purposes — amount authorized.
Section 94.360 - May collect license tax on certain businesses.
Section 94.370 - Personal tax, how collected.
Section 94.380 - Remedy cumulative.
Section 94.410 - Vehicle license tax — funds to maintain streets (cities of 4,000 to 30,000).
Section 94.500 - Short title and definitions.
Section 94.510 - Imposition of tax, election — rate — collection — abolishment of tax, effect of.
Section 94.540 - Applicable provisions.
Section 94.620 - Applicable provisions.
Section 94.625 - Deposit of collections — transportation sales tax fund.
Section 94.650 - No bar to use of other city revenues for public mass transportation purposes.
Section 94.655 - Procedure for cities to adopt transportation sales tax.
Section 94.720 - Applicable provisions.
Section 94.725 - Deposit of collection — city transportation sales tax trust fund.
Section 94.750 - No bar to use of other city revenues for public mass transportation.
Section 94.755 - Voter approval not required — recodification of existing law.
Section 94.800 - Tax established.
Section 94.805 - Restaurant and intoxicating liquor charges, tax on, maximum rate.
Section 94.812 - Retailers liable for tax, collection and return of taxes.
Section 94.817 - Ballot for submission, all taxes.
Section 94.820 - Bonds, retirement of — procedures.
Section 94.822 - Effective date of taxes.
Section 94.825 - Tax may not terminate prior to retirement of bonds.
Section 94.831 - Tourism tax on transient guests in hotels and motels (Salem).
Section 94.837 - Transient guest tax (Canton, LaGrange, Edina, special charter cities).
Section 94.838 - Transient guest tax and tax on retail sales of food (Lamar Heights).
Section 94.840 - Transient guest tax for tourism and convention facilities (City of Raytown).
Section 94.850 - Sales tax may be proposed by governing body, submission to voters — ballot form.
Section 94.855 - Collection, definitions and procedure applicable to sales tax.
Section 94.873 - Retailers and persons liable for payment of taxes and returns.
Section 94.877 - Ballot form for submission of tax — tax to become effective, when.
Section 94.881 - Penalty for delinquent taxes, amount — taxes delinquent, when.
Section 94.1011 - Transient guest tax for multipurpose conference and convention center.
Section 94.1013 - Transient guest tax — ballot language (cities of Jonesburg and New Florence).