Title X — TAXATION AND REVENUE

151.030. Annual report of railroad property in each county to county clerks. — In addition to the report required by section 151.020, an authorized officer of every railroad company shall, on or before the fifteenth day of April in each and every year, furnish to the clerk of the…

151.040. County commission to examine report — certify to state tax commission. — At the next term of the county commission after such report is received, the clerk shall lay it before the county commission, and the county commission shall examine the report and determine the cor…

151.050. State tax commission to determine value if company fails to report. — Should any railroad company fail to make and return to the state tax commission and county clerks, on the proper forms, any of the reports required by the foregoing provisions of this chapter, the stat…

151.060. Commission to assess, adjust and equalize — valuation — hearings — bridges in St. Louis City acquired by railroad company, how valued. — 1. The state tax commission shall assess, adjust and equalize the aggregate valuation of the distributable property of each one of the…

151.070. Commission to assess property omitted in prior years. — 1. The state tax commission shall have the power to assess, adjust and equalize the distributable property herein specified of any railroad company, in whole or in part, for any of the five preceding years which has…

151.080. Apportionment of taxes. — The state tax commission shall apportion the aggregate value of all distributable property herein specified, which is owned, used, leased or otherwise controlled by each railroad company, to each county, municipal township, city or incorporated …

151.090. Tax commission to keep record — proceedings to be certified to companies. — The state tax commission shall keep a complete record of all its proceedings and decisions, and shall cause the same to be signed officially by the chairman and the secretary, and shall certify t…

151.100. Local property to be assessed by county assessor. — All local property owned or controlled by any railroad company or corporation in this state, shall be assessed by the proper assessors in the several counties, cities, incorporated towns and villages wherein such proper…

151.110. Description of local property furnished to county clerk — certification by county assessor — list of property, furnished to state tax commission. — 1. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 151.100, an authorized officer of every such railroad company …

151.120. Local assessment and rate percent returned to county commission. — It shall be the duty of each city or town council, board of aldermen, board of trustees, board of directors, or governing body, howsoever known, as the case may be, of every city, incorporated town or vil…

151.130. Determination of value of railroads built on county lines. — In any case where a railroad is built along any county line, or where the line dividing any two or more counties is crossed and recrossed by any such railroad, in order to ascertain the exact amount of railroad…

151.140. County commission to levy taxes on railroad property. — The county commission, upon the receipt from the state tax commission of the returns of the county assessor and the certificate of cities, towns, villages, special road districts, library districts, school districts…

151.150. Apportionment by county commission of schools by railroads. — 1. For the purpose of levying school taxes, including taxes for school purposes, as defined in section 163.011 for capital projects purposes, as authorized under section 165.011, "and for other purposes", as d…

151.160. The words "for other purposes" construed. — Whenever and wherever the words "for other purposes" occur in this chapter they shall be held to mean taxes or taxation for other purposes, and shall be construed to include all taxes, estimates for which shall have been made o…

151.170. County clerk to make railroad tax book. — Within ten days after the county commission has levied the taxes on railroad property, as prescribed in sections 151.140 and 151.150, the county clerk of the county shall extend the same on a separate tax book, to be known as "th…

151.180. Tax book delivered to collector — receipt to state director of revenue. — The county clerk, as soon as the railroad tax book has been made out and adjusted, shall deliver it to the county collector, taking duplicate receipts therefor, transmitting one to the state direct…

151.190. County clerk to certify amount of taxes to railroad company. — It shall be the duty of the county clerk as soon as the tax book is completed, to make out and certify to the secretary of the proper railroad company, or the officer making the return thereof, a statement of…

151.200. Date railroad taxes due. — All taxes of whatever description, charged against any railroad company, according to the provisions of this chapter, due to any county, and all taxes due the state and collectible in the county, and all taxes due cities, incorporated towns, vi…

151.210. Lien for taxes — priority. — 1. All property owned, used, leased or otherwise controlled by any railroad company in any county in this state shall be liable for the taxes assessed and levied against the company in the county. All state, county, municipal township, city, …

151.220. Date taxes become delinquent — penalties. — If any railroad company shall fail to pay to the county collector of the proper county any taxes levied for state, county, municipal township, city, incorporated town and village, school, special road, library, hospital, nursin…

151.230. Collector to enforce lien for taxes — procedure. — 1. If, on the first day of January of any year, any taxes levied under the provisions of this chapter are unpaid and delinquent, the county collector shall proceed to enforce the state's lien against the property of the …

151.240. Duty of prosecuting attorney — additional attorneys — fees. — It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county to prosecute all suits for taxes under this chapter. County collectors shall have power, with the approval of the county commission, or, in St. L…

151.250. Property to be sold — sheriff to issue deed — disposition of proceeds. — Upon the rendition of such judgment, if against the defendant, the clerk of said court shall issue a special fieri facias, describing the property against which such judgment is rendered and directe…

151.260. Collector to keep separate accounts of taxes collected — monthly payments. — 1. The collector shall keep separate accounts of the railroad taxes collected by him and render monthly statements thereof to the county clerk as in other cases. 2. Every month he shall pay all …

151.270. Collector's annual settlement of railroad taxes. — County collectors shall, at their annual settlements with the county commission, also settle and account for all railroad taxes by them collected, and shall receive credit accordingly; but they shall receive no credit fo…

151.280. Fees allowed county collector. — The county collector shall be allowed for collecting the railroad taxes, payable out of the same, one percent on all sums paid without seizure of personal property; and on all collections made by seizure of personal property, he shall be …

151.290. Fee to county clerk for making railroad tax book. — The county clerk shall be allowed fees at the same rate for making out the railroad tax book as he may receive for like services in making out tax books under the general revenue law of the state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 …

151.300. Companies may recover taxes paid on leased cars. — All railroad companies in this state which shall hereafter pay any taxes on any sleeping, palace, passenger or other cars, hired, leased, run or used on the roads of said companies in this state, shall have a right of ac…

151.310. Obligation of contracts not impaired. — Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to avoid or impair the obligation of any contract relating to the payment of such taxes heretofore entered into or made between any such company, its agents or persons owning such ca…

151.320. Street railroad company to make statement to commission. — On or before the fifteenth day of April in each year, the president or other authorized officer of every street railroad company in every city of this state whose line is now or shall hereafter become so far comp…

151.330. Street railroad company property subject to taxation. — The distributable property returned to the state tax commission, as by section 151.320 required, shall be subject to taxation for state, county, municipal and other purposes to the same extent as the real and tangib…

[Repealed or reserved.]

153.010. Express company defined. — Any person, persons, joint stock association, company or corporation incorporated under the laws of any state, territory or country, conveying to, from or through this state, or any part thereof, money, packages, gold, silver, plate, articles, …

153.020. Companies to file annual statement of receipts — amount of tax, when due — penalty. — 1. Every such express company, on or before the first day of April in each year, shall file with the director of revenue a statement, verified by the oath of the officer or agent making…

153.030. Bridge and public utility companies, how taxed — annual report — microwave relay stations, apportionment — telephone company, one-time election on assessment, effect of — wind energy project property, how taxed — certain generation project property, how taxed. — 1. All b…

153.032. Telephone and telegraph companies, distributable, local property, definitions. — 1. The term "distributable property" of a telephone and telegraph company shall include all real or tangible personal property which is used directly in transmitting messages, but not proper…

153.034. Electric companies, distributable and local property, definitions — wind energy projects property, how taxed — generation projects property, how taxed. — 1. The term "distributable property" of an electric company shall include all the real or tangible personal property …

153.036. Pipeline companies, distributable and local property, definitions. — 1. The term "distributable property" of a pipeline company shall include all the real and tangible personal property owned, used, leased, or otherwise controlled which is used directly for transportatio…

153.040. Missouri half of bridge, how taxed. — In all cases where a part of any such bridge, as set forth in section 153.030, is in this state and part in another state, such part of such bridge as is in this state only shall be subject to assessment and taxation in this state, a…

153.050. Procedure where return not made. — Should an authorized officer of any such bridge, telegraph, telephone, electric power and light companies, electric transmission lines, pipeline companies or express company fail to make and return to the state tax commission, the direc…

153.060. Prior taxation — separate returns. — In case any such bridge or the property of any telegraph, telephone, electric power and light companies, electric transmission lines, pipeline companies or express company shall have been subjected to taxation prior to the passage of …

154.010. Boats and vessels, special class for taxation. — 1. Steamboats and other boats and vessels used in navigating the waters of this state, and all shares, stocks and interest therein, are hereby declared a special class of property for the assessment and collection of taxes…

154.020. Certificate issued by assessor, contents. — 1. Upon due return being made to the assessor of the proper county or city by the owner of any steamboat or other watercraft, upon demand therefor the assessor shall issue a certificate for such boat setting forth the fact of t…

154.030. Wharfage charge (cities of 5,000 and less than 50,000). — Any city or corporation having a population exceeding five thousand and less than fifty thousand inhabitants, and having an improved wharf in suitable condition for receiving and discharging freight, may charge an…

154.040. Wharfage tax (cities of 50,000 or more). — Any city or corporation of fifty thousand inhabitants or more, having an improved wharf in suitable condition for receiving and discharging freight, may, if the annual tax levied by said city or corporation for municipal purpose…

155.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following terms mean: (1) "Aircraft", any contrivance now known, or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air; (2) "Airline company", any person, firm, partnership, corporation, trustee, rece…

155.020. Annual statement of airline to state tax commission, contents. — On or before the first day of May of each and every year, the president or any authorized officer of every commercial airline company operating in air commerce in this state shall furnish to the state tax c…

155.030. Increase in assessment for delinquent report. — In case the report from any airline company required by section 155.020 is not received by May first of the year in which it is due, the state tax commission, at its discretion, may increase by four percent the total assess…

155.040. Tax commission to assess aircraft, how. — 1. The state tax commission shall assess, adjust and equalize the valuation of all commercial aircraft operated in this state in air commerce by every airline company. The valuation apportioned to this state shall be the portion …

155.050. Apportionment of valuation to local taxing areas. — The state tax commission shall apportion the aggregate value of the commercial aircraft of an airline company, as determined under the provisions of section 155.040, to each county, municipal township, city, incorporate…