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Act 164 of 1877
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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


© 2009 Legislative Council, State of Michigan

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 397.201SectionPublic library and reading room; establishment and maintenance by city council; tax levy; library fund; tax additional to tax limitation.
Section 397.202SectionBoard of directors; members; qualifications; number; terms.
Section 397.203SectionBoard of directors; appointment, terms, removal.
Section 397.204SectionBoard of directors; vacancies, compensation.
Section 397.205SectionBoard of directors; officers, powers and duties; library fund, expenditures, accounting.
Section 397.206SectionCity library; free use; regulations.
Section 397.207SectionBoard of directors; annual report, contents.
Section 397.208SectionCity library; injury to property, ordinances, penalties.
Section 397.209SectionCity library; donations, acceptance.
Section 397.210SectionFree 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 397.210aSectionFree 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 397.210bSectionFree public library established in township or village incorporated as city; continuation of library board, library, and tax.
Section 397.210cSectionIncreasing library millage; ballot; election; validation of millage renewal.
Section 397.211SectionLibrary board of city, village, or township; establishment; provisional or permanent; director; vacancy; powers of library board.
Section 397.211aSectionViolation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Section 397.212SectionApplicability of MCL 397.210a and 397.211; exception; organization of existing public library under MCL 397.210a.
Section 397.213SectionUse of library services by adjacent township, village, or city; contract; payment.
Section 397.214SectionContract with township, city, or village for use of library and reading room; procedure; tax levy; library fund.
Section 397.215SectionContract 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 397.216SectionRights in use and benefits of library; uniform rules and regulations.
Section 397.217SectionJoint municipal libraries; villages and cities.

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