State Law Reference — State license, RSMo, Ch. 149; license
collector, RSMo §82.380.
[Ord. No. 877 §14, 10-4-1967]
Whenever the Director of Finance or any of his duly authorized
representatives shall discover any cigarettes subject to tax under
County ordinance and upon which the tax has not been paid or the stamps
not affixed as required, the Director of Finance, or such representatives,
shall forthwith seize and take possession of such cigarettes together
with any vending machine or receptacle in which they are held for
sale and they shall thereupon be deemed to be forfeited to the City.
The Director of Finance may, within a reasonable time thereafter,
by a public notice at least five (5) days before the day of sale,
sell such forfeited cigarettes, forfeited vending machines and receptacles
at a place designated by him as provided by law. The Director of Finance
shall pay the proceeds of such sale as provided by law; provided however,
such seizure and sale shall not be deemed to relieve any person from
fine or imprisonment provided herein for violations of any provision
of this Code.
