Opinion No. 146-76 (1976)

FILED 146

Mr. Jerome E. Brant County Counselor, Clay County 17 East Kansas Street Liberty, Missouri 64068

Dear Mr. Brant:

This opinion is in response to your question asking as follows:

"Is it within the power of the Clay County Court to purchase a site and construct administrative offices and/or jail upon same, if the site is outside of the original seat of justice, or the seat of justice as it might have been increased up to and including the year of 1945?"

You also state:

"Clay County, Missouri, a first class county without a charter form of government, which has experienced rapid growth within…