The city council shall, within a reasonable time after the assessor's books of each year are returned, ascertain the amount of money to be raised thereon for general and other purposes, and fix the annual rate of levy therefor by ordinance.

(RSMo 1939 § 6929)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 6783; 1919 § 8270; 1909 § 9207

CROSS REFERENCE:

Indebtedness, cities to provide collection of annual tax to pay bonds, RSMo 95.350