Missouri Laws 321.244 – Reduced tax levy may be increased to maximum limits, by elections, ballot form
1. Any fire protection district which has revised or reduced any levy which it has been authorized to impose under the provisions of section 321.225, 321.240, 321.241, 321.243, 321.246, 321.610, or 321.620, under any provision of the constitution or laws of this state, may increase each such revised or reduced levy up to, but not in excess of, the maximum limits allowed under the section authorizing the rate of levy sought to be increased by submitting the following proposition to the voters of the district at any primary, general or special election:
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| Shall the board of directors of the ______ Fire Protection District be authorized to increase the rate of levy for ______ (insert purpose of which tax is levied) from ______ cents to ______ cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation? | |
| ?YES | ?NO |
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2. If any of the propositions submitted under subsection 1 of this section is approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting thereon, the board of directors may increase the levy which was the subject of such proposition to the amount authorized by such proposition.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 321.244
- board: as used in this chapter shall mean the board of directors of a fire protection district. See Missouri Laws 321.010
- fire protection district: is a political subdivision which is organized and empowered to supply protection by any available means to persons and property against injuries and damage from fire and from hazards which do or may cause fire, and which is also empowered to render first aid for the purpose of saving lives, and to give assistance in the event of an accident or emergency of any kind. See Missouri Laws 321.010
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020