MCL - Act 24 of 1989
AN ACT to provide for the establishment and maintenance of district libraries; to provide for district library boards; to define the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental entities; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
History: 1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
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Am. 1998, Act 176, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Popular Name: District Libraries Act
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 397.171 | Section | Short title. |
| Section 397.172 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 397.173 | Section | Joint establishment of district library; requirements; portion of municipality to be included in district library; excluded portion; documents to be filed with state librarian; review; approval or disapproval; amendment of boundaries; effect of excluded territory; single municipality. |
| Section 397.173a | Section | Referendum on question of becoming district library or joining existing district library; filing, approval, and review of petition; approval by electors; establishment of new-district library; appointment of interim board; vote by district library board to accept or reject new proposed participating municipality. |
| Section 397.173b | Section | Merging of district libraries; requirements; districtwide library tax. |
| Section 397.173c | Section | Disincorporation, annexation, consolidation, or merger of municipalities. |
| Section 397.173d | Section | Transfer of portion of district library to other district library; condition; effect of districtwide library tax; "transfer area" defined. |
| Section 397.174 | Section | District library agreement; provisions. |
| Section 397.175 | Section | Submission of agreement and amendment to state librarian; approval or disapproval of agreement, amendment, or revision; statement. |
| Section 397.176 | Section | Organizational plan; revision of board structure and selection. |
| Section 397.177 | Section | District library as authority. |
| Section 397.178 | Section | Candidate for appointment or election as board member; qualifications; vacancy in office of board member. |
| Section 397.179 | Section | Appointed board members; number; right to appoint; term; vacancy. |
| Section 397.180 | Section | Repealed. 2002, Act 159, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003. |
| Section 397.180a | Section | Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties. |
| Section 397.181 | Section | Election of board members of district library; provisions applicable where school district is participating municipality; amendment of agreement. |
| Section 397.182 | Section | Powers of board; compensation and expenses of board members; deposit and expenditure of money in district library fund. |
| Section 397.183 | Section | Determination of money necessary for establishment and operation of district library districtwide tax; payment by participating municipality; approval of tax; library tax. |
| Section 397.184 | Section | Provisions governing elections. |
| Section 397.185 | Section | Ballot proposal for districtwide tax; amount of millage; proposed duration; adoption by resolution; certification; authorization of tax levy; limitation on elections. |
| Section 397.186 | Section | Providing ballots. |
| Section 397.187 | Section | Conduct of election; list of electors. |
| Section 397.188 | Section | Publication of notices of close of registration and election; canvass and certification of results of election. |
| Section 397.189 | Section | Printing and providing ballots. |
| Section 397.190 | Section | Conduct of election for board members or districtwide tax. |
| Section 397.191 | Section | Publication of notices for election of board members or districtwide tax; publication of notices of close of registration and election; ballot language of proposal. |
| Section 397.192 | Section | Canvass and certification of results of election. |
| Section 397.193 | Section | Reimbursement for costs of election. |
| Section 397.194 | Section | Withdrawal of municipality from district library; amendment of agreement; dissolution. |
| Section 397.195 | Section | Municipality other than school district as party to existing agreement; requirements; acceptance conditioned on authorization of tax; change in number of mills based on district library agreement. |
| Section 397.195a | Section | Repealed. 2003, Act 279, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2004. |
| Section 397.196 | Section | Repeal of MCL 397.271 to 397.276. |