Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 85.040 (2026)

Repealed, 1980

✓ current as of May 2026

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Catchline at repeal: Legislative branch --Common council. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1980. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3265, 3270.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1952–1953 · leading case: Lowe v. City of Bowling Green, 247 S.W.2d 386 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952).

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Lowe v. City of Bowling Green, 247 S.W.2d 386 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952). “KRS 85.040. The legislative branch of the government of a city of the second class is bicameral, consisting of a board of aldermen and a board of councilmen, which together are known as the “General Council.”

Payne v. Davis, 254 S.W.2d 710 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “050 provides that the city council shall divide the city into not more than six wards and KRS 85.040' requires that the number of councilmen be apportioned equally among the wards of the city; the City of Hopkinsville is not -now divided into wards and there is no statutory…”

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