Sec. 323.010. JOINT LIBRARY. (a) The commissioners court of a county may establish in cooperation with other counties a joint free county library for the benefit of the cooperating counties.
(b) The commissioners courts of two or more adjacent counties may jointly establish and maintain a free library under the terms and provisions established by this subchapter for the establishment and maintenance of a free county library. In doing so, the commissioners courts of the participating counties shall operate jointly in the same manner as the commissioners court of a single county. The participating counties have the same powers and are subject to the same liabilities under this subchapter as a single county.
(c) If a county withdraws from the joint county library, it is entitled to a division of property according to terms agreed on at the time the library was established.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Chapter 323 - County Libraries
Section 323.001. Establishment and Maintenance
Section 323.002. Maintenance Funds
Section 323.004. Farmers' County Library
Section 323.008. Participation With a Municipality
Section 323.009. Participation With a County
Section 323.010. Joint Library
Section 323.011. Participation With an Established Library
Section 323.012. Participation With a Privately Owned Library