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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.175 - Submission of Agreement and Amendment to State Librarian; Approval or Disapproval of Agreement, Amendment, or Revision; Statement.

397.175 Submission of agreement and amendment to state librarian; approval or disapproval of agreement, amendment, or revision; statement.
Sec. 5.
(1) The legislative bodies of the municipalities that establish a district library shall submit the agreement to the state librarian within 10 days following the date on which the agreement is adopted. A board shall submit an amendment to the agreement to the state librarian within 10 days following the date on which the amendment is adopted.
(2) The state librarian shall approve an agreement or an amendment to an agreement submitted pursuant to subsection (1) or a revision in board structure submitted pursuant to section 6 if it conforms to the requirements of this act and shall disapprove the agreement, amendment, or revision if it does not conform to the requirements of this act. Within 30 days following the date on which the state librarian receives an agreement, amendment, or revision, the state librarian shall send to the board or the legislative bodies that submitted the agreement, amendment, or revision a written statement of approval or disapproval. If the state librarian disapproves the agreement, amendment, or revision, the state librarian shall explain in the written statement the reasons for the disapproval, and the department shall not recognize the district library as lawfully established for purposes of the distribution of state aid and penal fines until the state librarian approves an amendment or revision that causes the agreement to conform to the requirements of this act. If the state librarian fails to send a written statement of approval or disapproval within 30 days following the date on which the state librarian receives the agreement, amendment, or revision, it shall be considered approved.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 64, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of library of Michigan and state librarian, except pertaining to services for blind and physically handicapped and those related to census data functions, to department of education, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.176 - Organizational Plan; Revision of Board Structure and Selection.

397.176 Organizational plan; revision of board structure and selection.
Sec. 6.
Within 1 year after May 22, 1989, the board of a district library established pursuant to former 1955 PA 164 shall submit to the state librarian an organizational plan including the information required to be set forth in an agreement under section 4(1) and shall revise the board structure and selection to conform to section 9 or to sections 10 and 11. If the board of a district library established pursuant to former 1955 PA 164 complies with this section and the state librarian does not disapprove the revision of board structure and selection, the district library shall be considered to be established pursuant to this act.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 540, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of library of Michigan and state librarian, except pertaining to services for blind and physically handicapped and those related to census data functions, to department of education, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.177 - District Library as Authority.

397.177 District library as authority.
Sec. 7.
A district library established pursuant to this act constitutes an authority under section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.178 - Candidate for Appointment or Election as Board Member; Qualifications; Vacancy in Office of Board Member.

397.178 Candidate for appointment or election as board member; qualifications; vacancy in office of board member.
Sec. 8.
(1) An individual appointed as a board member shall be a qualified elector of the participating municipality that appoints the member on the date the appointment is made. A candidate for election as a board member shall be a qualified elector of a participating municipality on the deadline for filing nominating petitions. A candidate for appointment or election shall be a resident of the district.
(2) The office of board member becomes vacant when the incumbent dies, resigns, is convicted of a felony, is removed from office by the governor pursuant to section 10 of article V of the state constitution of 1963, or ceases to be a resident of the district. In addition, the office of an appointed board member becomes vacant when the incumbent ceases to be a resident of the participating municipality that appointed the incumbent.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.179 - Appointed Board Members; Number; Right to Appoint; Term; Vacancy.

397.179 Appointed board members; number; right to appoint; term; vacancy.
Sec. 9.
If an agreement prescribes appointed board members, the board shall consist of not fewer than 5 and not more than 8 members. The agreement may provide that the right to appoint 1 or more board members rotates between 2 or more municipalities. A term shall not be more than 4 years. A member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of a successor. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the participating municipality that appointed the member whose position is vacant.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.180 - Repealed. 2002, Act 159, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003.

397.180 Repealed. 2002, Act 159, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to election of board members.
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.180a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

397.180a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 10a.
A petition under section 10 or 11, 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 this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 176, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.182 - Powers of Board; Compensation and Expenses of Board Members; Deposit and Expenditure of Money in District Library Fund.

397.182 Powers of board; compensation and expenses of board members; deposit and expenditure of money in district library fund.
Sec. 12.
(1) A board may do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Establish, maintain, and operate a public library for the district.
(b) Appoint and remove officers from among its members.
(c) Appoint and remove a librarian and necessary assistants and fix their compensation.
(d) Purchase, sell, convey, lease, or otherwise acquire or dispose of real or personal property, including, but not limited to, land contracts and installment purchase contracts.
(e) Erect buildings.
(f) Supervise and control district library property.
(g) Enter into a contract to receive library-related service from or give library-related service to a library or a municipality within or without the district.
(h) Adopt bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with this act, governing the board and the district library.
(i) Propose and levy upon approval of the electors as provided in this act a tax for support of the district library.
(j) Borrow money pursuant to the district library financing act, 1988 PA 265, MCL 397.281 to 397.290.
(k) Issue bonds pursuant to the district library financing act, 1988 PA 265, MCL 397.281 to 397.290.
(l) Accept gifts and grants for the district library.
(m) Do any other thing necessary for conducting the district library service, the cost of which shall be charged against the district library fund.
(2) A board may reimburse a board member for necessary expenses that the member incurs in the performance of official duties. A board may compensate board members for attending official meetings of the board or committees of the board and shall include the amount of compensation in the annual budget. Compensation shall not exceed $30.00 per board member per meeting. A board member shall not be compensated for attending more than 52 meetings per year.
(3) Money for the district library shall be paid to the board and deposited in a fund known as the district library fund. The board shall exclusively control the expenditure of money deposited in the district library fund.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 540, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.184 - Provisions Governing Elections.

397.184 Provisions governing elections.
Sec. 14.
(1) An election for or recall of board members and an election for a districtwide tax shall be conducted under the provisions of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, and applicable provisions of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, except to the extent that those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
(2) If none of the participating municipalities are school districts, an election for a districtwide tax is governed by sections 15 to 18 and section 23. If 1 or more of the participating municipalities are school districts, an election for a districtwide tax is governed by section 15 and sections 19 to 23.
(3) If none of the participating municipalities are school districts, an election for district library board members is governed by sections 16 to 18 and section 23. If 1 or more of the participating municipalities are school districts, an election for district library board members is governed by sections 19 to 23.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 540, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.185 - Ballot Proposal for Districtwide Tax; Amount of Millage; Proposed Duration; Adoption by Resolution; Certification; Authorization of Tax Levy; Limitation on Elections.

397.185 Ballot proposal for districtwide tax; amount of millage; proposed duration; adoption by resolution; certification; authorization of tax levy; limitation on elections.
Sec. 15.
(1) A ballot proposal for a districtwide tax shall state the amount of the millage. If section 13(4) limits the maximum duration of a portion of the millage in a ballot proposal for a districtwide tax, the ballot proposal shall state the proposed duration of that portion of the millage.
(2) If none of the participating municipalities are a school district, a proposal for a districtwide tax shall not be placed on the ballot unless the proposal is adopted by a resolution of the board and certified by the board not later than 60 days before the election to the county clerk of each county in which all or part of the district is located for inclusion on the ballot. The proposal shall be certified for inclusion on the ballot at the next general election, the state primary immediately preceding the general election, or a special election held on an otherwise regularly scheduled election date, as specified by the board's resolution.
(3) If 1 or more of the participating municipalities are school districts, a proposal for a districtwide tax shall not be placed on the ballot unless the proposal is adopted by a resolution of the board and certified by the board not later than 60 days before the election to the school district election coordinator of the largest participating school district. The board shall certify the proposal for inclusion on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election of school board members in the largest participating school district or at a special election held on an otherwise regularly scheduled election date, as specified by the board's resolution. The school district election coordinator to whom the ballot proposal was certified shall promptly certify the proposal and date of election to the school district election coordinator of every other participating school district and to the election officials authorized by this act to conduct the election in the participating municipalities or the portions of participating municipalities located within a nonparticipating school district.
(4) If a majority of the votes cast on the question of a districtwide tax is in favor of the proposal, the tax levy is authorized. No more than 2 elections shall be held in a calendar year on a proposal for a districtwide tax.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 114, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1994 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.186 - Providing Ballots.

397.186 Providing ballots.
Sec. 16.
If none of the participating municipalities are a school district, the county election commission of each participating county and each county in which all or part of a participating municipality is located shall provide ballots for an election for board members or a districtwide tax for each participating municipality or part of a participating municipality located within the county.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.187 - Conduct of Election; List of Electors.

397.187 Conduct of election; list of electors.
Sec. 17.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), if none of the participating municipalities are school districts, an election for board members or a districtwide tax shall be conducted by the city and township clerks and election officials of the municipalities located within the district.
(2) If an election on a proposal for a districtwide tax is to be held in conjunction with a general election or state primary election or board members are to be elected and if a participating village is located within a nonparticipating township, the township clerk and election officials shall conduct the election. On the forty-fifth day preceding the election, the village clerk shall provide to the township clerk a list containing the name, address, and birth date of each qualified and registered elector of the village or the portion of the village that is included in the district. By the fifteenth day preceding the election, the village clerk shall provide to the township clerk information updating the list as of the close of registration. Persons appearing on the list as updated are eligible to vote in the district election by special ballot.
(3) If a districtwide tax is to be voted on at a special election not held in conjunction with a general election or state primary election and if a participating village is located within a nonparticipating township, the village clerk and election officials shall conduct the election.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.188 - Publication of Notices of Close of Registration and Election; Canvass and Certification of Results of Election.

397.188 Publication of notices of close of registration and election; canvass and certification of results of election.
Sec. 18.
(1) If an election for board members or a districtwide tax is to be held in conjunction with a general election or a state primary election immediately preceding a general election and none of the participating municipalities are school districts, the notices of close of registration and election shall be published as provided for by the state election laws. Otherwise, if none of the participating municipalities are school districts, the county clerk of the largest county shall publish the notices of close of registration and election. The notice of close of registration shall include the ballot language of the proposal.
(2) If none of the participating municipalities are school districts, the results of an election for board members or a districtwide tax shall be canvassed by the board of county canvassers of each county in which a participating municipality is located. The board of county canvassers of a county in which a participating municipality is located and which is not the largest county shall certify the results of the election to the board of county canvassers of the largest county. The board of county canvassers of the largest county shall make the final canvass of an election for board members or a districtwide tax based on the returns of the election inspectors of the participating municipalities in that county and the certified results of the board of county canvassers of every other county in which a participating municipality is located. The board of county canvassers of the largest county shall certify the results of the election to the district library board and issue certificates of election.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.189 - Printing and Providing Ballots.

397.189 Printing and providing ballots.
Sec. 19.
If 1 or more participating municipalities are school districts, the school district election coordinator of each participating school district shall provide for the printing of ballots for that school district. The school district election coordinator of the largest participating school district shall provide ballots for an election for board members or a districtwide tax for a participating municipality or part of a participating municipality located within a nonparticipating school district.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.190 - Conduct of Election for Board Members or Districtwide Tax.

397.190 Conduct of election for board members or districtwide tax.
Sec. 20.
If 1 or more participating municipalities are school districts, the election for board members or a districtwide tax shall be conducted as follows:
(a) The school district election coordinator otherwise authorized by law to conduct elections in a participating school district shall conduct the election in that school district.
(b) If all or a portion of the participating municipality is located within a nonparticipating school district that is holding an election on the same day as the election for board members or a districtwide tax, the school district election coordinator authorized by law to conduct elections in the nonparticipating school district shall conduct the election for board members or a districtwide tax in the participating municipality or that portion of the participating municipality located within the nonparticipating school district. The qualified and registered electors of the participating municipality that reside within the nonparticipating school district shall vote in the election for board members or a districtwide tax by special ballot at their regular polling places in the election in the nonparticipating school district. Those qualified and registered electors shall be identified from the registration records of the nonparticipating school district or from a list of the names, addresses, and birth dates of qualified and registered electors of the participating municipality who reside in the nonparticipating school district and are eligible to vote in elections for board members or a districtwide tax. The list shall be supplied and updated by the clerk of the participating municipality at the request of the school district election coordinator or other official authorized by law to conduct the election.
(c) If all or a portion of a participating municipality is located within a nonparticipating school district that is not holding an election on the same day as the election for board members or a districtwide tax, the school district election coordinator authorized by law to conduct elections in the participating municipality shall conduct the election for board members or a districtwide tax in the participating municipality or that portion of the participating municipality located within the nonparticipating school district.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.191 - Publication of Notices for Election of Board Members or Districtwide Tax; Publication of Notices of Close of Registration and Election; Ballot Language of Proposal.

397.191 Publication of notices for election of board members or districtwide tax; publication of notices of close of registration and election; ballot language of proposal.
Sec. 21.
(1) If an election for district board members or a districtwide tax is conducted by a participating school district under section 20(a), the school district election coordinator required by law to publish notices of the close of registration and election for a school district election in that school district shall publish the notices for the election for board members or a districtwide tax in that school district.
(2) If an election for board members or a districtwide tax is conducted in a participating municipality or a portion of a participating municipality by a nonparticipating school district, under section 20(b), the school district election coordinator required by law to publish the notices of close of registration and election for a school district election in that school district shall publish the notices for the election for board members or a districtwide tax for the participating municipality or portion of a participating municipality located within that school district. The notices of close of registration and election shall designate the participating municipality for all or a portion of which the election is being conducted under section 20(b).
(3) If an election for board members or a districtwide tax is conducted by a participating municipality under section 20(c), the clerk of the participating municipality shall publish notices of close of registration and election for the participating municipality or that portion of the participating municipality located in the nonparticipating school district.
(4) A notice of close of registration published under this section shall contain the ballot language of the proposal.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.192 - Canvass and Certification of Results of Election.

397.192 Canvass and certification of results of election.
Sec. 22.
(1) If an election for district board members or a districtwide tax is conducted by a participating school district pursuant to section 20(a), the board of canvassers required by law to canvass the results of a school district election in that school district shall canvass the results of an election for board members or a districtwide tax in that school district and, if the school district is not the largest participating school district, certify the results of the election to the board of canvassers of the largest participating school district.
(2) If an election for board members or a districtwide tax is conducted in a participating municipality or a portion of a participating municipality by a nonparticipating school district pursuant to section 20(b), the board of canvassers required by law to canvass the results of a school district election in that school district shall canvass the results of an election for board members or a districtwide tax in the participating municipality or portion of the participating municipality located within the nonparticipating school district and certify the results to the board of canvassers of the largest participating school district.
(3) If an election for board members or a districtwide tax is conducted by a participating municipality pursuant to section 20(c), the board of canvassers required by law to canvass the results of a municipal election in that municipality shall canvass the results of an election for board members or a districtwide tax in the participating municipality or that portion of the participating municipality located within the nonparticipating school district and certify the results of the election to the board of canvassers of the largest participating school district.
(4) The board of canvassers required by law to canvass the results of elections held in the largest participating school district shall make the final canvass of the election for board members or a districtwide tax based on the returns received from the election inspectors of that district and certified results received from other boards of canvassers that canvassed part of the election. The board of canvassers required by law to canvass the results of a school district election in the largest participating school district shall certify the total results of the election to the board and issue certificates of election.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.193 - Reimbursement for Costs of Election.

397.193 Reimbursement for costs of election.
Sec. 23.
(1) A county clerk shall charge the district library and the district library shall reimburse the county for the actual costs the county incurs in an election for board members or a districtwide tax.
(2) If a participating township, city, or village conducts an election for district library board members or a districtwide tax, the clerk of that municipality shall charge the district library and the district library shall reimburse the municipality for the actual costs the municipality incurs in conducting the election if 1 or more of the following apply:
(a) The election is not held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled election in that municipality.
(b) Only a portion of the territory of the municipality is included in the district.
(c) The election is conducted under section 20(c) in conjunction with a regularly scheduled election in the municipality and a portion of the municipality lies within the boundaries of a nonparticipating school district.
(3) If an election for district library board members or a districtwide tax is held in conjunction with the regular election of a participating school district, the school district election coordinator authorized by law to conduct the election shall charge the district library and the district library shall reimburse the school district for the additional costs that the school district incurs in conducting the election.
(4) In addition to costs reimbursed under subsection (1), (2), or (3), a municipality shall charge the district library and the district library shall reimburse the municipality for actual costs that the municipality incurs and that are exclusively attributable to an election for board members or a districtwide tax.
(5) The actual costs that a county, township, city, village, or school district incurs shall be based on the number of hours of work done in conducting the election, the rates of compensation of the workers, and the cost of materials supplied in the election.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.195a - Repealed. 2003, Act 279, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2004.

397.195a Repealed. 2003, Act 279, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2004.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to a consolidated district library agreement.
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 24 of 1989 - The District Library Establishment Act (397.171 - 397.196) › Section 397.196 - Repeal of MCL 397.271 to 397.276.

397.196 Repeal of MCL 397.271 to 397.276.
Sec. 26.
Act No. 164 of the Public Acts of 1955, being sections 397.271 to 397.276 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed.
History:
1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Popular Name:
District Libraries Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.201 - Public Library and Reading Room; Establishment and Maintenance by City Council; Tax Levy; Library Fund; Tax Additional to Tax Limitation.

397.201 Public library and reading room; establishment and maintenance by city council; tax levy; library fund; tax additional to tax limitation.
Sec. 1.
(1) The city council of each incorporated city may establish and maintain a public library and reading room for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the city. The city council may levy a tax of not to exceed 1 mill on the dollar annually on all the taxable property in the city. If approved by a majority of the voters voting on the proposal at the regular annual election, the city council may increase the tax levied by not to exceed 1 additional mill on the dollar annually on all the taxable property in the city. The tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other general taxes of the city, and shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the "library fund."
(2) The tax levied under this section shall be in addition to any tax limitation imposed by a city charter.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5175 ;-- CL 1897, 3449 ;-- CL 1915, 3431 ;-- CL 1929, 8059 ;-- CL 1948, 397.201 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 133, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1986
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.202 - Governing Board; Number; Qualifications; Terms.

397.202 Governing board; number; qualifications; terms.
Sec. 2.
(1) If a city council decides to establish and maintain a public library and reading room under this act, the mayor of that city shall, with the approval of the city council, appoint a governing board of 5 members for the library and reading room, chosen from the citizens at large, with reference to their fitness for that office. Not more than 1 member of the city council may be a member of the board at any 1 time.
(2) If a city council decides, after the first appointment of the governing board under subsection (1), that the purposes of the library and reading room would be better served by a different number of members on the governing board, the city council may by ordinance change the number of members to an odd number not less than 5 or more than 9.
(3) The term of office for each member of the governing board may be changed by ordinance to a term of not less than 2 years or more than 5 years.
(4) Notwithstanding section 3, if the term of office is changed by ordinance by a city council, the term of office for subsequent appointments by the mayor shall be the same as prescribed by the ordinance.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5176 ;-- CL 1897, 3450 ;-- CL 1915, 3432 ;-- CL 1929, 8060 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 248, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 397.202 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 99, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2000 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.203 - Boards of Directors; Appointment; Terms; Removal.

397.203 Boards of directors; appointment; terms; removal.
Sec. 3.
The offices of boards of directors appointed before July 1, 1932 under this act, consisting of 9 members, are vacant effective July 1, 1932, and a board of 5 members to succeed them or a board of 5 members for a library newly established under this act shall be first appointed as follows: 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 5 years, 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, and annually thereafter the mayor shall appoint 1 member for a term of 5 years. The mayor may, by and with the consent of the city council, remove any member for misconduct or neglect of duty.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5177 ;-- CL 1897, 3451 ;-- CL 1915, 3433 ;-- CL 1929, 8061 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 248, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 397.203 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.204 - Governing Board; Vacancy; Compensation.

397.204 Governing board; vacancy; compensation.
Sec. 4.
A vacancy in the governing board of a library occasioned by removal, resignation, or otherwise, shall be reported to the city council and filled in the same manner as the original appointment, and no member shall receive compensation as such.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5178 ;-- CL 1897, 3452 ;-- CL 1915, 3434 ;-- CL 1929, 8062 ;-- CL 1948, 397.204 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.205 - Governing Board; President; Officers; Powers and Duties; Library Fund; Expenditures; Establishment and Maintenance of Public Library and Reading Room.

397.205 Governing board; president; officers; powers and duties; library fund; expenditures; establishment and maintenance of public library and reading room.
Sec. 5.
The governing board of a library shall, immediately after appointment, meet and organize, by the election of 1 member as president, and by the election of other officers as necessary. The governing board shall make and adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own guidance and for the government of the library and reading room, consistent with this act. The governing board has exclusive control of the expenditure of all money collected to the credit of the library fund, the construction of any library building, and the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for that purpose. All money received for the library shall be deposited in the treasury of the city to the credit of the library fund, shall be kept separate and apart from other money of the city, and drawn upon by the proper officers of the city upon the properly authenticated vouchers of the library board. The governing board may purchase or lease grounds and occupy, lease, or erect an appropriate building or buildings for the use of the library; has the power to appoint a suitable librarian and necessary assistants and fix their compensation; and remove appointees. The governing board shall carry out the spirit and intent of this act in establishing and maintaining a public library and reading room.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5179 ;-- CL 1897, 3453 ;-- CL 1915, 3435 ;-- CL 1929, 8063 ;-- CL 1948, 397.205 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.206 - City Library; Free Use; Regulations.

397.206 City library; free use; regulations.
Sec. 6.
Every library and reading room established under this act shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants where located, always subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the library board may adopt; and said board may exclude from the use of said library and reading room any and all persons who shall wilfully violate such rules.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5180 ;-- CL 1897, 3454 ;-- CL 1915, 3436 ;-- CL 1929, 8064 ;-- CL 1948, 397.206
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.207 - Governing Board; Annual Report; Contents; Affidavit.

397.207 Governing board; annual report; contents; affidavit.
Sec. 7.
The governing board appointed under section 2 shall annually report to the city council on the money received from the library fund and from other sources, and how the money has been expended and for what purposes; the number of books and periodicals on hand; the number added by purchase, gift, or otherwise during the year; the number lost or missing; the number of visitors attending; the number of books loaned out, and the general character and kind of those books; as well as other statistics, information, and suggestions as it deems appropriate. All portions of the report that relate to the receipt and expenditure of money, as well as the number of books on hand, books lost or missing, or books purchased, shall be verified by affidavit.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5181 ;-- CL 1897, 3455 ;-- CL 1915, 3437 ;-- CL 1929, 8065 ;-- CL 1948, 397.207 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.208 - City Library; Injury to Property, Ordinances, Penalties.

397.208 City library; injury to property, ordinances, penalties.
Sec. 8.
The city council of said city shall have power to pass ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon such library, or the grounds or other property thereof, or for wilful injury to or failure to return any book belonging to such library.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5182 ;-- CL 1897, 3456 ;-- CL 1915, 3438 ;-- CL 1929, 8066 ;-- CL 1948, 397.208
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.209 - Donation of Money, Personal Property, or Real Estate; Governing Board as Trustee.

397.209 Donation of money, personal property, or real estate; governing board as trustee.
Sec. 9.
Any person desiring to donate money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of a library has the right to vest the title to money or real estate donated in a governing board created under this act, to be held and controlled by that board when accepted according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise, or bequest of the property. The governing board shall be considered a special trustee of money, personal property, or real estate donated under this section.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5183 ;-- CL 1897, 3457 ;-- CL 1915, 3439 ;-- CL 1929, 8067 ;-- CL 1948, 397.209 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.210a - Free Public Library in City; Establishment; Petition for Tax; Notice; Library Fund; Preparing and Reporting Estimate of Money Necessary for Support and Maintenance; Tax Additional to Tax Limitation.

397.210a Free public library in city; establishment; petition for tax; notice; library fund; preparing and reporting estimate of money necessary for support and maintenance; tax additional to tax limitation.
Sec. 10a.
(1) Fifty voters of a city may present to the clerk of the city a petition asking that a tax be levied for the establishment of a free public library in that city and specifying a rate of taxation not to exceed 2 mills on the dollar. The tax may be of unlimited duration or the petition may specify the number of years for which the tax shall be levied. The clerk, in the next legal notice of the regular election in that city, shall give notice that at the election every voter may vote upon the proposition. The notice shall specify the rate and any duration of taxation mentioned in the petition.
(2) If a majority of all the votes cast in the city upon the proposition is for the tax for a free public library, the tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other general taxes of that city for the period, if any, specified in the petition, and shall be placed in a fund to be known as the "library fund".
(3) If the free public library is established under this section, and a governing board is elected and qualified as provided in section 11, the board, on or before the first Monday in September in each year, shall prepare an estimate of the amount of money necessary for the support and maintenance of the free public library for the ensuing year, not to exceed 2 mills on the dollar of the taxable property of the city. Unless any period specified in the petition for the levy of the tax has expired, the governing board shall report the estimate to the legislative body of the city. The legislative body shall raise by tax upon the taxable property in the city the amount of the estimate in the same manner that other general taxes are raised in the city.
(4) A tax levied under this section shall be in addition to any tax limitation imposed by a city charter.
History:
Add. 1911, Act 178, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 3441 ;-- CL 1929, 8069 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 248, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 397.210a ;-- Am. 1980, Act 521, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 133, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1986 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 81, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1994 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.210b - Free Public Library Established in Township or Village Incorporated as City; Continuation of Library Board, Library, and Tax.

397.210b Free public library established in township or village incorporated as city; continuation of library board, library, and tax.
Sec. 10b.
If a township or village in which a free public library has been established pursuant to section 10 is incorporated in its entirety as a city, the library board of the free public library shall continue in office and the free public library shall continue in existence and be governed by the provisions of section 10a as if the free public library had originally been established as a free public library under section 10a. Any tax previously authorized pursuant to this act for the support of the free public library shall continue in effect after the incorporation and shall then be assessed and collected on the taxable property in the city as provided in section 10a.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.210c - Increasing or Renewing Library Millage; Ballot; Election; Validation of Millage Renewal.

397.210c Increasing or renewing library millage; ballot; election; validation of millage renewal.
Sec. 10c.
(1) If a city, village, or township has voted on, approved, and established a library pursuant to this act and the governing board by resolution determines that the estimate of the amount of money necessary for the support and maintenance of the library exceeds the previously authorized millage or that, if the previously authorized millage was approved for a specific number of years, the millage should be renewed, the question of increasing the library millage to not more than 2 mills or of renewing the millage shall be placed on the ballot for approval at the next regular annual election for that city, village, or township or at a special election for that city, village, or township. The increase or renewal may be of unlimited duration or the question may specify the number of years for which the increase or renewal shall be levied. The costs of a special election shall be paid from the library fund.
(2) If a library millage was renewed in the manner provided by subsection (1) before April 11, 1994, that millage renewal is hereby validated.
History:
Add. 1986, Act 133, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1986 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 81, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1994 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.211a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

397.211a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 11a.
A petition under section 10, 10a, or 11, 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 this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 177, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 397 - Libraries › Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217) › Section 397.212 - Applicability of MCL 397.210a and 397.211; Exception; Organization of Existing Public Library Under MCL 397.210a.

397.212 Applicability of MCL 397.210a and 397.211; exception; organization of existing public library under MCL 397.210a.
Sec. 12.
Except as otherwise provided in section 10b, sections 10a and 11 do not apply to a city, village, or township maintaining a public library under a special act or to a public library contained in the 1979 statement prepared by the state board for libraries pursuant to section 8 of Act No. 59 of the Public Acts of 1964, being section 397.38 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. However, an existing public library may, by petition, be organized under section 10a regardless of the library's original organization.
History:
1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5186 ;-- CL 1897, 3460 ;-- CL 1915, 3443 ;-- CL 1929, 8071 ;-- CL 1948, 397.212 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 130, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 521, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 1982