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IC 15-1-6-1
County allowance
     Sec. 1. The board of commissioners of any county may, in its discretion, make an allowance out of the general fund of such county to any 4-H club association having for its purpose the promotion of the agricultural and horticultural interests of the county, organized before or after July 2, 1877, subject to the provisions of section 2 of this chapter.
(Formerly: Acts 1877, c.1, s.1; Acts 1949, c.175, s.1; Acts 1953, c.108, s.1.) As amended by P.L.183-1983, SEC.27.

IC 15-1-6-2
Petition; publication; remonstrance; duration; tax levy; purpose and restrictions; contributions
     Sec. 2. (a) Whenever the president or secretary of any such society or organization shall file with the county auditor of any county, a petition signed by thirty (30) or more resident freeholders of such county, requesting the board of commissioners to make any allowance provided for in section 1 of this chapter, the county auditor shall cause such petition, without the signatures attached thereto, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county, and said auditor shall in said notice give the time when such petition will be considered by the board of county commissioners, which time shall be fixed by the auditor for not less than thirty (30) days after the publication of such notice. If on or before the time fixed in said notice for the consideration of said petition by the board of county commissioners, a remonstrance signed by more resident freeholders of the county than the number signing the petition shall be filed with the county auditor protesting the making of the allowance as petitioned for, the said board shall consider such remonstrance and if it finds that it is signed by a greater number of resident freeholders than the petition asking for an allowance, the board of county commissioners shall have no authority to make an allowance for such purpose and shall dismiss said petition and take no further action thereon.
    (b) Any such petition, after final acceptance by the board of county commissioners, shall be effective for one (1) or more years, such time to be determined by the board, but in no event for a longer period of time than five (5) years.
    (c) The county council shall have the power and authority to levy an annual tax of not to exceed three and thirty-three hundredths cents ($0.0333) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation for the purpose of constructing, operating, or maintaining any building owned and operated by such agricultural association. Provided, however, that such tax may be levied only until the building has been constructed and in no event for a longer period of

time than five (5) years. After the building has been constructed the county council may levy an annual tax of not to exceed sixty-seven hundredths of one cent ($0.0067) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation for the purpose of operating and maintaining such building.
    (d) Any agricultural association shall have the power and authority to solicit and accept contributions of any kind or nature for the development and maintenance of any of their projects.
(Formerly: Acts 1877, c.1, s.2; Acts 1949, c.175, s.2; Acts 1953, c.108, s.2.) As amended by P.L.183-1983, SEC.28; P.L.6-1997, SEC.162.

IC 15-1-6-3
Lien of allowance; repayment
     Sec. 3. The amount so appropriated under this chapter shall be a lien on all the real and personal property of said association; and no dividend shall be declared or paid to the incorporators or stockholders until the appropriation made by the board shall be repaid to the county treasury, with interest.
(Formerly: Acts 1877, c.1, s.3.) As amended by P.L.183-1983, SEC.29.