51-201.03. County library; petition to establish; procedure; election.
(1) The registered voters of the incorporated and unincorporated areas of a county which do not have a public library may file an initiative petition with the county board requesting the establishment of a county library. The petition shall be filed by July 31 prior to a statewide general election. Signatures gathered before the last statewide general election shall not be counted. An initiative petition shall conform to the requirements of section 32-628. Petition signers and petition circulators shall conform to the requirements of sections 32-629 and 32-630. The county board shall submit the petitions to the election commissioner or county clerk for signature verification pursuant to section 32-631. The required number of signatures shall be five percent of the voters registered at the last statewide general election in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county which do not have a public library. The election commissioner or county clerk shall notify the county board within thirty days after receiving the petitions from the county board whether the required number of signatures has been gathered.
(2) If the county board determines that the petitions are in proper form and signed by the necessary number of registered voters, the county board shall notify the governing body and library board of each incorporated area within the county within ten days after such determination and shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the registered voters of the unincorporated area of the county and of the incorporated areas which do not have a public library will be asked to vote on the issue at the next statewide general election and shall submit the question of whether to establish a county library to the voters as required in section 51-201.
Source
Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums
51-101 - State Library; what constitutes.
51-102 - State Library; librarian.
51-103 - State Library; directors; powers.
51-104 - Book register; entries.
51-105 - Books; injury or failure to return; penalty.
51-108 - Books; sale, exchange, disposal; authorization.
51-109 - Books; removal; penalty.
51-201.02 - Legislative findings.
51-201.03 - County library; petition to establish; procedure; election.
51-201.04 - County board; notice required; library merger; procedure; election.
51-201.05 - Merger of county and municipal libraries; procedure.
51-201.06 - Merger; transfer of assets and employees.
51-201.07 - Withdrawal of municipal library from county library system; procedure.
51-204 - Library board; organization; officers; quorum.
51-205 - Library board; bylaws, rules, and regulations.
51-206 - Library board; mortgages; release or renewal.
51-207 - Library board; funds; buildings; custody and control.
51-208 - Library board; use of library for city or school purposes; contracts.
51-209 - Public library; funds; disbursements; sinking fund; bonds.
51-210 - Library board; building sites; acquisition; procedure.
51-211 - Library board; general powers and duties; governing body; duty; discrimination prohibited.
51-212 - Public library; use and purpose.
51-213 - Library board; annual report; contents.
51-214 - Penalties; action to recover; disposition of funds collected.
51-215 - Public library; donations; library board may accept.
51-216 - Real estate; sale and conveyance; conditions; remonstrance; procedure.
51-217 - Public library; use by school districts.
51-218 - Public library; property; exemption from execution and taxation; when.
51-219 - Private and associate libraries; deposit and use; authorized; requirements.
51-220 - Law library; establishment; maintenance; supervision.
51-401 - Nebraska Library Commission; members; term.
51-402 - Nebraska Library Commission; expenses; payment.
51-403 - Nebraska Library Commission; powers and duties; director; appointment; salary.
51-403.03 - Nebraska Library Commission; director; salary increase; when effective.
51-405 - Local libraries, agencies, or organizations; entitled to services, when.
51-406 - Books; loans to libraries.
51-407 - Nebraska Library Commission; reports from all libraries required.
51-408 - Nebraska Library Commission; assistance to local libraries.
51-410 - Nebraska Library Commission; disbursements; power of director.
51-410.01 - Nebraska Library Commission Cash Fund; created; how funded.
51-412 - Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse; created; duties; rules and regulations.
51-413 - State agencies; publications; filing with Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse.
51-414 - Depository contracts; standards; establish.
51-415 - Official list of publications; publish; contents.
51-416 - Current state publications; furnish.
51-417 - Distribution of state publications; restriction.
51-418 - Interlibrary loan service; provide.
51-502 - Museums; city or village; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancy, how filled.
51-504 - Museums; trustees; officers; appointment; meetings; quorum.
51-505 - Museums; board; powers.
51-506 - Museums; board; finances; care of building.
51-508 - Museums; public use; admission charges; rules and regulations.
51-509 - Museums; board; report; contents.
51-510 - Museums; gifts and devises; title in trust; revenue bonds; payment.
51-511 - Museum; conveyance of real estate or other property; procedure; applicability of section.
51-512 - Museums; property; exempt from execution and taxation.
51-513 - Museums; revenue bonds; purpose; issuance; payable; sale; refunding.
51-704 - Acquisition of title to loaned property; when.
51-705 - Acquisition of title to undocumented property; when.
51-706 - Preservation of interest in loaned property; notice; contents.
51-707 - Conservation measures; authorized; effect.
51-708 - Limitation of actions; liability.
51-709 - Obligations to lender or claimant.
51-710 - Records; maintenance and retention.
51-711 - Lender or claimant; duty to notify museum; when.
51-712 - Death of owner of property; effect.
51-801 - Legislative findings.
51-803 - Intracounty public library federation; establishment; board; members; terms; expenses.
51-804 - Intercounty public library federation; establishment; board; members; terms; expenses.
51-805 - Public library federation board; powers and duties.
51-806 - Public library federation fund; establishment.
51-807 - Affiliation with federation.
51-809 - Title to property; exempt from taxation; when.