Sec. 12.
Except as otherwise provided in section 10b, sections 10a and 11 do not apply to a city, village, or township maintaining a public library under a special act or to a public library contained in the 1979 statement prepared by the state board for libraries pursuant to section 8 of Act No. 59 of the Public Acts of 1964, being section 397.38 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. However, an existing public library may, by petition, be organized under section 10a regardless of the library's original organization.
History: 1877, Act 164, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5186 ;-- CL 1897, 3460 ;-- CL 1915, 3443 ;-- CL 1929, 8071 ;-- CL 1948, 397.212 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 130, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 521, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 1982
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 164 of 1877 - City, Village, and Township Libraries (397.201 - 397.217)
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 397.206 - 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 397.211a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
Section 397.213 - Use of Library Services by Adjacent Township, Village, or City; Contract; Payment.
Section 397.216 - Rights in Use and Benefits of Library; Uniform Rules and Regulations.
Section 397.217 - Joint Municipal Libraries; Villages and Cities.