66.600. County sales tax authorized, when — form of ballot — rate — use of brackets authorized (St. Louis County). — 1. The governing body of any county of the first class having a charter form of government and having a population of nine hundred thousand or more may, by adopting an ordinance, impose a countywide sales tax for the benefit of both the incorporated and the unincorporated areas of the county; except that no ordinance enacted pursuant to the authority granted by the provisions of sections 66.600 to 66.630 shall be at variance with the provisions as set forth in sections 66.600 to 66.630; and no ordinance shall be effective unless the governing body of the county submits to the voters of the county, at a countywide general or primary election or at a special election called for that purpose, a proposal to authorize the governing body of the county to impose a tax under the provisions of sections 66.600 to 66.630. The ballot of submission shall contain, but not be limited to, the following language:
2. The sales tax may be imposed at a rate of one percent on the receipts from the sale at retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail within any county adopting the tax, if the property and services are subject to taxation by the state of Missouri under the provisions of sections 144.010 to 144.525.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 234 § 1, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1642, S.B. 490, A.L. 1991 H.B. 29 merged with S.B. 34)
(2019) Classification in section has a rational basis and thus is not a special law violative of the Missouri Constitution. City of Chesterfield v. State, 590 S.W.3d 840 (Mo. banc).