Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 173.715 (2026)

County or counties may become library district

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All of the territory in a county, or in two (2) or more counties contiguous to each other may be organized into a public library district for the purpose of levying a tax to pay for establishing, equipping, maintaining and administering libraries, or for contracting for library service from any existing library. History: Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 2.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1966–1976 · leading case: Boggs v. Reep, 404 S.W.2d 24 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966).

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Boggs v. Reep, 404 S.W.2d 24 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966). “However, KRS 173.715 recognizes that a library district has the power to tax and under KRS 173.”

Bd. of Trs. v. Henderson Cnty. Fiscal Court, 549 S.W.2d 828 (Ky. Ct. App. 1976). “” KRS 173.715 contains exactly the same language.”

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