94.755. Voter approval not required--recodification of existing law. - Missouri Statutes

Voter approval not required--recodification of existing law.

94.755. It is the stated purpose and intent of the generalassembly of the state of Missouri that sections 94.700 to 94.755represent only a recodification of existing law and shall notconstitute a new tax, license or fee, or an increase in thecurrent levy or an existing tax, license or fee for the purposeof article X, section 22(a) of the Constitution of Missouri, andthat cities which imposed and collected the tax under sections94.600 to 94.655 before January 5, 1984, may collect such taxunder the provisions of sections 94.700 to 94.755 without furtherapproval of the voters as a continuation of a tax previouslyapproved by the voters of such city.

(L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 9 § 12)

Effective 1-5-84