Iowa § 297.19 - 297.19 Public sale.
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§ 297.19. 297.19 Public sale.
If the owner of the tract from which said site was taken fails to pay the amount of such appraisement to such school district within twenty days after the filing of same with the county sheriff, the school district may sell said site to any other person at the appraised value, or may sell the same at public sale to the highest bidder. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4383; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §297.19] Referred to in §297.22 Thu Dec 11 19:30:31 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 297.19 (20, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 297.19 ("297.19 Public sale.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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