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

 therefor, 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 423 of the supplement to the code. And 

 the board of supervisors 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 manage- 

 ment of all incorporated county or district fair society, as long as an 

 annual county or district fair is maintained by such corporation on 

 said real estate. And said corporation is authorized to erect and main- 

 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 or dis- 

 trict fair society to the control and management of said real estate 

 may be terminated by the board of supervisors whenever well con- 

 ducted agricultural fairs are not annually held thereon. The board of 

 supervisors of any county which has acquired real estate for county or 

 district fair purposes and which has a county or district fair associa- 

 tion using said real estate may levy a direct tax upon all of the prop- 

 erty of the county to produce an amount not to exceed the sum of one 

 thousand dollars in any one year; which money shall be expended 

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

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

 in the erection of such buildings, or other permanent improvements. 

 Shares of stock, non-assessable, shall be issued to the county, at par 

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

 raised under this act. 



Section 1661-a. State aid to district or county society — failure to 

 report. 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 gambling devices or other violations 

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

 of the state society showing that it has reported according to law, 

 shall be entitled to receive from the state treasury a sum equal to 

 sixty per cent of the amount so paid in premiums, up to one thousand 

 dollars, and twenty per cent additional of the amount paid in premiums 

 over one thousand dollars, but in no case shall the amount paid to 

 any society exceed the sum of eight hundred dollars. When any society 

 fails to report, according to law, on or before the first day of Novem- 

 ber, that society shall not receive a warrant from the state auditor for 

 that year, but the secretary of the state board of agriculture shall 

 notify the county auditor of the county in which the society is located 

 of such failure, and the board of supervisors may appoint a delegate 

 to the annual meeting or state agriculture (agricultural) convention, 

 said delegate to be a resident of said county. 

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