Marion & McPherson Railway Co. v. Alexander

Citations

• 63 Kan. 72
• 64 P. 978
• 1901 Kan. LEXIS 97

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Schools and School Districts — Taxation. The right of a school district to levy a tax, if it exists at all, must be clearly-found in the statute. If there is a fair doubt as to its existence, it must be denied.</p> <p>2. - Union School — Limit of Levy. The aggregate tax levy which may be made in any one year by a school district, and a “graded-school district” identical in boundaries, organized under sections 6212-6251, General Statutes of 1901, cannot exceed two per cent, on the taxable property in such district for the various school purposes.</p>