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

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.