Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-131
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Powers of county commissioners - Commitment of children to
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other institutions, associations or corporations.
The county commissioners of any county of this state having a
population of not less than seventy-five thousand (75,000) persons,
according to the last Decennial Federal Census, or any Decennial
Federal Census hereafter taken, are hereby authorized and empowered,
if they deem it necessary or expedient, to purchase a farm and to
construct, establish, equip and maintain thereon, at the expense of
the county, county supervised schools and homes for neglected and
dependent boys and girls of such county, under the age of sixteen
(16) years, who may be appointed to such schools by the district
court of such county, and to make enlargements and additions thereto
from time to time. Such commissioners shall also have power to
purchase farm equipment to be used in connection with such schools,
to purchase materials, supplies and equipment for manual, vocational
or other training or education, and to erect, enlarge, remodel, and
repair such building, dormitories, residences, administration and
school buildings, and barns and outbuildings as they may from time
to time deem necessary or expedient.
Provided, that such county commissioners may rent a suitable
site and buildings for such purpose, and purchase the necessary
equipment and supplies therefor. Provided, further, that said
county commissioners shall make no expenditures or contract for
expenditures hereunder until a tax levy for such purposes shall have
been made as hereinafter provided; and provided, further, that the
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district court of such county, may, in his discretion, commit
dependent and neglected children to such other institutions as may
be now or hereafter provided by law for such purposes, or to the
care of some association or corporation willing to receive them,
which said corporation or association embraces in its objects the
purpose of caring for and obtaining homes for such neglected and
dependent children.
The county commissioners of any county of this state having a
population of not less than seventy-five thousand (75,000) persons,
according to the last Decennial Federal Census, or any Decennial
Federal Census hereafter taken, are hereby authorized and empowered,
if they deem it necessary or expedient, to purchase a farm and to
construct, establish, equip and maintain thereon, at the expense of
the county, county supervised schools and homes for neglected and
dependent boys and girls of such county, under the age of sixteen
(16) years, who may be appointed to such schools by the district
court of such county, and to make enlargements and additions thereto
from time to time. Such commissioners shall also have power to
purchase farm equipment to be used in connection with such schools,
to purchase materials, supplies and equipment for manual, vocational
or other training or education, and to erect, enlarge, remodel, and
repair such building, dormitories, residences, administration and
school buildings, and barns and outbuildings as they may from time
to time deem necessary or expedient.
Provided, that such county commissioners may rent a suitable
site and buildings for such purpose, and purchase the necessary
equipment and supplies therefor. Provided, further, that said
county commissioners shall make no expenditures or contract for
expenditures hereunder until a tax levy for such purposes shall have
been made as hereinafter provided; and provided, further, that the
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district court of such county, may, in his discretion, commit
dependent and neglected children to such other institutions as may
be now or hereafter provided by law for such purposes, or to the
care of some association or corporation willing to receive them,
which said corporation or association embraces in its objects the
purpose of caring for and obtaining homes for such neglected and
dependent children.
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