Fendley v. Board of Education

CLAY, Commissioner.

This is a declaratory judgment action testing the validity of an election authorizing the levy of a special school tax in Old-ham County. The Chancellor upheld the proceedings, but limited to 30 years the time within which the increased rate could be effective.

In October 19S0 the Board of Education of Oldham County adopted a resolution requesting that County’s Fiscal Court to submit to the voters an increased special school building tax rate. The Fiscal Court followed this recommendation and called an election for November 7, 1950. The question submitted on the ballots, and…