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2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Act 164 of 1877


CITY, VILLAGE, AND TOWNSHIP LIBRARIES

Act 164 of 1877

AN ACT to authorize cities, incorporated villages, and townships to establish and maintain, or contract for the use of, free public libraries and reading rooms; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.


History: 1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;--Am. 1984, Act 128, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1984 ;--Am. 1998, Act 177, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentDescription
Section 397.201Public library and reading room; establishment and maintenance by city council; tax levy; library fund; tax additional to tax limitation.
Section 397.202Board of directors; members; qualifications; number; terms.
Section 397.203Board of directors; appointment, terms, removal.
Section 397.204Board of directors; vacancies, compensation.
Section 397.205Board of directors; officers, powers and duties; library fund, expenditures, accounting.
Section 397.206City library; free use; regulations.
Section 397.207Board of directors; annual report, contents.
Section 397.208City library; injury to property, ordinances, penalties.
Section 397.209City library; donations, acceptance.
Section 397.210Free public library in village or township; petition to levy tax for establishment; notice of election; library fund; board of directors; estimate of money necessary for support and maintenance of library; report; assessment and collection of tax; powers of corporate authorities; library as authority under state constitution.
Section 397.210aFree public library in city; establishment; petition for tax; notice; form of ballot; library fund; preparing and reporting estimate of money necessary for support and maintenance; tax additional to tax limitation.
Section 397.210bFree public library established in township or village incorporated as city; continuation of library board, library, and tax.
Section 397.210cIncreasing library millage; ballot; election; validation of millage renewal.
Section 397.211Library board of city, village, or township; establishment; provisional or permanent; director; vacancy; powers of library board.
Section 397.211aViolation of §§ 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Section 397.212Applicability of §§ 397.210a and 397.211; exception; organization of existing public library under § 397.210a.
Section 397.213Use of library services by adjacent township, village, or city; contract; payment.
Section 397.214Contract with township, city, or village for use of library and reading room; procedure; tax levy; library fund.
Section 397.215Contract for use of library services by county; joint library board; number of directors; provisions of contract; vacancies; removal of director; vacating offices of directors; powers and duties of joint library board.
Section 397.216Rights in use and benefits of library; uniform rules and regulations.
Section 397.217Joint municipal libraries; villages and cities.

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