Missouri Laws 67.1362 – Ballot form, election procedure — collection and administration of tax — ..
1. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
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| Shall the ______ (city or county) levy a tax of ______ percent on each sleeping room or campsite occupied and rented by transient guests and any docking facility which rents slips to recreational boats which are used by transients for sleeping in the ______ (city or county), where the proceeds of which shall be expended for promotion of tourism? | |
| ?YES | ?NO |
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If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall become effective on the first day of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the election was held. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the governing body for the city or county shall have no power to impose the tax authorized by this section unless and until the governing body of the city or county again submits the question to the qualified voters of the city or county and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
2. On and after the effective date of any tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1360, the city or county may adopt one of the two following provisions for the collection and administration of the tax:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 67.1362
- 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
- Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. 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
(1) The city or county may adopt rules and regulations for the internal collection of such tax by the city or county officers usually responsible for collection and administration of city or county taxes; or
(2) The city or county enter into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the purpose of collecting the tax authorized in this section and section 67.1360. In the event any city or county enters into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the collection of the tax authorized in this section and section 67.1360, the director of revenue shall perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, enforcement and operation of such tax, and the director of revenue shall collect the additional tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1360.
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The tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1360 shall be collected and reported upon such forms and under such administrative rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the director of revenue, and the director of revenue shall retain an amount not to exceed one percent for cost of collection.
3. If a tax is imposed by a city or county under this section and section 67.1360, the city or county may collect a penalty of one percent and interest not to exceed two percent per month on unpaid taxes which shall be considered delinquent thirty days after the last day of each quarter.