Drury v. City of Cape Girardeau

RONNIE L. WHITE, Judge.

The question presented here is whether a City of Cape Girardeau (City) ordinance authorizing an increase in the City’s accommodations tax to pay for a new performing arts center violated the “clear title” provision of the City’s charter. The trial court invalidated the ordinance, ruling that the ordinance did not have a clear title because the title mentioned only the tax increase, not the provisions of the ordinance committing the proceeds to the performing arts center project. Under the liberal construction our courts traditionally employ in evaluating such…