§ 56-127. Authorization to use or lease realty held for indigent care facilities - Sales not restricted.

The board of county commissioners of any county in this state is hereby authorized and empowered to hold, own, or use for any other lawful county purpose, or lease for any other lawful purpose, any real estate deeded to or held by such county for the purpose of county indigent care facilities, when, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, such real estate is not needed, is unsuitable, or inconvenient for the purpose of an indigent care facility; provided that nothing contained in this section shall prevent the said county from selling the said property as provided by law, and the power to hold, own, or use said property for any lawful county purpose, or lease said property for any lawful purpose, shall be in addition to the power to sell said property as provided in Sections 121 through 126 of this title.

Added by Laws 1959, p. 92, § 1.  Amended by Laws 1971, c. 235, § 1, emerg. eff. June 12, 1971; Laws 1994, c. 87, § 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.