Mo. Rev. Stat. § 82.320: Word license construed.

The words "license" and "license tax" , used in sections 82.310 to 82.410 shall include licenses for all purposes authorized or required by law or ordinance, and also the tax on telegraph and telephone poles, the dog tax, the merchants' ad valorem tax, the vehicle license tax and the special tax on foreign insurance companies, and excepting always dramshop, water and boat or wharfage licenses.