Missouri § 64.320 - Land acquisition for landfills, parks and recreation — authority to levy tax, limitation (Jackson and St. Louis counties).
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§ 64.320. Land acquisition for landfills, parks and recreation — authority to levy tax, limitation (Jackson and St. Louis counties).
The governing body of all counties of class one with a charter form of government may purchase at public expense out of the county treasury or may receive by gift or donation, lots, tracts and parcels of ground and lands to be used as public parks, playgrounds, camping sites, recreation purposes and sanitary landfills. The governing body of such counties may acquire property for such purposes by eminent domain, and the procedure therefor shall be the same as is provided by law for condemnation for road purposes. The counties may, by appropriate order of their respective governing body, levy an annual tax not to exceed ten cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for the acquisition, planning, improvement, maintenance, operation and leasing of such parks, playgrounds, camping sites, and sanitary landfills; except that the governing body of such county may levy an annual tax for the purposes enumerated in this section not to exceed eleven cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for the calendar year 1975 and thereafter and an annual tax for the purposes enumerated in this section not to exceed twelve cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for the calendar year 1976 and thereafter. For the calendar year 1991 and thereafter, any county of the first class having a charter form of government and containing part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more may levy an annual tax for the purposes enumerated in this section not to exceed twenty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15387, A.L. 1941 p. 480, A.L. 1945 p. 1324, A.L. 1945 p. 1326, A.L. 1951 p. 402, A.L. 1953 p. 382, A.L. 1957 p. 333, A.L. 1973 S.B. 178, A.L. 1990 S.B. 801)
Prior revision: 1929 § 14265
Effective 2-02-90
Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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