Laura Salamun v. the Camden County Clerk, Respondents; and Gail Griswold v. Miller County

Summary

The Court held that the statutory scheme governing lake area business districts facially violates the Missouri Constitution because it requires public lodging-tax revenue to be transferred to an advisory board that is a private entity. The Court further held that the unconstitutional provisions are inseparably connected to the provisions creating and dissolving the districts, so the entire statutory scheme must be invalidated. The judgment was reversed, the statutory scheme was declared void, and the cases were remanded for dissolution proceedings.