Mo. Rev. Stat. § 151.140 — MO Code / Chapter 151 / Section 151.140
151.140 County commission to levy taxes on railroad property.
Status: in_force

151.140. County commission to levy taxes on railroad property. — The county commission, upon the receipt from the state tax commission of the returns of the county assessor and the certificate of cities, towns, villages, special road districts, library districts, school districts which levy taxes for library purposes pursuant to section 137.030 , hospital districts, nursing home districts, ambulance districts, metropolitan zoological park and museum district established pursuant to section 184.350 , public water supply districts, fire protection districts and sewer districts or subdivisions, except other school districts, made under section 151.120 shall, at the regular term of the county commission, if in session at the time, if not, at an adjourned term or a special term of the county commission called for that purpose, ascertain and levy the taxes for state, county, municipal township, city, incorporated town and village, school, special road, library, hospital, nursing home, ambulance, zoological park and museum, public water supply, fire protection and sewer purposes and for capital projects purposes and for other purposes on the railroad and the property thereof, in such county, municipal township, city, incorporated town or village, special road district, library district, school district which levies taxes for library purposes pursuant to section 137.030 , hospital district, nursing home district, ambulance district, metropolitan zoological park and museum district established pursuant to section 184.350 , public water supply district, fire protection district, sewer district or subdivision, except other school districts, at the same rate as may be levied on other property, except that the rate for school purposes and for capital projects purposes, and for other purposes, shall be ascertained as described in section 151.150 , and shall make an entry thereof on the records of the county commission; and in case the county commission has failed or omitted, or may hereafter fail or omit, from any cause whatever, to levy the taxes or any portion of the taxes for any year or years, or in case the taxes or any portion of taxes for any year or years shall be illegally or erroneously levied, then the county commission, at the time of making the regular levy upon railroad property as herein provided, shall, in addition thereto, ascertain and levy the taxes for state, county, municipal township, city, incorporated town or village, school, special road, library, hospital, nursing home, ambulance, zoological park and museum, public water supply, fire protection and sewer purposes, and for capital projects purposes and for other purposes, on the railroad and the property thereof in such county, municipal township, city, incorporated town or village, special road district, library district, school district which levies taxes for library purposes pursuant to section 137.030 , hospital district, nursing home district, ambulance district, metropolitan zoological park and museum district established pursuant to section 184.350 , public water supply district, fire protection district and sewer district or subdivision, which may have been or may hereafter be omitted or illegally or erroneously levied upon the valuation of the railroad and the property thereof, as determined by the state tax commission for such year or years, at the same rates that were levied upon other property for the year or years in which the taxes were omitted or illegally or erroneously levied; provided that in no case shall the levy exceed the constitutional limits; and which taxes, when so levied, shall become due and payable, delinquent and subject to penalty as other railroad taxes now are, and shall be recoverable as provided in section 151.230 .

(RSMo 1939 § 11259, A.L. 1945 p. 1825 § 17, A.L. 1957 p. 792, A.L. 1965 p. 269, A.L. 1973 H.B. 266, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1397, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1022, et al., A.L. 1994 S.B. 676) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10028; 1919 § 13030; 1909 § 11582 Effective 7-12-94