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No contract for\nany such purchase shall bind the school board until the title to such real\nestate is thus certified or insured.\n\t\tThe school board shall pay to the attorney reasonable compensation for these\nservices.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-150; 1978, c. 26; 1980, c. 559; 1983, c. 32; 1987, c.\n188.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}