Mullen v. Board of Education of Harrodsburg Independent School District

DAVIS, Commissioner.

The appellant, representing himself and all of the citizens, residents, and taxpayers of the city and independent school district of Harrodsburg, attacks a judgment which sustains the validity of a special school-tax election held in Harrodsburg in 1968.

In 1953 a special school-tax election was conducted pursuant to the authority of KRS 160.477(1) (a). At that election the voters of the district approved the levy of a tax at the rate of 500 per $100 of assessed valuation. The tax thus provided was levied and collected at the 500 rate until the effective date of the…