State Ex Rel. Agard v. Riederer

MORGAN, Judge.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition pertaining to the taxing authority and tax enforcement responsibility of the city of Kansas City by virtue of Section 32.141(a) (3) of its ordinances.

Prior to the usual recitation of the events leading to the present controversy, for the purposes of clarity and reference, we set out the most relevant provisions of the constitution, enabling statute, charter amendment and tax imposing ordinance. (To avoid some repetition, we have italicized those portions thought specifically applicable.)

The Constitution of Missouri, 1945, Article X,…