§ 102-491. Sale of personal property.  


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  • (a)

    In all cases where any article or articles of any kind or description whatsoever belonging to the county are not needed for county purposes, and it is desired by the commissioners to dispose of the same, sale of such article or articles shall be under the direction of the county purchasing agent, to the end that not only purchases of all supplies used by the county but sale of such as may not be needed shall be concentrated in the office of purchasing agent.

    (b)

    In all auction sales of surplus property owned by the county, bidders shall be required to post ten percent of their respective bids at the time of the sale; provided, further, that the ten percent shall be forfeited if the bidder does not consummate the sale within a 30-day period.

(Code 1983, §§ 23-3-71, 23-3-72)