The state historic sites and monuments division of the cultural affairs department shall be entrusted with the protection and preservation of the old Lincoln county courthouse. The historic sites division shall:

A. maintain and operate the historic site as a state museum of old Lincoln county;

B. acquire and hold real estate in the name of the state;

C. act in cooperation with the federal government or any of its agencies in preserving the historic site; and

D. accept gifts, grants and donations from any person, firm, corporation, agency or any group of persons for the collections of the museum or the maintenance and operation of the historic site.

History: 1941 Comp., § 3-927, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 138, § 5; 1951, ch. 139, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 4-12-27; Laws 1963, ch. 62, § 1; 1977, ch. 246, § 23; 1980, ch. 151, § 29; 2004, ch. 25, § 24; 2013, ch. 67, § 4.

The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, renamed state monuments as historic sites; in the catchline, after "Lincoln", deleted "monument" and added "historic site" and after "state", deleted "monuments" and added "historic sites and monuments"; in Subsections A, in the first sentence, deleted "monuments" and added "historic sites and monuments" and in the second sentence, deleted "state monuments" and added "historic sites"; in Subsections A, C, and D, deleted "monument" and added "historic site"; in Subsection A, after "historic site as a", deleted "memorial and", and after "Lincoln county", deleted "shall have power to"; in Subsection B, after "state", deleted "and to"; and in Subsection C, after "historic site; and", deleted "shall have power to".

The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, changed "museum division" to "cultural affairs department".

Advertising. — The duty formerly belonging to the old Lincoln county memorial commission (now belonging to the cultural affairs department) to maintain and operate the monument as a memorial and state museum, coupled with the power and authority to make necessary rules and regulations for the proper operation and maintenance thereof, permitted the commission to expend appropriated funds for advertising the memorial and state museum. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-83.