Legal Opinion
Utz v. City of Newport
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 31, 1952PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
We have an appeal from a judgment denying a writ of mandamus to the Board of Commissioners of Newport to submit at the November, 1952, election the question whether or not an ordinance initiated by petition should be adopted, as is provided by KRS 89.610.
Two different ordinances imposing occupational, pay roll and license taxes (Nos. 846 and 9-847) were adopted by the Board in May and June, 1952. In accordance with KRS 89.610, the requisite number of voters petitioned the Board of Commissioners to pass an ordinance submitted with the petition which would (1) repeal the…
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