311.220. Counties and cities may charge for licenses--amount. - Missouri Statutes

Counties and cities may charge for licenses--amount.

311.220. 1. In addition to the permit fees and license feesand inspection fees by this law required to be paid into thestate treasury, every holder of a permit or license authorized bythis law shall pay into the county treasury of the county whereinthe premises described and covered by such permit or license arelocated, or in case such premises are located in the city of St.Louis, to the collector of revenue of said city, a fee in suchsum not in excess of the amount by this law required to be paidinto the state treasury for such state permit or license, as thecounty commission, or the corresponding authority in the city ofSt. Louis, as the case may be, shall by order of recorddetermine, and shall pay into the treasury of the municipalcorporation, wherein said premises are located, a license fee insuch sum, not exceeding one and one-half times the amount by thislaw required to be paid into the state treasury for such statepermit or license, as the lawmaking body of such municipality,including the city of St. Louis may by ordinance determine.

2. The board of aldermen, city council or other properauthorities of incorporated cities, may charge for licensesissued to manufacturers, distillers, brewers, wholesalers andretailers of all intoxicating liquor, located within theirlimits, fix the amount to be charged for such license, subject tothe limitations of this law, and provide for the collectionthereof, make and enforce ordinances for the regulation andcontrol of the sale of all intoxicating liquors within theirlimits, provide for penalties for the violation of suchordinances, where not inconsistent with the provisions of thislaw.

(RSMo 1939 § 4904)

(1954) In certiorari proceeding to review denial of liquor license by city liquor control director, court could only quash its writ or quash the decision of the director of liquor control. State ex rel. Bruno v. Johnson (A.), 270 S.W.2d 99.

(1956) Evidence that applicant for city liquor license was sole owner of business rather than partner of her husband held sufficient to require issuance of such license. State ex rel. Sirna v. Johnson (A.), 287 S.W.2d 114.

(1957) City ordinance prohibiting sales by any wholesaler to retailers who are delinquent in payment of accounts to any wholesaler held valid and not in conflict with either the liquor control law or the nonintoxicating beer law. Passler v. Johnson (Mo.), 304 S.W.2d 903.

(1968) Evidence sufficient to support petition for writ of mandamus to compel city council to issue liquor license. State v. City of St. Robert (A.), 424 S.W.2d 73.

(1969) No provision is made for notice and hearing in case of municipal authority to grant or deny liquor license and court will not imply requirement of notice. Kopper Kettle Restaurants, Inc. v. City of St. Robert (A.), 439 S.W.2d 1.