CHAPTER 9. Library Districts and Museums in Unincorporated Towns and Villages [19600. - 19734.]

Heading of Chapter 9 amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 988.

§§ 19600–19734 · 70 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Formation §§ 19600–19614 · 11 sections

   • § 19600 Any unincorporated town or village of this state may establish, equip, and maintain a public library for the dissemination of knowledge of the arts, sciences,…
   • § 19601 Upon the application, by petition, of 50 or more taxpayers and residents of any unincorporated town or village to the board of supervisors in the county in…
   • § 19603 Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail,…
   • § 19604 The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled…
   • § 19605 If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time…
   • § 19608 The election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of this state, where applicable, without reference to form of ballot or manner of…
   • § 19610 The election officers shall report the result of the election to the board of supervisors within five days after the election.
   • § 19611 If a majority of the votes at the election is in favor of a library district, the board of supervisors shall by resolution, establish the library district, and…
   • § 19612 Vacancies shall be filled by the board of supervisors by appointment for the unexpired term.
   • § 19613 If a majority of the votes cast is against a library district, the board of supervisors shall, by order, so declare, and no other proceedings shall be taken in…
   • § 19614 The fact of the presentation of the petition, and the order establishing the library district and making the appointment of the five library trustees, shall be…
2. ARTICLE 2. Powers §§ 19640–19664 · 24 sections

   • § 19640 The board of library trustees shall meet at least once a month, at such time and place as it may fix by resolution.
   • § 19641 Special meetings may be called at any time by three trustees, by written notices served upon each member at least 12 hours before the time specified for the…
   • § 19642 Three members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
   • § 19643 At its first meeting held after the general district election the board shall organize by electing one of its number president, and another one of its number…
   • § 19644 The board shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept, and at the first meeting of the board of trustees, it shall immediately cause to be made…
   • § 19645 The board of library trustees shall make and enforce all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the…
   • § 19646 The board of library trustees shall administer any trust declared or created for the library, and receive by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold in trust or…
   • § 19647 The board of library trustees shall prescribe the duties and powers of the librarian, secretary, and other officers and employees of the library, determine the…
   • § 19648 The board of library trustees shall purchase necessary books, journals, publications, and other personal property.
   • § 19649 The board of library trustees shall also purchase such real property, and erect or rent and equip, such building or rooms, as in its judgment is necessary to…
   • § 19650 The board of library trustees may request the appropriate state officials to furnish the library with copies of any and all reports, laws, and other…
   • § 19651 The board of library trustees shall borrow books from, lend books to, and exchange books with other libraries. It shall allow nonresidents to borrow books upon…
   • § 19652 The board of library trustees shall do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
   • § 19653 The board of library trustees shall file, through the librarian, on or before the last day in the month of August of each year, a report with the State…
   • § 19654 The board of library trustees shall designate the hours during which the library is open for the use of the public. All public libraries established under this…
   • § 19655 In any library district formed under the provisions of this chapter, which maintains a public library, or which has petitioned for and been granted permission…
   • § 19656 The board of library trustees may, when in its judgment it is deemed advisable, and upon the petition of 50 or more taxpayers residing within the library…
   • § 19658 The revenue derived from the tax, together with all money acquired by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, for the purposes of the library, shall be paid into…
   • § 19659 Upon the receipt by the county auditor of an order of the library trustees of the district he shall issue his warrant upon the county treasurer for the amount…
   • § 19660 When any warrant is presented to the treasurer for payment and it is not paid for want of funds the treasurer shall endorse thereon “not paid for want of…
   • § 19661 Every library established under this chapter shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the library district, subject always to such…
   • § 19662 Boards of library trustees and the boards of trustees of neighboring library districts, or the legislative bodies of neighboring municipalities, or boards of…
   • § 19663 The title to all property acquired for the purposes of the libraries, when not inconsistent with the terms of its acquisition, or not otherwise designated,…
   • § 19664 Every library district shall be designated by the name and style of ____ Library District, (using the name of the district), of ____ County, (using the name of…
3. ARTICLE 2.5. Museums §§ 19670–19685 · 16 sections

   • § 19670 The board of library trustees may vote to establish a public museum in the library district and to constitute the board of library trustees as the board of…
   • § 19671 The board of museum trustees shall meet at least once a month, at such time and place as it may fix by resolution.
   • § 19672 Special meetings may be called at any time by three trustees, by written notices served upon each member at least 12 hours before the time specified for the…
   • § 19673 Three members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
   • § 19674 At its first meeting held after being constituted, the board shall organize by electing one of its number president, and another one of its number secretary.…
   • § 19675 The board shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept, and at the first meeting of the board of trustees, it shall immediately cause to be made…
   • § 19676 The board of museum trustees shall make and enforce all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the…
   • § 19677 The board of museum trustees shall administer any trust declared or created for the museum, and receive by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold in trust or…
   • § 19678 The board of museum trustees shall prescribe the duties and powers of the curator, secretary, and other officers and employees of the museum, determine the…
   • § 19679 The board of museum trustees shall purchase necessary objects of artistic, scientific, or historical interest, and other personal property.
   • § 19680 The board of museum trustees shall also purchase such real property, and erect or rent and equip, such building or rooms, as in its judgment is necessary to…
   • § 19681 The board of museum trustees shall do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
   • § 19682 The board of museum trustees shall designate the hours during which the museum is open for the use of the public. All public museums established under this…
   • § 19683 In any library district formed under the provisions of this chapter, which maintains a public museum, in accordance with this chapter, the board of museum…
   • § 19684 The title to all property acquired for the purposes of the museum, when not inconsistent with the terms of its acquisition, or not otherwise designated, vests…
   • § 19685 It is the intent of the Legislature that public museums established pursuant to this chapter shall be funded primarily by private funds. The board of…
4. ARTICLE 3. Claims § 19690 · 1 section

   • § 19690 All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division…
5. ARTICLE 4. Biennial Election of Trustees §§ 19700–19702 · 3 sections

   • § 19700 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections…
   • § 19701 The number of library trustees for any library district established under the provisions of this chapter is five.
   • § 19702 Every person who is registered to vote in the library district where the election is held at least 29 days before the election, may vote at the election.
6. ARTICLE 5. Bonds §§ 19720–19734 · 15 sections

   • § 19720 The board of trustees of any library district may, when in their judgment it is deemed advisable, and shall upon a petition of 50 or more taxpayers and…
   • § 19721 The election shall be called by posting notices, signed by the board, in three of the most public places in the district, for not less than 20 days before the…
   • § 19722 The notice shall contain: (a) Time and place of holding the election. (b) The names of inspectors and judges to conduct the election. (c) The hours during the…
   • § 19723 The election shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions relating to the election of trustees, insofar as they are applicable to the election for…
   • § 19724 Voting shall be by ballot, without reference to the general election law in regard to form of ballot, or manner of voting. The ballots shall have printed on…
   • § 19725 On the seventh day after the election, at 8 o'clock p.m., the returns having been made to the board of trustees, the board shall meet and canvass the returns,…
   • § 19726 The money shall be raised by taxation upon the taxable property in the district, for the redemption of the bonds and the payment of the interest thereon.
   • § 19727 The total amount of bonds issued shall not exceed 5 percent of the taxable property of the district, as shown by the last equalized assessment book of the…
   • § 19728 The board of supervisors by an order entered upon its minutes shall prescribe the form of the bonds and of the interest coupons attached thereto, and shall fix…
   • § 19729 The bonds shall not bear a greater amount of interest than 6 percent, to be payable annually or semiannually. The bonds shall be sold in the manner prescribed…
   • § 19730 The board of supervisors, at the time of making the levy of taxes for county purposes, shall levy a tax for that year upon the taxable property in the…
   • § 19731 All money levied, when collected, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the library district, and shall be used for the payment of principal…
   • § 19732 Whenever any bonds issued under this article remain unsold for the period of six months after having been offered for sale in the manner prescribed by the…
   • § 19733 Upon receiving the petition, signed by a majority of the members of the board of trustees, the supervisors shall fix a time for hearing the petition, which…
   • § 19734 At the time and place designated in the notice for hearing the petition, or at any subsequent time to which the hearing is postponed, the supervisors shall…