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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40 - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Chapter 54 - Establishment; chapter applicable to libraries established under other laws
- Section 40:54-1 - Establishment; chapter applicable to libraries established under other laws
- Section 40:54-2 - Referendum
- Section 40:54-3 - Referendum; notice
- Section 40:54-4 - Ballot; form and content
- Section 40:54-5 - Election returns
- Section 40:54-6 - Vote required for adoption
- Section 40:54-7 - Rejection of proposition; second election
- Section 40:54-7.1 - Dissolution of free public libraries.
- Section 40:54-8 - Library tax.
- Section 40:54-8.1 - Limitation on increase in amount raised by taxation.
- Section 40:54-8.2 - Preparation of ballots.
- Section 40:54-9 - Trustees; number, appointment and term; alternates
- Section 40:54-10 - Vacancies; how filled
- Section 40:54-11 - Trustees; corporate name; organization; officers; certificate; recording and filing
- Section 40:54-12 - Powers of board.
- Section 40:54-12.1 - Purchases not requiring advertisements for bids
- Section 40:54-12.2 - Free public library administrators, duties
- Section 40:54-13 - Trustees; treasurer; bond and duties
- Section 40:54-14 - Trustees; compensation; limitation on amount of indebtedness
- Section 40:54-15 - Annual report, identification of excess funds to municipality, transfer procedure.
- Section 40:54-16 - Appropriation for furnishing
- Section 40:54-17 - Fines expended for library purposes
- Section 40:54-17.1 - Moneys from operation of photocopy machines
- Section 40:54-18 - Use of money paid by library to municipal treasury
- Section 40:54-19 - Devises and bequests to trustees.
- Section 40:54-19.1 - Loan of funds received as gift or bequest
- Section 40:54-19.2 - Strict compliance with law in making loans required
- Section 40:54-19.3 - Investment of funds; regulation of bonds or securities
- Section 40:54-19.4 - Custody of securities; report; minutes
- Section 40:54-19.5 - Income from investments
- Section 40:54-20 - Gifts of works of art; acceptance and maintenance
- Section 40:54-21 - Acceptance of conditional gifts generally
- Section 40:54-22 - Custodian of gifts; expenditure
- Section 40:54-23 - Municipalities may furnish site where buildings are offered; amount
- Section 40:54-24 - Purchase of site; title
- Section 40:54-25 - Lands and buildings; purchase and alteration; financing; title
- Section 40:54-26 - Bond issues
- Section 40:54-27 - Redemption of bonds
- Section 40:54-28 - Acquisition of lands by condemnation
- Section 40:54-29 - Transfer of books to library
- Section 40:54-29.3 - Joint free public libraries
- Section 40:54-29.4 - Apportionment of appropriations
- Section 40:54-29.5 - Joint library agreement, filing.
- Section 40:54-29.6 - Notification of governing bodies after adoption of ordinance; submission of question to voters
- Section 40:54-29.7 - Form of ballot
- Section 40:54-29.8 - Approval of resolution
- Section 40:54-29.9 - Amendment of joint library agreement; approval by ordinance
- Section 40:54-29.10 - Joint library trustees
- Section 40:54-29.11 - Termination of boards of trustees of free public libraries of participating municipalities; assets and obligations
- Section 40:54-29.12 - Board of trustees as body corporate; name
- Section 40:54-29.13 - Board of trustees
- Section 40:54-29.13a - Joint free public library administrators, duties
- Section 40:54-29.14 - Disbursing officer
- Section 40:54-29.15 - Employees
- Section 40:54-29.16 - Certification of sum needed for operation of joint library; apportionment.
- Section 40:54-29.17 - Raising of sum needed, quarterly payments.
- Section 40:54-29.18 - Capital improvements; certification of sums needed; apportionment of costs
- Section 40:54-29.19 - Appropriation for capital improvements; borrowing
- Section 40:54-29.20 - Consent to capital improvements; expenditures
- Section 40:54-29.21 - Title to realty
- Section 40:54-29.22 - Discontinuance of participation in joint library; notice; joint meeting of governing bodies
- Section 40:54-29.23 - Discontinuance.
- Section 40:54-29.24 - Discontinuance; form of ballot
- Section 40:54-29.25 - Discontinuance; effect of majority approval; participation in joint library by remaining municipalities
- Section 40:54-29.26 - Repeal
- Section 40:54-35 - Library funds
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