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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 81.140 (2026)

Repealed, 1980

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Catchline at repeal: Annexation of unincorporated territory or reduction of territory by a second-class city. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 303, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 82. -- 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 1. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 38. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3050, 3051.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases, 1948–1980 · leading case: Holsclaw v. Stephens, 507 S.W.2d 462 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974).
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Holsclaw v. Stephens, 507 S.W.2d 462 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 4× “04 of the Charter are attacked upon the ground that they provide a method of annexation in violation of KRS 81.140. It is sufficient to say that KRS 81.”
Garner v. City of Lexington, 306 S.W.2d 305 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 4× “Plaintiffs, residents and freeholders of that territory, timely filed a remonstrance suit objecting to the proposed annexation as authorized by KRS 81.140 (under the procedure outlined in KRS 81.”
Voorhes v. City of Lexington, 377 S.W.2d 57 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 4× “Lexington is a second class city of the Commonwealth; its powers of annexation stem from the statutory enablements found in KRS 81.140. The procedure for annexation by second class cities is the same as prescribed for first class cities by KRS 81.”
Masonic Widows & Orphans Home & Infirmary v. City of Louisville, 217 S.W.2d 815 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948). “KRS 81.140, 81.190, 81.220, 81.230, 81.240.”
Hocker v. Fisher, 590 S.W.2d 342 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). “KRS 81.140, with certain enumerated exceptions, authorizes second-class cities to follow the annexation procedures established for first-class cities under KRS 81.”
Hopperton v. City of Covington, 415 S.W.2d 381 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “280 were satisfied and in deciding that the failure to annex, as provided by KRS 81.140, would be detrimental to all parties concerned.”
Pfeiffer v. City of Louisville, 240 S.W.2d 560 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “The right to a jury trial in the premises is confined to remonstrances against annexation proposals of Louisville; ⅛ ‘he statutes regulating remon-stranees against annexation of unincorporated territory by all other municipalities in the state, the court determines the issue.”
Vincent v. City of Bowling Green, 349 S.W.2d 694 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “Subsection (1) (b) provided for publication three times when a remonstrance is to be made, as, for instance, a protest against annexation under KRS 81.140 and 81.110, the procedure with which this appeal is concerned.”
Buchanan v. City of Dayton, 363 S.W.2d 92 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “The Garner case involved a 2d class city and different statutes (KRS 81.140 and 81.-110) under which, unless a suit is filed by remonstrants, the annexation may be completed without court action.”
Wakefield v. City of Shelbyville, 563 S.W.2d 756 (Ky. Ct. App. 1978). “110; KRS 81.140; KRS 81.190; KRS 81.230; and KRS 81.”
Rector v. City of Bowling Green, 594 S.W.2d 891 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 5× “280, and that, having stipulated that they could prove no manifest injury, appellants also could not seek relief under KRS 81.140. We affirm the holding of the lower court.”
Jacober v. Bd. of Commissioners, 607 S.W.2d 126 (Ky. Ct. App. 1980). “The statutory authority for this procedure was KRS 81.140 which permitted the City of Covington, a second-class city, to reduce its boundaries “in the same manner and under the same procedure as is provided in KRS 81.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 81.140(3) — 2 cases
Pfeiffer v. City of Louisville, 240 S.W.2d 560 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “The right to a jury trial in the premises is confined to remonstrances against annexation proposals of Louisville; ⅛ ‘he statutes regulating remon-stranees against annexation of unincorporated territory by all other municipalities in the state, the court determines the issue.”
Rector v. City of Bowling Green, 594 S.W.2d 891 (Ky. Ct. App. 1979). “280, and that, having stipulated that they could prove no manifest injury, appellants also could not seek relief under KRS 81.140. We affirm the holding of the lower court.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 81.140(4) — 1 case
Voorhes v. City of Lexington, 377 S.W.2d 57 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). “Lexington is a second class city of the Commonwealth; its powers of annexation stem from the statutory enablements found in KRS 81.140. The procedure for annexation by second class cities is the same as prescribed for first class cities by KRS 81.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 81.140(5) — 1 case
Garner v. City of Lexington, 306 S.W.2d 305 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). “Plaintiffs, residents and freeholders of that territory, timely filed a remonstrance suit objecting to the proposed annexation as authorized by KRS 81.140 (under the procedure outlined in KRS 81.”
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