(a) On and after October 1, 1960, all property, property rights and choses in action of any kind belonging to the several counties of the state and all powers and authority of said counties shall be vested in the state and all debts, obligations, liabilities and duties of said counties shall be assumed by the state without further action on its part; provided, after October 1, 1960, there shall be rebated proportionately to the contributing towns all liquid assets in county funds remaining after deduction of current liabilities with the exception of bonded indebtedness and interest thereon of the county assumed by the state. Number 152 of the public acts of 1959 shall not affect any legal actions pending on October 1, 1960, but the state shall succeed to the county as a party to any such action, nor shall it release or affect any taxes theretofore laid by said counties nor any fines, penalties or forfeitures theretofore incurred and due said counties but all such taxes, fines, penalties and forfeitures shall be collected by the Commissioner of Revenue Services and by him paid to the State Treasurer and applied first to the payment of any outstanding indebtedness of the counties within which collected.

(b) On and after June 2, 1961, all real property and all rights relating to such real property which vested in the state under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be vested in the State Treasurer, and said Treasurer shall, with the approval of the Attorney General, exercise in his name and for the state all powers in regard to such property and rights therein.

(1959, P.A. 152, S. 91; 1961, P.A. 314; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610.)

History: 1961 act added Subsec. (b); P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979.

See Sec. 3-14a re administration of trusts for counties by State Treasurer.

Cited. 148 C. 607, 609, 610. Vote by county commissioners prior to Oct. 1, 1960, to appropriate all surplus funds of county as of Sept. 30, 1960, for county agricultural extension service not in contravention, although perhaps in circumvention, of statute. Id., 613.

County given privileged status in trial of action because of imminent termination of existence. 22 CS 157.