Missouri § 138.340 - Commission cannot fix rate of levy.
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§ 138.340. Commission cannot fix rate of levy.
1. The commission shall have no power to fix the rate of levy for the state or any political or municipal subdivision thereof, nor shall the commission have any power or authority to supervise the fixing of any tax levied or to be levied.
2. County commissions, city councils, school boards, and all other bodies legally authorized to make levies, shall be and remain free to make the rate of levy for their respective local political subdivisions or municipalities at any figure not prohibited by the constitution or laws of the state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 11031, A.L. 1945 p. 1805 § 18)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9858; 1919 § 12851
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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