1. The appropriation which is made biennially for state aid to the foregoing societies shall be available and applicable to incorporated societies of a purely agricultural nature which were entitled to draw eight hundred fifty dollars or more state aid in 1926, or societies located in counties that have no other fair or agricultural society, and which were in existence and drew state aid in 1926, except that in a county where there are two definitely separate county extension offices, two agricultural societies may receive state aid. The provisions of section 174.1 as to ownership of property shall not apply to societies under this section.
2. In counties having two incorporated agricultural societies conducting county fairs, but not having two definitely separate county extension offices, the state aid shall be prorated between the two societies or, if an official county fair is designated by election, shall be paid to that society determined to be conducting the official county fair. The board of supervisors, upon receiving a petition which meets the requirements of section 331.306, shall submit to the registered voters of the county at the next general election following submission of the petition or at a special election if requested by the petitioners at no cost to the county, the question of which fair shall be designated as the official county fair. Notice of the election shall be given as provided in section 49.53. The fair receiving a majority of the votes cast on the question shall be designated the official county fair. To qualify as the official county fair, the sponsoring society need not meet the conditions provided in subsection 1.
[R60, § 1698, 1704; C73, § 1110, 1112; C97, § 1661; S13, § 1659; SS15, § 1661-a; C24, 27, § 2902; C31, 35, § 2902-d1; C39, § 2902.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, § 174.10; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 1023]
95 Acts, ch 67, § 53
Referred to in § 174.11, 331.303
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