Act No. 184

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

June 25, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 26, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: 91st day after final adjournment of 1998 Regular Session

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Reps. Hammerstrom, Brackenridge, Crissman and Birkholz

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5192

AN ACT to amend 1927 PA 165, entitled "An act to authorize the consolidation of township libraries in adjoining townships in certain cases, and to provide for their joint maintenance," by amending the title and section 2 (MCL 397.352).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

TITLE

An act to authorize the consolidation of township libraries in adjoining townships in certain cases; to provide for their joint maintenance; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.

Sec. 2. (1) If the township board of each township that has a library is presented with a petition, signed by registered electors equal to not less than 25% of the registered electors of each township, the township board shall promptly adopt a resolution submitting the question of consolidation of the libraries of the 2 townships to the qualified electors of each township at any regular election or special election duly called for that purpose.

(2) A petition under subsection (1), including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in subsection (1) is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5138 of the 89th Legislature is enacted into law.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.