2014 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (160-186)
Chapter 184 Museums--Metropolitan Park Districts and Memorials
Section 184.351 St. Louis science center--increase in tax rate, procedure--ballot form.

184.351. 1. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established pursuant to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on behalf of the district may request the election officials of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit a proposition to increase the maximum tax rate for the St. Louis Science Center subdistrict set in section 184.350, to the qualified voters of such district at any general or primary or special election. Such election officials shall give legal notice as provided in chapter 115.

2. Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form at such election:

Shall the Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of . . . . . . . . . and County of . . . . . . . . be authorized to increase the St. Louis Science Center Subdistrict to a tax rate not in excess of six cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district for the purpose of operating, maintaining and otherwise financially supporting the subdistrict? The tax rate shall be set annually by the board based on the budget submitted by the St. Louis Science Center and approved by the board. This rate shall replace the present tax rate of . . . . . cent for the St. Louis Science Center Subdistrict.

[ ] YES [ ] NO

3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in such city and the majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county at such election cast votes "YES" for the proposition, then the tax rate for such subdistrict shall be deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the aforesaid election shall be certified by the election officials of such city and county, respectively, to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day on which such election was held. All costs of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 115.063 and 115.065. In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the votes "YES" in either the city or the county, then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election at which such proposition was rejected.

(L. 1979 S.B. 337 § 1, A.L. 1982 S.B. 711, A.L. 1984 S.B. 628, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1989 H.B. 116, et al.)