KRS 165.220: Tax levy for junior college.

The board of education of any city having a municipal junior college pursuant to KRS

165.210 may request and the legislative body of the city shall then, after an election as

required by Section 184 of the Constitution, annually cause to be levied and coll ected, for

the support of a municipal junior college, a tax of not less than five cents ($0.05) nor

more than seven cents ($0.07) on each one hundred dollars ($100) worth of property

subject to taxation for city purposes. Any election for the levy of taxes under this section

shall be held at the next regular election if the question is filed with the county clerk not

later than the second Tuesday in August preceding the regular election. The levy of such

taxes shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as other levies for public

school purposes. The amount levied shall be placed to the credit of the board of education

fund upon completion of the assessment of property for taxation, and paid as collected,

subject to the discounts or penalties allow ed on other city taxes, by the treasurer of the

city to the treasurer of the board of education for the purpose of establishing, acquiring

and operating the college. The taxes authorized by this section shall be construed to be

school taxes and shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be used for

municipal or school purposes.