Law enforcement service - voter approval, tax levy, amount - ballot form - ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 66.265
in effect66.265. Law enforcement service — voter approval, tax levy, amount — ballot form — collection. (Jackson County) — 1. Any county of the first classification having a charter form of government and containing part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more inhabitants may, after voter approval pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, levy an annual tax for the purpose of providing law enforcement services within such county in an amount not to exceed fourteen cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation.
2. The ballot of submission shall be substantially in the following form:
If a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question within the county vote in favor of the tax, such tax shall be levied and collected pursuant to this section. If a majority of the voters voting on the question within the county vote against the tax, no such tax shall be levied and collected pursuant to this section.
3. The county collector of each county in which the authority is located shall collect the property taxes upon all real property and tangible personal property within that county in the same manner as any other property taxes are collected. The governing body of the county shall use the proceeds of the tax prescribed in this section solely for providing law enforcement services in the county.
(L. 1992 H.B. 1503 § 1) Effective 6-9-92
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