Knepfle v. City of Morehead

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

The principal question is the application of Section 157 of the Constitution, which limits the annual indebtedness of a city to the amount of its annual revenue, to an issue of street paving bonds of Morehead, or, specifically, to the unpaid balance. On July 19, 1927, the City directed the original construction of certain streets and drainage sewers at the expense of the abutting property. Other streets were added from time to time. Sec. 3643-1 et seq., Kentucky Statutes. An ordinance was adopted on April 10, 1928, making the…