2003 Minnesota Statutes

     38.14 In counties of 150,000:  Appropriations for county 
  fairs.  

    Subdivision 1.    Conditions, procedures, bond.  In any 
 county in this state now or hereafter having a population of 
 150,000, the county board may annually appropriate not to exceed 
 $3,000, except that counties having more than 300,000 and less 
 than 450,000 inhabitants may appropriate not to exceed $5,000, 
 to assist in maintaining a county fair, which fair shall be 
 under the management and control of a county agricultural 
 society.  The appropriation shall be made either to the 
 treasurer of the society or to some other suitable person, but 
 before the money is paid , the treasurer or other person shall 
 file with the county auditor a satisfactory bond in double the 
 sum of the appropriation, conditioned upon the faithful 
 disbursing and accounting for all of the funds so appropriated.  
 The funds so appropriated shall be used solely for the purpose 
 of obtaining, preparing, and arranging exhibits and paying 
 premiums to exhibitors.  The treasurer or other person to whom 
 the appropriation is paid shall, within four months after the 
 holding of any such aided annual fair, file with the county 
 auditor a verified and detailed report showing the name and 
 address of every person to whom any of the money was paid, 
 together with the date of payment, and a full description of the 
 purposes for which the money was so paid, and shall attach 
 thereto receipts and subvouchers for each payment so made and 
 return to the county treasurer all of the unexpended portion 
 thereof.  After the report, receipts, and subvouchers have been 
 audited by the county board and found to be correct, it may, by 
 resolution, release the treasurer or other person and the 
 sureties from all further liabilities under bond. 

    Subd. 2.    Except Ramsey County.  This section and 
 section 38.15 do not apply to Ramsey County. 

    HIST: (737) 1913 c 271 s 1; 1917 c 311 s 1; 1923 c 205; 1951 c 
 218 s 1; 1959 c 173 s 1; 1974 c 435 art 7 s 1; 1986 c 444