Oklahoma § 19-1 Powers in general.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 19-1 — Powers in general.

Oklahoma § 19-1

Title 19Counties And County Officers

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Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1 (2026).

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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 6. To exercise such other and

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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 6. To exercise such other and further powers as may be especially provided for by law.