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2 OK Stat § 2-15-83 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-83. Tax levy for free fair improvement fund - Election - Amount - Purpose.

|A. At any election held under the provisions of Section 15-80 of this title, there may be also submitted to a vote of the legal voters of the county, under the same conditions as provided in Section 15-80 of this title, the question of authorizing and directing the excise board of such county to make an annual levy of not to exceed one (1) mill, for not to exceed five (5) succeeding years, to provide a "free fair improvement fund". The fund shall be used for the purpose of securing suitable grounds, making improvements thereon and maintaining the same. The fund shall be for a special purpose. |B. The levy shall be in addition to the maximum levy for current expenses now provided by law.Added by Laws 1929 c. 25, p. 22, § 5. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 204, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 108 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-84 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-84. County bond issues for purchase and improvement of lands and construction of buildings.

|All counties in the State of Oklahoma are hereby authorized to issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing lands, improving such lands, and constructing buildings thereon for free fair purposes. |Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 22, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 205, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 109 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-85 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-85. Bond election - Proclamation - Publication - Time for election.

|A. The board of county commissioners in each county of this state is hereby authorized and empowered to call an election for the purpose of issuing bonds to purchase lands, improve the same, and to construct buildings thereon for free fair purposes. The lands and improvements thereon shall be owned and controlled by such counties. |B. The commissioners shall call the election by issuing a proclamation therefor and giving notice thereof in four consecutive issues of a weekly newspaper published in and of general circulation in the county proposing to issue the bonds.C. No election shall be held until the expiration of thirty (30) days following the date of the first publication of the proclamation.Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 22, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 206, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 110 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-86 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-86. Election proclamation - Contents.

|The proclamation calling an election shall: |1. Name the amount of bonds to be issued;2. The time said bonds shall run;3. The maximum rate of interest said bonds shall bear; and4. The time for holding the election.Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 23, § 3. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 207, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 111 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-87 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-87. Conduct of election - Canvass of returns.

|The election shall be conducted by the duly qualified election officials of the county. The returns of the election shall be canvassed by the county election board. |Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 23, § 4. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 208, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 112 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-88 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-88. Vote for bond issue - Issuance and sale of bonds - Sale price - Deposit and disbursement of proceeds.

|A. If the three-fifths of the voters voting at the election vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the board of county commissioners shall proceed at once to issue the bonds and sell the bonds in the manner now provided by law for the sale of municipal and county bonds. |B. The bonds shall not be sold for less than par and accrued interest.C. The proceeds of the bonds shall be deposited in the county treasury to be paid out by the treasurer upon warrants authorized to be issued by the board of county commissioners.Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 23, § 5. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 209, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 113 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-89 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-89. Bonds - Interest - Denominations - Payment - Signatures – Attestation - Registration - Sale - Issuance and delivery - Deposit by purchaser - Tender of bonds - Rejection of bids - Resale.

|A. The bonds issued shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate provided by Section 498.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, per annum, payable semiannually, and shall be issued in denominations of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or any multiple thereof not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). |B. The entire amount of the bond issue shall be payable within twenty-five (25) years. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners and attested by the county clerk. Facsimile signatures may be used as provided in the Registered Public Obligations Act of Oklahoma. The bonds shall be registered in the office of the county clerk and in the office of the county treasurer or by their authorized agent.C. All bonds shall be sold to the bidder who will pay therefor par and accrued interest, and who shall stipulate in his or her bid the lowest rate of interest which the bonds shall bear.D. Upon the acceptance of the bid, the bonds shall be issued in accordance therewith and shall be delivered to the purchaser upon payment of the purchase price thereof. The bidder shall submit with his or her bid a sum in cash, or its equivalent, equal to two percent (2%) of his or her bid. Upon acceptance of any bid, the deposit shall become the property of the county selling the bonds, and shall be credited to the purchase price thereof upon the understanding that if the purchaser fails to pay the balance of the purchase price within five (5) days after the tender of the bonds, the sale shall be thereby annulled, and the deposit shall be retained by the county commissioners and credited to the account for which such bonds are being issued.E. No tender of the bonds shall be valid until after the expiration of the period of contestability as now provided by law. All other deposits shall be returned.F. The county commissioners selling such bonds shall have the right to reject all bids and readvertise the bonds for sale.Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 23, §6. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 170, § 12, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 210, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 114 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-90 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-90. Tax levy to pay interest and principal.

|It shall be the duty of the officers charged by law with levying taxes for county purposes to: |1. Levy annually an amount sufficient to pay the interest due each year on the bonds issued; and2. Levy an amount sufficient to pay the principal as the same falls due.Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 24, § 7. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 211, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 115 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-91 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-91. Disposition of proceeds of bonds - Purchase of land - Construction of buildings - Improvement and beautification.

|Out of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds, the board of county commissioners shall purchase lands and construct buildings thereon for the county free fair. In purchasing the lands and constructing the buildings thereon, the county commissioners shall also have the right to improve and beautify the lands. |Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 24, § 8. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 212, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 116 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-92 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-92. Tax levy for additional improvements - Power to levy and include in estimate - Amount and purpose.

|A. The board of county commissioners of any county which has acquired free fair lands and buildings pursuant to Section 15-91 of this title or pursuant to any other act of the Legislature is authorized to levy and include in the estimate of the county, submitted to the county excise board, a county ad valorem tax of not to exceed one (1) mill on the dollar valuation for the purpose of making additional free fair improvements, such as purchasing additional lands, constructing additional buildings, beautifying and improving the lands and repairing the free fair buildings. |B. Said levy shall not be for a current expense but shall be for a special purpose and for a special fund to be known as the free fair improvement fund. The levy shall be in addition to the maximum statutory levy authorized to be made for current expense purposes. The levy shall also be in addition to the county free fair levy authorized to be made for the support and maintenance of the county free fair.Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 24, § 9. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 213, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 117 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-93 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-93. Lands upon which buildings for county free fairs may be constructed.

|A. Buildings for the purposes of any county free fair, which fair exists under any law of this state, may be constructed either upon land owned by the county or upon land which has been leased to the county for a period of not less than fifty (50) years from the time the construction of any such building has started. Any such building may be constructed on leased land owned or leased by the United States or any agency thereof, if not contrary to any conditions imposed by the United States or the agency relating to the land, notwithstanding the fact that the United States or the agency retains the right to take possession of such land in the event of a national emergency. |B. The provisions of this section shall be applicable regardless of the source of the funds from which any such building is constructed.Added by Laws 1961, p. 9, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 214, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 118 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-94 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-94. Use of monies received from rents on certain buildings.

|A. Monies received as a result of renting or leasing any building or structure or any portion thereof, located on any county fairground which the county received as a gift from an individual citizen who was a resident of the county may be used by the county fair board for maintenance and repair of such originally donated building. |B. The receipts shall not be subject to fiscal year cancellations but may be retained in a proper account from year to year up to a maximum of a Fifteen Thousand Dollar ($15,000.00) balance.C. Any amount of a balance over Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) at the end of each fiscal year which has been derived from such rental or lease contract shall be transferred to the county general fund.Added by Laws 1963, c. 172, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 1963. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 40, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1980; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 215, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 119 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-95 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-95. Consent to expenditures by county commissioners.

|A. Prior to the expenditure or the contracting for the expenditure of a sum in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), the county fair board shall present a notice of intent to the board of county commissioners setting forth: |1. The expected sum to be expended;2. The reason for expending the sum of money; and3. The anticipated amount of said expenditure. The county fair board shall secure from the board of county commissioners consent for such expenditure.B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the fair board to purchase materials, services or equipment except in compliance with the requirements of the law otherwise governing such purchases.Added by Laws 1963, c. 172, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 1963. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 216, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 120 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-96 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-96. Contracts for construction of buildings and other structures - Financing.

|A. The board of directors of any county fair association is authorized to enter into agreements with other persons, firms or corporations, the terms of which provide for the construction of buildings or other structures upon the property used by the associations for fairs, exhibitions and other events. The funds to be made available for the contracts authorized by this section shall be derived only from the operation of the fairgrounds, gifts or donations received for such purpose. |B. The use of appropriated public funds or tax receipts to pay for such structures is expressly prohibited and no liability shall be incurred by the board of county commissioners or public body in the event of default on such contracts.Added by Laws 1965, c. 186, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1965. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 217, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 121 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-111. Association may be converted into one with specified duties, powers and liabilities.

|In each county in this state in which there has been established a county free fair association under the 1937 Free Fair Act, as amended in 1939, in which county bonds for free fair purposes have been voted and issued since the effective date of the 1939 amendment, as provided in Sections 15-84 through 15-92 of this title, the board of directors of the fair association may, by resolution, if approved by the board of county commissioners, establish and convert the association into a similar fair association of the same name with the duties, powers and liabilities specified by Sections 15-112 through 15-127 of this title. |Added by Laws 1947, p. 3, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 218, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.1 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-112. Board of directors, how composed.

|The board of directors of the fair association shall consist of one member from each of the commissioners’ districts in the county. If the county contains a city of over twenty thousand (20,000) population, according to the last Federal Decennial Census, the directors shall be elected from the rural parts of the commissioners' districts only, and in addition thereto, two members of the board shall be elected from the city. |Added by Laws 1947, p. 3, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 219, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.2 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-114. Election or appointment of successors - Terms - Organization of board.

|A. Upon the expiration of the term to which each director has been elected or appointed, the board of county commissioners shall: |1. Cause the filing period for the position of director to the fair board association to commence in January; and2. Provide for the election or appointment of the director in accordance with the provisions as set forth in Section 15-113 of this title.B. The director shall be elected or appointed to the board of directors for a term of three (3) years.C. The commissioner or county clerk presiding at such meeting shall certify and file in the office of the county clerk the name or names of the directors elected. The county clerk shall keep a record thereof and shall issue to each person elected a certificate of election.D. The board of directors shall, within ten (10) days after appointment and taking oath of office, organize by electing a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. The secretary shall not be a member of the board of directors.Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 4. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 114, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 221, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.4 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-115. General powers and authority - Report.

|A. The board of directors shall have the power, authority and control over any agricultural and industrial exposition and fair, and the management, operation and conducting of the exposition and fair. |B. The board shall at the end of each calendar year, and in any event not later than thirty (30) days thereafter, make and file under oath, with the board of county commissioners, a complete detailed report of all their transactions of business and finance for the year. When approved by the board of county commissioners, the report shall be filed with the county clerk.Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 5. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 222, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.5 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-116. President of board - Secretary - Custodian of funds.

|A. The president of the board of directors shall be the presiding officer of the board and shall: |1. Perform the usual duties incumbent upon such officer; and2. Ensure compliance with all orders of the board.B. The secretary of the board shall be the recording officer and shall:1. Keep and have supervision over all records;2. File and safely keep all documents of the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair;3. At all times be subject to the order and direction of the board of directors; and4. Perform all duties imposed upon him or her by the board of directors compatible with the duties of such office.C. The county treasurer shall be the custodian of all funds. All receipts and revenue set apart for the benefit of and belonging to such agricultural and industrial exposition and fair shall be currently deposited with the county treasurer. All disbursements of revenue shall be made through the county treasurer in the manner and form as provided in Section 15-121 of this title.Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 6. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 223, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.6 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-117. Members not paid - Salary and bond of secretary.

|No member of the board of directors shall be paid nor receive any salary, compensation, nor emolument for his or her services in connection with such agricultural and industrial exposition and fair. The secretary shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the board of directors to be paid in equal monthly installments. The secretary shall give a surety bond in an amount to be fixed by the board of directors and to be approved by the board payable to the county and conditioned for the faithful performance of duties. The premium for the bond shall be paid by the board of directors out of the free fair funds. |Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 7. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 224, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.7 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-118 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-118. Annual exposition, holding of.

|A. The board of directors shall: |1. Provide for holding annually at the fairgrounds of the county an agricultural and industrial exposition and fair for the purpose of exhibiting and displaying resources connected with or part of agricultural, horticultural, mineral, mechanical, and industrial development and the raising of livestock not only from Oklahoma but from any other state or place;2. Have the power and authority in order to encourage the exhibiting and displaying of such resources and livestock to offer and pay suitable premium and awards and to grade and classify all exhibits entered in competition at such exposition and fair;3. Have the power and authority to employ all necessary assistants and provide for the payment of a reasonable salary or compensation to such employees.B. If the board of directors decides that it is impractical to hold an exhibition or fair in any year, the board may postpone the exhibition or fair to such time as it would be advisable to hold the exhibition or fair, whether in the same year or a succeeding year.Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 8. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 225, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.8 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-119 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-119. Exhibitions, contests and other events.

|In addition to the powers specified by law, the board of directors shall have the power and authority to provide for during the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair or at any other time: |1. Exhibitions and contests of speed, athletic skill and other events of public and civic interest and benefit, and award suitable prizes and purses therefor; and2. The collection of reasonable admission into the exposition or fair and rental fees therefrom by activities specified in this section.Added by Laws 1947, p. 5, § 9. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 226, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.9 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-120 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-120. Fees and charges.

|A. The board of directors is hereby given the power and authority to provide for and collect the following fees and charges: |1. A reasonable general admission fee per person, except that no admission charges or fees shall be exacted from persons exhibiting items such as natural resources or livestock;2. A reasonable fee for merchants display space and concessions;3. A reasonable fee as rental for barns, pens and other buildings;4. A reasonable entrance fee and stall rent sufficient to maintain stalls in a clean and sanitary condition and for light, fuel and water service;5. A reasonable charge for parking cars or other vehicles;6. A reasonable entrance fee to persons desiring to enter into competition in exhibitions of speed and athletic skill; and7. A reasonable admission fee to persons desiring to enter the enclosure in which such exhibitions are held to witness the exhibitions.B. During the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair, a day may be set apart for school children in cities and towns and a day for school children in rural communities to allow such children to be admitted free into the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair.C. All fees and charges authorized by this section to be collected shall be used exclusively for premiums and the operating and conducting of the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair and maintenance and repair of buildings and upkeep of the grounds, and construction of new buildings as needed.Added by Laws 1947, p. 5, § 10. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 227, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.10 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.