Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 51 - Libraries and Museums
51-506 - Museums; board; finances; care of building.

51-506. Museums; board; finances; care of building.
The museum board shall have exclusive control of expenditures, of all money collected or donated to the credit of the museum fund, of the renting or construction of a museum building and the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for that purpose.
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Because the vote establishing museum hereunder limited the tax levy to the maintenance of a museum constructed by public-donated funds, it was held that tax funds cannot be used for construction purposes. Geer-Melkus Constr. Co., Inc. v. Hall County Museum Board, 186 Neb. 615, 185 N.W.2d 671 (1971).

Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes

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.

51-107 - Books; labeling.

51-108 - Books; sale, exchange, disposal; authorization.

51-109 - Books; removal; penalty.

51-201 - Public libraries; establishment; tax; amount authorized; limitation; library fund; county library; election required; merger authorized.

51-201.01 - Terms, defined.

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.

51-202 - City or village library; library board; members; elected or appointed; terms; vacancies, how filled.

51-203 - County or township library; board; members; election or appointment; terms; vacancies; how filled.

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.

51-404 - Director; duties.

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.

51-411 - Terms, defined.

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.

51-501 - Museums; local governmental subdivisions; establishment; tax levy; limitation; authorization by election; discontinuance.

51-502 - Museums; city or village; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancy, how filled.

51-503 - Museums; county or township; establishment; museum board; members; terms; vacancies, how filled; compensation.

51-504 - Museums; trustees; officers; appointment; meetings; quorum.

51-505 - Museums; board; powers.

51-506 - Museums; board; finances; care of building.

51-507 - Museums; funds; disbursement; acquisition from private sources; kept separate and apart; manner of disbursement.

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.

51-701 - Act, how cited.

51-702 - Terms, defined.

51-703 - Notice; contents.

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.

51-802 - Terms, defined.

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.

51-808 - Annual report.

51-809 - Title to property; exempt from taxation; when.

51-810 - Withdrawal of affiliation.

51-811 - Dissolution.