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Chapter 397 - Libraries
Act 164 of 1877 CITY, VILLAGE, AND TOWNSHIP LIBRARIES (397.201 - 397.217)
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
- Section 397.201 Public library and reading room; establishment and maintenance by city council; tax levy; library fund; tax additional to tax limitation.
- Section 397.202 Governing board; number; qualifications; terms.
- Section 397.203 Boards of directors; appointment; terms; removal.
- Section 397.204 Governing board; vacancy; compensation.
- Section 397.205 Governing board; president; officers; powers and duties; library fund; expenditures; establishment and maintenance of public library and reading room.
- Section 397.206 City library; free use; regulations.
- Section 397.207 Governing board; annual report; contents; affidavit.
- Section 397.208 City library; injury to property, ordinances, penalties.
- Section 397.209 Donation of money, personal property, or real estate; governing board as trustee.
- Section 397.210 Free public library in village or township; petition to levy tax for establishment; notice of election; library fund; governing board; 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 397.210a Free public library in city; establishment; petition for tax; notice; library fund; preparing and reporting estimate of money necessary for support and maintenance; tax additional to tax limitation.
- Section 397.210b Free public library established in township or village incorporated as city; continuation of library board, library, and tax.
- Section 397.210c Increasing or renewing library millage; ballot; election; validation of millage renewal.
- Section 397.211 Vote of city, village, or township to establish free public library; governing board; establishment; provisional or permanent; membership; powers.
- Section 397.211a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- Section 397.212 Applicability of MCL 397.210a and 397.211; exception; organization of existing public library under MCL 397.210a.
- Section 397.213 Use of library services by adjacent township, village, or city; contract; payment.
- Section 397.214 Contract with township, city, or village for use of library and reading room; procedure; tax levy; library fund.
- Section 397.215 Contract for use of library services by county; joint governing board; membership; provisions of contract; powers and duties of joint governing board.
- Section 397.216 Rights in use and benefits of library; uniform rules and regulations.
- Section 397.217 Joint municipal libraries; villages and cities.
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