California Code
PART 11 - LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 8 - Library Districts

ARTICLE 1 - Formation, Annexation, Dissolution

Section 19400. - 19400. A library district may be organized, as provided in...

Section 19401. - 19401. The library district may include incorporated or unincorporated territory,...

Section 19402. - 19402. Whenever the formation of a library district is desired,...

Section 19403. - 19403. The petition shall be signed by registered voters residing...

Section 19404. - 19404. The proceedings for the filing and hearing of the...

Section 19405. - 19405. The proceedings for final hearing of the petition and...

Section 19406. - 19406. On the filing of written protests by registered voters...

Section 19407. - 19407. No library district including territory in more than one...

ARTICLE 2 - Trustees

Section 19420. - 19420. Within 30 days after the filing with the clerk...

Section 19421. - 19421. The governing board of the district shall be called...

Section 19422. - 19422. The trustee shall hold office for the term of...

Section 19423. - 19423. The first board of library trustees appointed or elected...

Section 19424. - 19424. At its first meeting called after the original appointment...

Section 19425. - 19425. The board shall cause a proper record of its...

Section 19426. - 19426. A vacancy in the board of library trustees shall...

Section 19427. - 19427. Each library trustee shall hold office until his successor...

Section 19428. - 19428. The board of library trustees shall meet at least...

Section 19429. - 19429. Special meetings may be called at any time, as...

Section 19430. - 19430. (a) For three-member boards, two members constitute a quorum...

Section 19431. - 19431. A proposal to increase the number of seats on...

Section 19432. - 19432. (a) The supervising board of supervisors, at its option,...

ARTICLE 3 - Powers

Section 19460. - 19460. The board of library trustees shall make and enforce...

Section 19460.5. - 19460.5. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter...

Section 19461. - 19461. The board of library trustees shall administer any trust...

Section 19462. - 19462. The board of library trustees shall prescribe the duties...

Section 19463. - 19463. The board of library trustees shall purchase necessary books,...

Section 19464. - 19464. The board of library trustees shall purchase real property,...

Section 19465. - 19465. The board of library trustees shall require the Secretary...

Section 19466. - 19466. The board of library trustees shall borrow books from,...

Section 19467. - 19467. The board of library trustees shall borrow money, give...

Section 19468. - 19468. The board of library trustees shall file, through the...

Section 19469. - 19469. The board of library trustees shall designate the hours...

Section 19470. - 19470. Annually, at least 15 days before the first day...

Section 19473. - 19473. The tax shall be computed, entered upon the tax...

Section 19475. - 19475. All money acquired by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise,...

Section 19476. - 19476. If the payment into the treasury is inconsistent with...

Section 19477. - 19477. Upon the receipt by the county auditor of an...

Section 19478. - 19478. When any warrant is presented to the treasurer for...

Section 19479. - 19479. Every library established under this chapter shall be forever...

Section 19480. - 19480. The title to all property acquired for the purposes...

Section 19481. - 19481. Every library district shall be designated by the name...

Section 19482. - 19482. The board of library trustees and the boards of...

Section 19483. - 19483. Anything in Sections 19100 to 19179, inclusive, to the...

ARTICLE 4 - Claims

Section 19500. - 19500. All claims for money or damages against the district...

ARTICLE 5 - Biennial Election of Trustees

Section 19510. - 19510. An election shall be held biennially in each library...

Section 19511. - 19511. To be qualified to vote at any library district...

Section 19514. - 19514. If pursuant to Section 5327 a district election is...

Section 19515. - 19515. Except as otherwise provided in this article, Chapter 3...

ARTICLE 6 - Bonds

Section 19520. - 19520. The board of trustees of any library district may,...

Section 19521. - 19521. The bond election shall be called and conducted and...

Section 19522. - 19522. The board of trustees shall set forth in the...

Section 19524. - 19524. If it appears that two-thirds of the votes cast...

Section 19525. - 19525. The total amount of bonds issued shall not exceed...

Section 19526. - 19526. The supervising board of supervisors by an order entered...

Section 19527. - 19527. The bonds shall not bear a greater amount of...

Section 19528. - 19528. The board of supervisors of each county in which...

Section 19529. - 19529. All money levied, when collected, shall be paid into...

Section 19530. - 19530. Whenever any bonds issued under this article remain unsold...

Section 19531. - 19531. Upon receiving the petition, signed by a majority of...

Section 19532. - 19532. At the time and place designated in the notice...