Constitution · Kentucky

Ky. Const. art. I, § 65

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Constitution of Kentucky
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October 2026

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Section 65 Striking territory from county -- Liability for indebtedness. There shall be no territory stricken from any county unless a majority of the voters living in such territory shall petition for such division. But the portion so stricken off and added to another county, or formed in whole or in part into a new county, shall be bound for its proportion of the indebtedness of the county from which it has been taken. Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891. History: Not yet amended.

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