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NE Code § 51-417 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-417 - Distribution of state publications; restriction.

51-417.  Distribution of state publications; restriction.The Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse shall not engage in general public distribution of either state publications or lists of publications. Sections 51-411 to 51-418 shall not affect the distribution of state publications distributed by state agencies, except that the agencies shall deposit in the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse the number of copies of each of their state publications certified by the clearinghouse.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 7;   Laws 1988, LB 802, § 5.
NE Code § 51-418 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-418 - Interlibrary loan service; provide.

51-418.  Interlibrary loan service; provide.The Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse shall provide access to local, state, federal and other governmental publications to state agencies and legislators and through interlibrary loan service to citizens of the state.Source  Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 8.
NE Code § 51-501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-501 - Museums; local governmental subdivisions; establishment; tax levy; limitation; authorization by election; discontinuance.

51-501.  Museums; local governmental subdivisions; establishment; tax levy; limitation; authorization by election; discontinuance.(1) The city council of any city, the board of trustees of any incorporated village, the county board of any county, and the electors of any township at their annual town meeting shall have the power to establish a museum for the use of the inhabitants of such city, village, county, or township or to contract for the use of a museum already established and may levy a tax of not more than seven cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property within the city, village, township, or county to be levied each year and collected in like manner as other taxes in such city, village, county, or township and to be known as the museum fund. The levy shall be part of the levy of the city, village, county, or township and shall be subject to sections 77-3442 and 77-3443.(2) When the county board makes a levy for a county museum, it shall omit from the levy of the museum tax all property within the limits of any city, village, or township in such county which already maintains a museum by public tax. Before establishing such county museum or levying such tax, the county board shall submit the question to the voters of the county and a majority of the voters voting thereon shall have authorized the establishment of such county museum and the levying of the tax. Such questions shall be submitted at a general election only, and when so submitted and carried, it is hereby made the duty of the county board to include the county museum in its next succeeding estimate and levy.(3) The electors of the county may discontinue such levy by vote of the people in the same manner that the initial levy was authorized, except that the proposition to discontinue such levy shall be placed on the ballot by the county board of such county at a general election only when requested to do so by a petition signed by at least twenty percent of the legal voters of such county based on the total vote cast for Governor at the last general election in the county.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 1, p. 766;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 180;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 156;   Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 62;   Laws 1997, LB 269, § 31;   Laws 1998, LB 306, § 6.  Cross References   For other provisions for establishment of museums:   Cities of the first class, see section 16-251.  Cities of the metropolitan class, see section 14-102. Annotations The county board was permitted under this section to provide for the establishment of a museum to be constructed by public-donated funds and to levy a tax for the maintenance of the museum thereafter. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., Inc. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615, 185 N.W.2d 671 (1971).
NE Code § 51-502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-502 - Museums; city or village; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancy, how filled.

51-502.  Museums; city or village; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancy, how filled.A city or village may establish and maintain a museum pursuant to sections 51-501 to 51-513 when approved by at least fifty-one percent of the votes cast at the election by the electors of the city or village voting on the proposition. Notwithstanding the provisions of any home rule charter to the contrary, any city or village which established a museum prior to April 10, 1957, or any city or village contracting for the use of a museum already established shall not be required to hold an election to contract for or to establish and maintain such a museum for any term of years deemed necessary or advisable by such city or village. When the electors of a city or village approve the establishment and the maintenance of a museum pursuant to sections 51-501 to 51-513, the city council or village board shall establish and maintain a museum pursuant to such sections. Such city or village shall appoint a museum board of not less than five but not more than nine members to be chosen from the citizens of the city or village at large. Except as further provided in this section, neither the mayor nor any member of the city council or village board shall be a member of the museum board. The members of the museum board first appointed shall hold office, the first for a term of one year, the second for a term of two years, the third for a term of three years, the fourth for a term of four years, the fifth for a term of five years, the sixth for a term of one year, the seventh for a term of two years, the eighth for a term of three years, and the ninth for a term of four years from the first day of July following their appointment. As their terms expire, one member shall be chosen annually thereafter for a term of five years. In cases of vacancies by resignation, removal, or otherwise, the city council or village board shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. Cities having home rule charters may fix by ordinance the number of members of such museum board. No member shall receive any pay or compensation for any services rendered. However, the city council of any city or the board of trustees of any village which is contracting for the use of a museum already established shall be the museum board and may establish the city council or board of trustees as the museum board without regard to the requirements for terms and numbers of members on the board set forth in this section.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 2, p. 767;   Laws 1963, c. 306, § 1, p. 903;   Laws 1965, c. 316, § 1, p. 880;   Laws 1989, LB 444, § 1.
NE Code § 51-503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-503 - Museums; county or township; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancies, how filled; compensation.

51-503.  Museums; county or township; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancies, how filled; compensation.When the electors of any county or of any township shall have voted to establish and maintain a museum, the county board of such county or the township board of such township shall appoint a museum board of not less than five but not more than nine members, no member of which shall be a member of the county or township board, the five members of the museum board first appointed shall hold office, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years, the sixth member shall be for a term of one year, the seventh for a term of two years, the eighth for a term of three years, and the ninth for a term of four years, from the first day of July following their appointment; and as the terms of the members expire, the county or township board shall appoint annually one trustee to serve for a term of five years. In case of vacancies, the county or township board shall have the power to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. No trustee shall receive any pay or compensation for any services rendered as a member of such board.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 3, p. 768;   Laws 1963, c. 306, § 2, p. 904;   Laws 1965, c. 316, § 2, p. 881.
NE Code § 51-504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-504 - Museums; trustees; officers; appointment; meetings; quorum.

51-504.  Museums; trustees; officers; appointment; meetings; quorum.The trustees of any city, village, county, or township museum shall immediately after their appointment meet and organize by electing from their number a president, secretary and such other officers as may be necessary. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 4, p. 769;   Laws 1963, c. 306, § 3, p. 904.
NE Code § 51-505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-505 - Museums; board; powers.

51-505.  Museums; board; powers.The museum board shall have the power to make and adopt such bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own guidance and for the government of the museum as it may deem expedient and not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 51-501 to 51-512. The board shall have power to employ any and all personnel necessary for the operation of the museum and to fix their salaries.Source  Laws 1957, c. 224, § 5, p. 769.
NE Code § 51-506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-506 - Museums; board; finances; care of building.

51-506.  Museums; board; finances; care of building.The museum board shall have exclusive control of expenditures, of all money collected or donated to the credit of the museum fund, of the renting or construction of a museum building and the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for that purpose.Source  Laws 1957, c. 224, § 6, p. 769. Annotations Because the vote establishing museum hereunder limited the tax levy to the maintenance of a museum constructed by public-donated funds, it was held that tax funds cannot be used for construction purposes. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., Inc. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615, 185 N.W.2d 671 (1971).
NE Code § 51-507 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-507 - Museums; funds; disbursement; acquisition from private sources; kept separate and apart; manner of disbursement.

51-507.  Museums; funds; disbursement; acquisition from private sources; kept separate and apart; manner of disbursement.All taxes levied or collected shall be kept for the use of the museum, separate and apart from other funds of the city, village, county, or township. They shall be drawn upon and paid out by the treasurer of such city, village, county, or township upon vouchers signed by the president of the museum board and authenticated by the secretary of such board, and shall not be used or disbursed for any other purpose or in any other manner. All funds donated or in any other way acquired from private sources, including paid memberships in a local museum association, for the erection, maintenance, or support of any museum shall be kept for the use of the museum, separate and apart from all other funds of the city, village, county or township. They shall be drawn upon and paid out by the treasurer of such museum board upon vouchers signed by the president of the museum board and authenticated by the secretary of such board, and shall not be used or disbursed for any other purpose or in any other manner.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 7, p. 769;   Laws 1963, c. 306, § 4, p. 905.
NE Code § 51-508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-508 - Museums; public use; admission charges; rules and regulations.

51-508.  Museums; public use; admission charges; rules and regulations.Every museum supported by public tax shall be open to the use of the public, subject to such reasonable regulations and admission charges as the museum board may adopt to render such museum of the greatest use to the public. The board may exclude from the use of the museum any person who shall willfully violate or refuse to comply with rules and regulations established for the government thereof. The power of the museum board under this section may be exercised by the other contracting party as set forth in a contract which has been entered into by a city or village for the use of a museum already established.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 8, p. 769;   Laws 1963, c. 306, § 5, p. 905;   Laws 1989, LB 444, § 2.
NE Code § 51-509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-509 - Museums; board; report; contents.

51-509.  Museums; board; report; contents.Except where a contract is entered into for the use of a museum already established, the museum board shall, on or before the second Monday in June in each year, make a report to the city council, village board, or to the county or township board as to the condition of its trust on June 1 of such year, showing all money received or expended and a general report on all its activities in the operation and supervision of the museum and any information and suggestions it may deem of general interest, or as the city council, village, county, or township board may require. The report shall be in writing and verified by affidavit of the proper officers of such board.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 9, p. 770;   Laws 1989, LB 444, § 3.  Annotations Holding that the county had an interest in result of pending litigation and had standing to intervene on the question as to whether proceeds from a tax levy could be used to pay for construction costs based in part on this section. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., Inc. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615, 185 N.W.2d 671 (1971).
NE Code § 51-510 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-510 - Museums; gifts and devises; title in trust; revenue bonds; payment.

51-510.  Museums; gifts and devises; title in trust; revenue bonds; payment.Any person may make gifts or devises of money, lands, or other property to or for the benefit of any public museum. The title to property so donated or devised may be made to and shall vest in the museum board of such museum and their successors in office, and the board shall thereby become the owners thereof in trust to the uses of the museum of the city, village, county, or township, but such museum board may pledge and use any unrestricted gifts or devises for the payment of the principal of or the interest or redemption premium on any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of such museum.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 10, p. 770;   Laws 1965, c. 316, § 3, p. 881.
NE Code § 51-511 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-511 - Museum; conveyance of real estate or other property; procedure; applicability of section.

51-511.  Museum; conveyance of real estate or other property; procedure; applicability of section.The museum board may, by resolution of the majority of the board, direct the sale, conveyance, or disposition of any real estate or other property owned by the museum board or by the museum upon such terms and conditions as the museum board deems in the best interest of the museum, except that the provisions of this section shall not include any items or property subject to the Unmarked Human Burial Sites and Skeletal Remains Protection Act or the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. The museum board shall properly document the sale, conveyance, or disposition of any real estate or other property, including a brief description of the real estate or other property, the disposition made, the name of the recipient of the real estate or other property, the amount tendered or a description and stated value of real estate or other property received in exchange, and the date of the transaction. All funds derived from such sales shall be deposited in the museum fund and kept for use by the museum separate and apart from other funds of the city, village, county, or township as authorized by section 51-507.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 11, p. 770;   Laws 1986, LB 960, § 35;   Laws 1993, LB 750, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 59, § 5.  Cross References  Unmarked Human Burial Sites and Skeletal Remains Protection Act, see section 12-1201.
NE Code § 51-512 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-512 - Museums; property; exempt from execution and taxation.

51-512.  Museums; property; exempt from execution and taxation.The property of any public museum, including the museum property of a contracting party set forth in a contract with a city or village for the use of a museum already established, shall be exempt from execution and taxation, as is other public property.Source   Laws 1957, c. 224, § 12, p. 771;   Laws 1989, LB 444, § 4.
NE Code § 51-513 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-513 - Museums; revenue bonds; purpose; issuance; payable; sale; refunding.

51-513.  Museums; revenue bonds; purpose; issuance; payable; sale; refunding.The city council of any city, the board of trustees of any incorporated village, the county board of any county and the electors of any township at their annual town meeting, who have established a museum pursuant to the provisions of sections 51-501 to 51-503, shall have the power to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of (1) purchasing and improving a site or sites for the location of a museum or museum buildings, structures or educational or historical exhibits, (2) erecting museum buildings, structures and educational or historical exhibits, (3) acquiring historical collections and other museum items, (4) acquiring furniture, furnishings and equipment for any of the foregoing, or (5) paying any outstanding notes, obligations, or other indebtedness incurred in connection with the museum. Such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the admission charges authorized by section 51-508, nontax revenue received from the operation of such museum, or from unrestricted gifts, devises, or other property and funds of such museum. Such bonds shall be of such tenure, form, and denominations, be payable in such installments, at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their date, and at such place or places, bear interest at such rate or rates payable at such place or places and evidenced in such manner, be redeemable prior to maturity with or without premium, and contain such other provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this section as the governing body of the issuing city, village, county or township shall determine. All bonds issued under the authority of this section and all interest coupons applicable thereto shall be construed to be negotiable instruments despite the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source. Such bonds may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and at such times as may be determined by the governing body of the issuer. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this section and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by the issuing agency by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the governing body may deem necessary but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds to be so refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon and any premiums necessary to be paid in connection therewith. Such refunding may be either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby.Source  Laws 1965, c. 466, § 1, p. 1508.
NE Code § 51-701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-701 - Act, how cited.

51-701.  Act, how cited.Sections 51-701 to 51-712 shall be known and may be cited as the Museum Property Act.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 1.
NE Code § 51-702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-702 - Terms, defined.

51-702.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Museum Property Act:(1) Claimant means a person who files a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum as provided in section 51-706;(2) Claimant's address means the most recent address as shown on a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum or notice of change of address, which notice is on file with the museum;(3) Lender means a person whose name appears on the records of the museum as the person legally entitled to or claiming to be legally entitled to property held by the museum;(4) Lender's address means the most recent address as shown on the museum's records pertaining to the property on loan from the lender;(5) Loan means a deposit of property not accompanied by a transfer of permanent title to the property;(6) Museum means an institution located in Nebraska and operated by a nonprofit corporation or a public agency, primarily for educational, scientific, historic preservation, or aesthetic purposes, and which owns, borrows, cares for, exhibits, studies, archives, or catalogs property. Museum includes, but is not limited to, historical societies, historic sites or landmarks, parks, monuments, libraries, and zoos;(7) Permanent loan means a loan of property to a museum for an indefinite period;(8) Property means a tangible object, animate or inanimate, under a museum's care, which has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, or cultural value; and(9) Undocumented property means property in the possession of a museum for which the museum cannot determine the owner by reference to the museum's records.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 2.
NE Code § 51-703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums|51-703 - Notice; contents.

51-703.  Notice; contents.(1) In addition to any other information prescribed for a particular notice, each notice given pursuant to the Museum Property Act shall contain the following information:(a) The lender's or claimant's name as appropriate;(b) The lender's last-known address or the claimant's last-known address as appropriate;(c) A brief description of the property on loan;(d) The date of the loan, if known;(e) The name of the museum; and(f) The name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate person or office to be contacted regarding the property.(2) Each notice given by a museum pursuant to the act shall be mailed to the lender's and any claimant's last-known address by restricted certified mail. Notice is deemed given if the museum receives proof of receipt within thirty days after mailing the notice.(3) Notice may be given by publication if the museum does not:(a) Know the identity of the lender;(b) Have the address or telephone number for the lender or the address or telephone number for the claimant; or(c) Receive proof of receipt of the notice by the person to whom the notice was sent within thirty days after the notice was mailed.(4) Notice by publication must be given at least once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in both the county where the museum is located and the county of the lender's or claimant's address, if any.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1276, § 3.