Mo. Rev. Stat. § 94.070
This is the official text of Mo. Rev. Stat. § 94.070, part of Missouri’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Missouri, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
94.070 Maximum levy for special purposes — alternate rate (Excelsior Springs).
Official statutory text
94.070. Maximum levy for special purposes — alternate rate (Excelsior Springs). — 1. In addition to the levy aforesaid for general municipal purposes, all cities of the third class are hereby authorized to levy annually not to exceed the following rates of taxation on all property subject to its taxing power for the following special purposes:
(1) For library purposes in the manner and at the rate authorized under the provisions of sections 182.140 to 182.301 ;
(2) For hospitals, public health, and museum purposes twenty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation; and
(3) For recreational grounds in the manner and at the rate authorized under the provisions of sections 90.500 to 90.570 .
2. In lieu of the twenty cents levied on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for hospitals, public health, and museum purposes in subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, any city of the third classification with more than ten thousand eight hundred but less than ten thousand nine hundred inhabitants and located in more than one county may levy a tax at the rate of thirty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for hospital, public health, and museum purposes.
(L. 1945 p. 1282 § 6976a, A.L. 2005 H.B. 186) CROSS REFERENCE: Hospitals, establishment, tax for to be approved by voters, 96.150
(1) For library purposes in the manner and at the rate authorized under the provisions of sections 182.140 to 182.301 ;
(2) For hospitals, public health, and museum purposes twenty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation; and
(3) For recreational grounds in the manner and at the rate authorized under the provisions of sections 90.500 to 90.570 .
2. In lieu of the twenty cents levied on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for hospitals, public health, and museum purposes in subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, any city of the third classification with more than ten thousand eight hundred but less than ten thousand nine hundred inhabitants and located in more than one county may levy a tax at the rate of thirty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for hospital, public health, and museum purposes.
(L. 1945 p. 1282 § 6976a, A.L. 2005 H.B. 186) CROSS REFERENCE: Hospitals, establishment, tax for to be approved by voters, 96.150
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Missouri?
Find a Missouri lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.