Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 182 - County and City Libraries — Libraries Generally
Section 182.296 - Treasurer, librarian and board employees — bond, duties (city and county library).

Effective - 31 Dec 1985
182.296. Treasurer, librarian and board employees — bond, duties (city and county library). — 1. The treasurer, the librarian and such other employees as the board may designate shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties as such, enter into bond or bonds with a corporate surety, to be approved by the board of trustees, in such amount as may be fixed by the board, conditioned that they will render a faithful and just account of all money that comes into their hands and otherwise perform the duties of their office according to law. The library district shall pay the premium for the bond or bonds from its operating fund. A copy of such bond or bonds shall be filed with the treasurer of the board. In case of a breach of the conditions of the bond or bonds the board or any taxpayer of the library district may cause suit to be brought thereon.
2. The librarian, for and on behalf of the board, shall keep or cause to be kept financial records and accounts according to generally accepted accounting standards and shall furnish to the board, or any member thereof, the financial records and accounts, or summaries thereof, that the board or any member thereof may request.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 152)
Effective 12-31-85

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XI - Education and Libraries

Chapter 182 - County and City Libraries — Libraries Generally

Section 182.010 - County library districts — petition — tax levy — notice — elections — election to increase levy.

Section 182.015 - County commission may establish library district without vote, when — tax levy, submitted how — dissolution of library district — change of boundaries, procedure.

Section 182.020 - Levy and collection of tax — reconsideration of tax — increase in tax levy procedure, ballot form.

Section 182.030 - Voters of municipal district may vote on establishing or inclusion in county district when — effect.

Section 182.040 - City may become part of county library district — procedure — effect.

Section 182.050 - County library boards — appointment, qualification, removal, vacancies — nepotism forbidden.

Section 182.060 - Board to organize — rules and regulations — county librarian, appointment.

Section 182.070 - General powers of district — seal.

Section 182.073 - Treasurer of board, custodian of funds, duties.

Section 182.075 - Bond requirement for treasurer, librarian and other employees — cost — librarian's duties, accounts and reports.

Section 182.080 - Board may contract for library service — procedure.

Section 182.100 - Tax for library building, election — duration, rate — building fund — revenues paid to district, when.

Section 182.105 - Issuance of bonds for building — limits — maturity — election — tax to pay.

Section 182.110 - Librarians required to attend meetings — expenses.

Section 182.120 - Services accessible to all residents of county.

Section 182.130 - Certain areas excluded from county library districts (first class charter counties).

Section 182.140 - Petition for library tax — rate — election — funds, management and disbursement — increase in rate, procedure — reconsideration.

Section 182.143 - Treasurer of board of trustees, duties.

Section 182.145 - Cities maintaining library prior to August 29, 1955, may levy tax for and maintain library.

Section 182.150 - Election on tax to establish and maintain library, procedure — funds, management and disbursement (cities over 600,000).

Section 182.170 - Trustees, number, appointment.

Section 182.180 - Terms of office of trustees — removal.

Section 182.190 - Vacancies, how filled — three terms disqualifies — nepotism forbidden.

Section 182.200 - Board, organization, powers, duties — funds, management and disbursement — exchange services.

Section 182.210 - Annual report of librarian, contents, when submitted.

Section 182.221 - Treasurer, librarian and board employees — bond, duties (cities 600,000 or more).

Section 182.230 - Library free to public subject to regulations.

Section 182.240 - Council may provide penalties for damage to property.

Section 182.260 - Library building tax — duration, rate, election — funds, management and disbursement (cities 10,000 or over).

Section 182.270 - Plans — contracts for library building (cities 10,000 or over).

Section 182.280 - Board may sell lands, when — exceptions (cities 10,000 or over).

Section 182.291 - City-county library, how organized — board of trustees, duties — effect of merger on assets and liabilities — funds, how handled — budget required.

Section 182.296 - Treasurer, librarian and board employees — bond, duties (city and county library).

Section 182.301 - City or city-county library may contract for cooperative service.

Section 182.410 - Directors — appointment — number — board to be bipartisan.

Section 182.420 - Term of directors — removal.

Section 182.430 - Vacancies, how filled — no compensation.

Section 182.440 - Duty of board — appointment of officers — powers.

Section 182.450 - Board to make annual report — contents.

Section 182.460 - City to provide penalties.

Section 182.480 - Municipal library districts created in cities — property subject to taxation.

Section 182.490 - City library tax rate to be continued — construction of library laws.

Section 182.500 - Excluded property subject to taxation for payment of bonded indebtedness — alternative.

Section 182.510 - Law not to prevent merger of city and county district.

Section 182.610 - County library districts may consolidate, when.

Section 182.620 - Consolidation — resolution — election — form of ballot — transfer of property.

Section 182.630 - Consolidated district is body corporate and a political subdivision — corporate powers.

Section 182.640 - Board of trustees — how appointed, grounds for removal, vacancies how filled — librarian to be appointed.

Section 182.645 - Fiscal year — budget — treasurer custodian of funds.

Section 182.647 - Bonds of employees — records and reports required.

Section 182.650 - Rate of tax — election to increase rate — form of ballot.

Section 182.655 - Board may purchase land and erect buildings — bonds issued, when — election.

Section 182.660 - May incorporate other public library districts — petition, notice — transfer of property, when.

Section 182.670 - Board to adopt rules and regulations — suspension of library privileges, when.

Section 182.701 - Definitions.

Section 182.703 - Urban public library district, procedure to create — boundaries — new district to be successor to library serving same boundaries — authority to levy property tax.

Section 182.705 - Powers — duties of urban public library districts.

Section 182.707 - Board of trustees, appointment, qualifications, terms, vacancies, expenses, officers how selected — meetings — majority vote of full board required when — librarian powers and duties — staff.

Section 182.709 - Retirement system, employees eligible for certain public school retirement system.

Section 182.711 - Fiscal year for library district — budget to be approved, when, modification when, filed with state auditor — library operating fund established — treasurer powers and duties.

Section 182.713 - Bond required for treasurer, librarian and certain other employees.

Section 182.715 - Taxes raised for a library district transferred to successor urban district, when — tax levy authorized, rate — rate increase, procedure — additional tax to erect buildings, procedure, ballot form.

Section 182.717 - Bonds issued by district, limitation, purposes, rate — approval by voters required — form and content — sale — amount of bond.

Section 182.719 - Rules and regulations, duties of board to establish, filed with county clerk — violations, suspension of library privileges.

Section 182.721 - Real property, obligations, rights of nine-director urban school district used solely for library purposes transferred to urban public library district — property used for both library and nonlibrary purposes not to be transferred —...

Section 182.723 - Personal property, funds and obligations of nine-director urban school districts used for public library purposes to be transferred to urban public district.

Section 182.800 - Free libraries — funds, investment of.

Section 182.802 - Public libraries, sales tax authorized — ballot language — definitions (Butler, Ripley, Wayne, Stoddard, New Madrid, Dunklin, Pemiscot, Saline, and Cedar counties)

Section 182.810 - Insurance for library boards.

Section 182.812 - Library network defined — appropriations, rules and regulations — library networking fund established — rulemaking, procedure.

Section 182.815 - Disclosure of library records, definitions.

Section 182.817 - Disclosure of library records not required — exceptions — complaint may be filed for compromised privacy, procedure.

Section 182.825 - Definitions.

Section 182.827 - Responsibilities of public schools and public libraries with public access computers — rulemaking authority — immunity from liability, when.

Section 182.900 - City libraries — organization of library board — state aid, requirements to obtain.