205.210. Hospital tax levy (first class charter counties). - Missouri Statutes

Hospital tax levy (first class charter counties).

205.210. The governing body in all counties of the firstclass having a charter form of government, in addition to thepower to levy taxes for county purposes as otherwise provided bylaw, shall have the power to levy upon all real and tangiblepersonal property in the county an annual tax in an amount not toexceed thirty-eight cents on each one hundred dollars valuationfor the purpose of operating, maintaining or supporting a publiccounty hospital or public hospital system or for the maintenanceof county patients in state institutions, public hospitals, orother hospitals and for the purpose of operating or maintaining apublic county health center or institution and conducting publichealth programs. The proceeds of the tax shall be used for suchpurposes and for no other purposes, and no funds from the generalrevenue of the county shall hereafter be appropriated for suchpurposes.

(L. 1945 p. 986 § 1, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 251, A.L. 1951 p. 778, A.L. 1959 H.B. 325, A.L. 1961 p. 524, A.L. 1972 S.B. 559)