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shall first have submitted to the legal voters of the county a proposition 

 tlierefor, and voted for by a majority of all persons voting for and 

 against such proposition at a general or special election; notice to be 

 given as provided in section four hundred twenty-three of the supple- 

 ment to the code. And the board of sui)ervisors shall not exceed in the 

 purchase of such real estate, the amount so voted for; the title of such 

 real estate when purchased to be taken in the name of the county, 

 and the board of supervisors shall place such real estate under the 

 control and management of an incorporated county fair society, as long 

 as an annual county fair is maintained by such corporation on said real 

 estate. And said corporation is authorized to erect and maintain 

 tain buildings and make such other improvements on said real estate 

 as is necessary, but the county shall not be liable for such improve- 

 ments, or the expenditures therefor. The right of such county fair 

 society to the control and management of said real estate may be 

 terminated by the board of supervisors whenever well conducted agri- 

 cultural fairs are not annually held thereon. The board of super- 

 visors of any county which has acquired real estate for county fair 

 purposes and which has a county agricultural society using said real 

 estate may submit, at any regular election, the question of aiding said 

 agricultural society by a direct tax on all the property of the county, 

 of not to exceed ten hundred dollars in any one year, for not to ex- 

 ceed ten years in succession; and if a majority of the votes cast on this 

 proposition at such election are iu favor of said tax, said board shall 

 levy a tax for the benefit of said society, but such tax shall be expended 

 only for the erection or repair of buildings or other permanent im- 

 provements on the fair grounds, or for the payment of debts contracted 

 for the erection of such buildings or other permanent improvements. 

 Shares of stock, nonassessable, shall be issued to the county at par 

 value for amount of money received by said society from taxes raised 

 under this act. [3.5 G. A., ch. 142, § 1.] [32 G. A., ch. 17, § 2; C. 

 '73, § 1111.1 



[iThis word erroneou.slx- appt-ared as "produced" in the 1907 supplement. 

 oThe word "not" erroneously appeared here in the same supplement. The 

 records have been carefully examined and the said word "not" is not in 

 the enrolled bill H. F. No. 1, 32 G. A. — Editor.] 



Sec. 1661. State aid to district or county society — repealed. [28 G. 



A., ch. 59, § 1.] 



[See sec. 1661-a.] 



Sec. leei-a. state aid to district or county society — lailuie to re- 

 port. That section sixteen hundred sixty-one of the code be and is 

 hereby repealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof: 



"Any county or district agricultural society, upon filing with the 

 auditor of state affidavits of its president, secretary, and treasurer 

 showing what sum has actually been paid out during the current year 

 for premiums, not including races, or money paid to secure games or 

 other amusements, and that no gamblin-g devices or other violations 

 of law were permitted, tagether with a certificate from the secretary 

 of the state society showing that it has rej>arted according to Jaw, shall 



