Oregon Statutes - Chapter 203 - County Governing Bodies; County Home Rule - Section 203.010 - General powers of county as body politic and corporate.

Each county is a body politic and corporate for the following purposes:

(1) To sue and be sued;

(2) To purchase and hold for the use of the county lands lying within its own limits and any personal estate;

(3) To make all necessary contracts; and

(4) To do all other necessary acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county.

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