Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217)
Section 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

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

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.

Section 397.202 - Governing Board; Number; Qualifications; Terms.

Section 397.203 - Boards of Directors; Appointment; Terms; Removal.

Section 397.204 - Governing Board; Vacancy; Compensation.

Section 397.205 - Governing Board; President; Officers; Powers and Duties; Library Fund; Expenditures; Establishment and Maintenance of Public Library and Reading Room.

Section 397.206 - City Library; Free Use; Regulations.

Section 397.207 - Governing Board; Annual Report; Contents; Affidavit.

Section 397.208 - City Library; Injury to Property, Ordinances, Penalties.

Section 397.209 - Donation of Money, Personal Property, or Real Estate; Governing Board as Trustee.

Section 397.210 - Free Public Library in Village or Township; Petition to Levy Tax for Establishment; Notice of Election; Library Fund; Governing Board; Estimate of Money Necessary for Support and Maintenance of Library; Report; Assessment and Collec...

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.

Section 397.210b - Free Public Library Established in Township or Village Incorporated as City; Continuation of Library Board, Library, and Tax.

Section 397.210c - Increasing or Renewing Library Millage; Ballot; Election; Validation of Millage Renewal.

Section 397.211 - Vote of City, Village, or Township to Establish Free Public Library; Governing Board; Establishment; Provisional or Permanent; Membership; Powers.

Section 397.211a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

Section 397.212 - Applicability of MCL 397.210a and 397.211; Exception; Organization of Existing Public Library Under MCL 397.210a.

Section 397.213 - Use of Library Services by Adjacent Township, Village, or City; Contract; Payment.

Section 397.214 - Contract With Township, City, or Village for Use of Library and Reading Room; Procedure; Tax Levy; Library Fund.

Section 397.215 - Contract for Use of Library Services by County; Joint Governing Board; Membership; Provisions of Contract; Powers and Duties of Joint Governing Board.

Section 397.216 - Rights in Use and Benefits of Library; Uniform Rules and Regulations.

Section 397.217 - Joint Municipal Libraries; Villages and Cities.