Board Education Bowling Green v. Simmons

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson —

Reversing.

The city of Bowling Green, Ky., is a city of the third class. Section 3462, Ky. Stats., provides for the maintenance in this class of cities, a system of public schools at which all the children residing within the city between the ages of 6 and 20 may be taught at public expense.

Section 3469, Ky. Stats., imposes the duty on the board of education of the city to ascertain approximately the certain amount of money necessary to be used to defray the expenses of maintaining the schools, improving and constructing buildings, etc., and any…