138.480. The state tax commission is hereby authorized tocause to be destroyed, by burning, in the presence of the statetax commission, the papers herein designated, after a period offive years after the filing thereof, to wit: All tax returns ofall individuals, firms, partnerships, and corporations; provided,that no such returns shall be burned as long as any tax basedthereon shall be in litigation, or unpaid.
(RSMo 1939 § 11033, A.L. 1945 p. 1805 § 19)Prior revision: 1929 § 9860