Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 19, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 19,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Each organized county within the state shall be a body corporate
and politic and as such shall be empowered for the following
purposes:
1. To sue and be sued;
2. To purchase and hold real and personal estate for the use of
the county, and lands sold for taxes as provided by law;
3. To sell and convey any real or personal estate owned by the
county, and make such order respecting the same as may be deemed
conducive to the interests of the inhabitants;
4. To execute leases of real property owned by the county to
nonprofit corporations organized for the general purpose of
historical preservation;
5. To make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to
the property and concerns of the county necessary to the exercise of
corporate or administrative power; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 31
6. To exercise such other and further powers as may be
especially provided for by law.
R.L. 1910, § 1497. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 135, § 1, emerg. eff.
April 17, 1986.
and politic and as such shall be empowered for the following
purposes:
1. To sue and be sued;
2. To purchase and hold real and personal estate for the use of
the county, and lands sold for taxes as provided by law;
3. To sell and convey any real or personal estate owned by the
county, and make such order respecting the same as may be deemed
conducive to the interests of the inhabitants;
4. To execute leases of real property owned by the county to
nonprofit corporations organized for the general purpose of
historical preservation;
5. To make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to
the property and concerns of the county necessary to the exercise of
corporate or administrative power; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 31
6. To exercise such other and further powers as may be
especially provided for by law.
R.L. 1910, § 1497. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 135, § 1, emerg. eff.
April 17, 1986.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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