(a)
(1) The county court of each county is authorized to ascertain at what price the field notes of survey of the lands in the county, together with township maps thereof, can be obtained. After the court shall have obtained a knowledge of the amount of expenses necessary to procure the field notes and township maps, it shall cause the price to be posted in an advertisement, at the courthouse door, requesting all the justices of the county to attend the next county court.
(2) If a majority of the justices present shall vote in favor of paying the ascertained price, then the county court may proceed to procure the field notes and maps from the office of the Commissioner of State Lands. The field notes and maps so procured, certified by the Commissioner of State Lands, shall be lodged in the office of the clerk of the county court.
(b) For putting this section into effect, each county is authorized to make the necessary appropriations out of any money in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated.