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### kgirktuu of 1919, r219, hove booa C-Pi Od b v*mW ’ @ a8 &tiO'lO# 1 n-1696, **inOhldV0, to**  

### wbloh law vo hove nformd and ht. ooaoluded that 

### the only authority tho 

### Cmlrrloslon Court 

### bar for tho ertobllobmont of 4 aaunt fmo 1Ibraq Lo 

### that aoakinwl la ruoh Irv, aad tll.la lavpror1U.r that l 

### uoh lfbmry can be rrtobliohed only ‘Irr the 

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### a oowty 

### llbraw ether thn 18 &UthOrImd urlcbrTit10 35 of the BDrlmd ClVil statIlk8 or Texu. vo kllova that t.ha oounty 

### lr ritheut authorltr **to ecartruot**  l 

### llbmrr bull4ipg, It oppoarlng frum tho lw that tha county libmm must bo loeatod rt the county mat in the oourtheu8. l8 

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### ultoblo quorton are thm avolloble. fh8 Ait itrelf,, by 4ppl’ OpPtitO 142X-8, 1iBited the C0Xls1881oIIO.F8 CO-t Of Uy COWltJ iXltb@ POW? t0 .8- tabll8h 4 i’ m8 Ilbmry 8~‘ StCUl for **luoh co**  **’ mt~.**  **’**
In our o?lnlcn, them~om, a county h4r no authority to ccmetruct a llbmrp build- and, th6rOfOm no authorltp to issue tLme varrants ln payment th8mfor.

Ylth mg4rcl to 4 muawn, hovever, ve mfar you to Art. 2:7id, **Pac.** 1, b-. A. c. L., **V. ‘**  **liCt** me& 48 **fOll!,VS:**

“All counties ln the State acting by e.nC throwh their m8pectlve Cocaiaslonor81 Courts may **provlds** for annu41 8xhibitr of hortioultuml 4nC a;rFcultuml products, llveetock 4nd Plineml.

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### tloa of muoua buil4btngr ealr ln oamootlar rlth 

### uhlbitr of hortlaultunl 

### en4 agrloultuaml 

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### inenl productm, **md ruob**  **other pmducto**  **a8 are**  **of** interart 

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### warrants in payment for the connrtructlan of much building am 

### not rutborlred.
In regrd to I routb Ceate& VI BN 

### unable to **S&d an!**  

### rtatuto spocirloall~ aut&ZXXng b oountr **Cml~oionerr~** Court to Conrtruat, purchae, luu, opemt.4 or ulntan a 'Youth cen**ter ’**  

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### fair or neuaury 

### lmpllcatlm by thy Canrtitutlon aad l~vr of

Article P351, R. C. 5. 

### 1925, eonkim the follovlrq general provlrlon rrlattve to authority for **thr** 

### conetraction **of** 

### public bulldlngr t

‘ Eucb CamlLsslmer0~ Court rhallt

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**“ 7.**  Pmvidc and keel; in w*lr court$wses, Jallr em? all necessary Fubllc bulldln~b.

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### tern ‘public buildlry’ am urns&LZI Um mUtut@ la aunt l 

### bulldlnq ured **yrioarl4 for**  

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### to provide inoludoo the 

### povor to purohao*. Svarto v. borrd **or** 

### Ca’ro of &ka Uouatl, 158 Ind. 141, 

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### k aloturtad br thlo Court a 8 rhoum of an abum of dioontloa. Ll.t~p; ;p- &ooOlO~, roJ. COB. App., 

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### four lottor doe0 not 

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### forvhleh **v8rmntr** 

### am **aought** 

### to k ioruod, nor **door thon**  

### spur to **ba say**  **rtatutory or**  

### judlolal dofinltlon of ruch l projoot. 

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### vi11 mot mot tba nquirmuita or 

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### %ecoooar~ publlo building” aa rot 

### out la the -F-Yca o (oupra); and rlncr no otbor 

### otatutory authority 

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### rtabllahmnt **br** l ComiooIonen' Court, therefore, 

### in our opinion, **tirr** 

### varmtntr in **prpwnt** for 

### rx~~nditureo for ouch a purpooo an not l 

### thorlrod br thy lo of 

### tblr State.
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### vi11 bo notod that tu l **OOOOO8BAtO to**  

### k lovlod for the hrk **Improvement and**  Airport 

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### to purpooo 

### 00 above wntlened ruot k cbargod 

### l gaiast the county’0 pemuwnt lDpro*o8etlt rwid.