The Board of Aldermen shall, from time to time, provide by ordinance
for the levy and collection of all taxes, licenses, wharfage and other
duties not herein enumerated and, for neglect or refusal to pay the
same, shall fix such penalties as are now or may hereafter be authorized
by law or ordinance.
In the absence of a City Assessor, and until such City Assessor
is duly appointed and qualified, it shall be the duty of the Mayor
of the City to procure from the County Clerk of St. Louis County,
Missouri, on or before the first (1st) day of October of each year
a certified abstract from his/her assessment books of all property
within the corporate limits of the City made taxable by law for State
purposes and the assessed valuation thereof as agreed upon by the
Board of Equalization, which abstract shall be immediately transmitted
to the Board of Aldermen, and it shall be the duty of the Board of
Aldermen to establish by ordinance the rate of taxes for the year.
When the Board of Aldermen shall have fixed the rate of taxation
for any given year, it shall be the duty of the City Clerk to cause
to be prepared appropriate and accurate tax books and shall therein
set out in suitable columns, opposite the name of each person and
the item of taxable property, as returned by the Assessor and Board
of Equalization, the amount of taxes, whether general or special,
due thereon and shall charge the City Collector with the full amount
of taxes levied and to be collected.