California Code
PART 11 - LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 3 - Unified School Districts and Union High School Districts Public Libraries

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 18300. - 18300. “Trustees,” or “library trustees” as used in this chapter...

Section 18301. - 18301. “Library,” “library district,” or “library districts” as used in...

ARTICLE 2 - Unified School Districts

Section 18310. - 18310. For the purposes of this chapter a unified school...

Section 18311. - 18311. As used in this chapter the words “union high...

Section 18312. - 18312. If there are formed substantially within the territory of...

ARTICLE 3 - Establishment

Section 18320. - 18320. Any union high school district may establish, equip, and...

Section 18321. - 18321. The title to all property acquired for the purposes...

Section 18322. - 18322. Every union high school library established under this chapter...

ARTICLE 4 - Formation of District

Section 18330. - 18330. Upon the application by petition of 50 or more...

Section 18333. - 18333. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the...

Section 18335. - 18335. The election officers shall report the result of the...

Section 18336. - 18336. If two-thirds of the votes cast at the election...

Section 18337. - 18337. If more than one-third of the votes cast in...

Section 18338. - 18338. The fact of the presentation of the petition and...

Section 18339. - 18339. Every library district shall be designated by the name...

Section 18340. - 18340. In the name of the library district, the governing...

Section 18341. - 18341. The trustees in whose control the library district has...

Section 18342. - 18342. (a) The Board of Trustees of the Santa Paula...

Section 18343. - 18343. (a) The governing board of the Banning Unified School...

ARTICLE 5 - Dissolution of Districts

Section 18370. - 18370. The district may at any time be dissolved if...

Section 18371. - 18371. The election shall be called and conducted in the...

Section 18372. - 18372. Upon dissolution, the property of the district shall vest...

Section 18373. - 18373. If at the time of the election to dissolve...

ARTICLE 6 - Meetings of Boards of Trustees

Section 18380. - 18380. A board of library trustees shall meet at least...

Section 18381. - 18381. Special meetings may be called at any time by...

Section 18382. - 18382. Three members constitute a quorum for the transaction of...

Section 18383. - 18383. The board shall hold an annual organizational meeting. In...

Section 18384. - 18384. The board shall cause a proper record of its...

Section 18385. - 18385. At the first meeting of the board of trustees...

ARTICLE 7 - Powers of Boards of Trustees

Section 18400. - 18400. The board of library trustees shall make and enforce...

Section 18401. - 18401. The board of library trustees shall administer any trust...

Section 18402. - 18402. The board of library trustees shall prescribe the duties...

Section 18403. - 18403. The board of library trustees shall purchase necessary books,...

Section 18404. - 18404. The board of library trustees shall purchase such real...

Section 18405. - 18405. The board of library trustees may request the appropriate...

Section 18406. - 18406. The board of library trustees shall borrow books from,...

Section 18407. - 18407. The board of library trustees shall do and perform...

Section 18408. - 18408. The board of library trustees shall file through the...

Section 18409. - 18409. The board of library trustees shall designate the hours...

Section 18410. - 18410. All public libraries established under this chapter shall be...

Section 18411. - 18411. Boards of library trustees and the boards of trustees...

ARTICLE 8 - Library Commission

Section 18440. - 18440. A board of library trustees may appoint, by resolution...

Section 18441. - 18441. The members of the library commission shall hold office...

Section 18442. - 18442. The members of the first commission appointed shall be...

Section 18443. - 18443. Vacancies shall be filled by the board of library...

Section 18444. - 18444. Within 30 days after the members of the commission...

Section 18445. - 18445. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum...

Section 18446. - 18446. The commission shall act only by resolution or motion....

Section 18447. - 18447. The commission shall cause a proper record of its...

Section 18448. - 18448. Members of the commission may be allowed actual necessary...

Section 18449. - 18449. The commission shall do and perform any and all...

Section 18450. - 18450. Upon the receipt by the county auditor of an...

Section 18451. - 18451. Annually, and on or before the first day of...

Section 18452. - 18452. The board of library trustees may dissolve the library...

ARTICLE 9 - Estimates of Funds Needed

Section 18480. - 18480. In any library district formed under this chapter which...

ARTICLE 10 - Tax Levy

Section 18493. - 18493. The revenue derived from the tax, together with all...

Section 18494. - 18494. If the payment into the treasury is inconsistent with...

ARTICLE 11 - Claims

Section 18500. - 18500. All claims for money or damages against the district...

ARTICLE 12 - Election for Issuance of Bonds

Section 18510. - 18510. The board of trustees of any union high school...

Section 18511. - 18511. In determining the amount of bonds to be issued...

Section 18513. - 18513. Voting shall be by ballot, without reference to the...

Section 18515. - 18515. If it appears that two-thirds of the votes cast...

Section 18518. - 18518. No error, irregularity, or omission which does not affect...

ARTICLE 13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds

Section 18530. - 18530. After the provisions of Sections 18510 to 18515, inclusive,...

Section 18531. - 18531. The total amount of bonds issued, shall not exceed...

Section 18532. - 18532. The bonds shall not bear a rate of interest...

Section 18533. - 18533. The board of supervisors by an order entered upon...

Section 18534. - 18534. The board of supervisors by an order entered upon...

Section 18534.3. - 18534.3. The board of supervisors may divide the principal amount...

Section 18534.5. - 18534.5. The board of supervisors may provide for redemption of...

Section 18535. - 18535. The bonds shall be sold in the manner prescribed...

Section 18536. - 18536. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall...

ARTICLE 14 - Cancellation of Bonds

Section 18550. - 18550. Whenever any bonds issued under the provisions of this...

Section 18551. - 18551. Upon receiving the petition, signed by a majority of...

Section 18552. - 18552. At the time and place designated in the notice...

Section 18553. - 18553. Thereupon the bonds and the vote by which they...

ARTICLE 14.5 - Sale of Unsold Bonds

Section 18555. - 18555. When the board of trustees of the library district...

Section 18556. - 18556. Upon receiving the request, signed by a majority of...

Section 18557. - 18557. At the time and place designated in the notice...

Section 18558. - 18558. In the event a petition, as set forth in...

ARTICLE 15 - Tax for Interest and Redemption of Bonds

Section 18560. - 18560. The board of supervisors, at the time of making...

Section 18561. - 18561. The tax shall not be less than sufficient to...

Section 18562. - 18562. All money levied, when collected, shall be paid into...

ARTICLE 16 - Payment of Interest and Bonds

Section 18570. - 18570. The principal and interest on the bonds shall be...

Section 18571. - 18571. The county auditor shall cancel and file with the...