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COUNTY-SEAT Definition & Legal Meaning

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A county-seat or county-town is the chief town of a county, where the county buildings and courts are located and the county business transacted. Williams v. Reutzel. 60 Ark. 155, 29 S. W. 374; In re Allison. 13 Colo. 525. 22 Pac. 820, 10 L. R. A. 790, 10 Am. St. Rep. 224 ; Whallon v. Grid- ley. 51 Mich. 503, 16 N. W. 876.

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