Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 182

County and City Libraries--Libraries Generally

←182.020

Section 182.030.1

182.040→

August 28, 2015

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

182.030. Whenever voters equal to five percent of the total vote cast for

governor at the last election in an existing municipal library district

within the geographical boundaries of a proposed or existing county library

district shall petition in writing the county commission to be included in

the proposed or existing county library district, subject to the official

approval of the existing county library board, the voters of the municipal

library district shall be permitted to vote on the question for establishing

or joining the county library district, and on the proposition for a tax levy

for establishing and maintaining a free county library. If the question

carries by a majority vote, the municipal library district shall become a

part of the county library district at the beginning of the next fiscal year

and the property within the municipal library district shall be liable to

taxes levied for free county library purposes. If a majority of voters in

the existing municipal library district oppose the county library district,

the existing municipal library district shall continue.



(RSMo 1939 § 14771, A.L. 1955 p. 547, A.L. 1978 H.B.

971)



Prior revision: 1929 § 13467







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