State ex rel. Conrad v. Piper
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. — Hon. C. A. Benton, Judge. (1) Township taxes levied in counties which have adopted township organization are taxes for county purposes within the meaning’ of the Constitution and all county taxes including the township taxes cannot exceed forty cents on the one hundred dollars valuation.
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Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. — Hon. C. A. Benton, Judge. (1) Township taxes levied in counties which have adopted township organization are taxes for county purposes within the meaning’ of the Constitution and all county taxes including the township taxes cannot exceed forty cents on the one hundred dollars valuation. State ex rel. v. Railroad, 123 Mo. 72; State ex rel. v. Railroad, 145 Mo. 596. (2) The township board of directors have authority to levy upon all real and personal estate in their townships made taxable by law for state and county purposes a sufficient tax to keep the roads…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
Appeal from the Henry County Circuit Court. This is a suit to enjoin the county collector and other officials of Henry county from collecting a part of the county tax, which relator contends is illegal. The county has an assessed valuation of more than six million ancl less than ten million dollars, therefore the constitutional limit of taxation for all county purposes is forty cents on the hundred dollars. At the election held in November, 1906, the county adopted township organization and was divided into nineteen municipal townships. In *444April, 1907, the several township hoards assessed a…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Three Rivers Junior College District of Poplar Bluff v. StatlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Opinion No. (1986), Missouri Attorney General Reports1986
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975