Berry v. State

BENTON, Judge.

Five cities appeal a judgment upholding House Bill 618 (1998), which redistributes revenue from the St. Louis County sales tax among the municipalities in the county. § 66.620 RSMo Supp.1993. Multiple constitutional challenges give this Court jurisdiction. Mo. Const. Art. V, § 3. Affirmed.

I

In 1977, the General Assembly authorized a sales tax for St. Louis County. § 66.600 RSMo 1978. The same year, county voters approved the ballot proposition:

Shall the St. Louis County Council be authorized to impose a one percent Countywide sales tax for the benefit of both the incorporated and…