County and City Libraries — Libraries Generally

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Section
182.010

County library districts — petition — tax levy — notice — elections — election to increase levy.

Section
182.015

County commission may establish library district without vote, when — tax levy, submitted how — dissolution of library district — change of boundaries, procedure.

Section
182.020

Levy and collection of tax — reconsideration of tax — increase in tax levy procedure, ballot form.

Section
182.030

Voters of municipal district may vote on establishing or inclusion in county district when — effect.

Section
182.040

City may become part of county library district — procedure — effect.

Section
182.050

County library boards — appointment, qualification, removal, vacancies — nepotism forbidden.

Section
182.060

Board to organize — rules and regulations — county librarian, appointment.

Section
182.070

General powers of district — seal.

Section
182.073

Treasurer of board, custodian of funds, duties.

Section
182.075

Bond requirement for treasurer, librarian and other employees — cost — librarian's duties, accounts and reports.

Section
182.080

Board may contract for library service — procedure.

Section
182.100

Tax for library building, election — duration, rate — building fund — revenues paid to district, when.

Section
182.105

Issuance of bonds for building — limits — maturity — election — tax to pay.

Section
182.110

Librarians required to attend meetings — expenses.

Section
182.120

Services accessible to all residents of county.

Section
182.130

Certain areas excluded from county library districts (first class charter counties).

Section
182.140

Petition for library tax — rate — election — funds, management and disbursement — increase in rate, procedure — reconsideration.

Section
182.143

Treasurer of board of trustees, duties.

Section
182.145

Cities maintaining library prior to August 29, 1955, may levy tax for and maintain library.

Section
182.150

Election on tax to establish and maintain library, procedure — funds, management and disbursement (cities over 600,000).

Section
182.170

Trustees, number, appointment.

Section
182.180

Terms of office of trustees — removal.

Section
182.190

Vacancies, how filled — three terms disqualifies — nepotism forbidden.

Section
182.200

Board, organization, powers, duties — funds, management and disbursement — exchange services.

Section
182.210

Annual report of librarian, contents, when submitted.

Section
182.221

Treasurer, librarian and board employees — bond, duties (cities 600,000 or more).

Section
182.230

Library free to public subject to regulations.

Section
182.240

Council may provide penalties for damage to property.

Section
182.260

Library building tax — duration, rate, election — funds, management and disbursement (cities 10,000 or over).

Section
182.270

Plans — contracts for library building (cities 10,000 or over).

Section
182.280

Board may sell lands, when — exceptions (cities 10,000 or over).

Section
182.291

City-county library, how organized — board of trustees, duties — effect of merger on assets and liabilities — funds, how handled — budget required.

Section
182.296

Treasurer, librarian and board employees — bond, duties (city and county library).

Section
182.301

City or city-county library may contract for cooperative service.

Section
182.410

Directors — appointment — number — board to be bipartisan.

Section
182.420

Term of directors — removal.

Section
182.430

Vacancies, how filled — no compensation.

Section
182.440

Duty of board — appointment of officers — powers.

Section
182.450

Board to make annual report — contents.

Section
182.460

City to provide penalties.

Section
182.480

Municipal library districts created in cities — property subject to taxation.

Section
182.490

City library tax rate to be continued — construction of library laws.

Section
182.500

Excluded property subject to taxation for payment of bonded indebtedness — alternative.

Section
182.510

Law not to prevent merger of city and county district.

Section
182.610

County library districts may consolidate, when.

Section
182.620

Consolidation — resolution — election — form of ballot — transfer of property.

Section
182.630

Consolidated district is body corporate and a political subdivision — corporate powers.

Section
182.640

Board of trustees — how appointed, grounds for removal, vacancies how filled — librarian to be appointed.

Section
182.645

Fiscal year — budget — treasurer custodian of funds.

Section
182.647

Bonds of employees — records and reports required.

Section
182.650

Rate of tax — election to increase rate — form of ballot.

Section
182.655

Board may purchase land and erect buildings — bonds issued, when — election.

Section
182.660

May incorporate other public library districts — petition, notice — transfer of property, when.

Section
182.670

Board to adopt rules and regulations — suspension of library privileges, when.

Section
182.701

Definitions.

Section
182.703

Urban public library district, procedure to create — boundaries — new district to be successor to library serving same boundaries — authority to levy property tax.

Section
182.705

Powers — duties of urban public library districts.

Section
182.707

Board of trustees, appointment, qualifications, terms, vacancies, expenses, officers how selected — meetings — majority vote of full board required when — librarian powers and duties — staff.

Section
182.709

Retirement system, employees eligible for certain public school retirement system.

Section
182.711

Fiscal year for library district — budget to be approved, when, modification when, filed with state auditor — library operating fund established — treasurer powers and duties.

Section
182.713

Bond required for treasurer, librarian and certain other employees.

Section
182.715

Taxes raised for a library district transferred to successor urban district, when — tax levy authorized, rate — rate increase, procedure — additional tax to erect buildings, procedure, ballot form.

Section
182.717

Bonds issued by district, limitation, purposes, rate — approval by voters required — form and content — sale — amount of bond.

Section
182.719

Rules and regulations, duties of board to establish, filed with county clerk — violations, suspension of library privileges.

Section
182.721

Real property, obligations, rights of nine-director urban school district used solely for library purposes transferred to urban public library district — property used for both library and nonlibrary purposes not to be transferred — rental agreement, when.

Section
182.723

Personal property, funds and obligations of nine-director urban school districts used for public library purposes to be transferred to urban public district.

Section
182.800

Free libraries — funds, investment of.

Section
182.802

Public libraries, sales tax authorized — ballot language — definitions (Butler, Ripley, Wayne, Stoddard, New Madrid, Dunklin, Pemiscot, Saline, and Cedar counties)

Section
182.810

Insurance for library boards.

Section
182.812

Library network defined — appropriations, rules and regulations — library networking fund established — rulemaking, procedure.

Section
182.815

Disclosure of library records, definitions.

Section
182.817

Disclosure of library records not required — exceptions — complaint may be filed for compromised privacy, procedure.

Section
182.825

Definitions.

Section
182.827

Responsibilities of public schools and public libraries with public access computers — rulemaking authority — immunity from liability, when.

Section
182.900

City libraries — organization of library board — state aid, requirements to obtain.