SECTIONS 19400-19407 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 19400-19407

19400. A library district may be organized, as provided in this
chapter. The library district may establish, equip, and maintain a
public library for the dissemination of knowledge of the arts,
sciences, and general literature and may exercise the powers granted
or necessarily implied pursuant to this chapter.

19401. The library district may include incorporated or
unincorporated territory, or both, in any one or more counties, so
long as the territory of the district consists of contiguous parcels
and the territory of no city is divided.

19402. Whenever the formation of a library district is desired, a
petition which may consist of any number of instruments, may be
presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the
county in which is located the largest proportionate value of the
lands within the proposed district as shown by the last equalized
county assessment roll. The petition shall specify whether the
proposed library district shall be governed by a three-member board
of library trustees or by a five-member board of library trustees.
The board of supervisors to whom the petition is presented is
designated in this chapter as the supervising board of supervisors.

19403. The petition shall be signed by registered voters residing
within the proposed library district equal in number to at least 5
percent of the number of votes cast in the territory comprising the
proposed district at the last preceding general state election at
which a Governor was elected.

19404. The proceedings for the filing and hearing of the petition
are governed and controlled by the provisions of Sections 58032,
58033, 58034, 58060, and 58061 of the Government Code.

19405. The proceedings for final hearing of the petition and the
formation of the district are governed and controlled by the
provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 58090), Article 5
(commencing with Section 58130), and Article 7 (commencing with
Section 58200) of Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.

19406. On the filing of written protests by registered voters
residing in the proposed district equal in number to at least 50
percent of the number of votes cast in the territory comprising the
proposed district at the last preceding general state election at
which a Governor was elected, the proceeding for the formation of the
district shall be terminated as provided in Sections 58103 and 58104
of the Government Code.

19407. No library district including territory in more than one
county shall be organized under this chapter without the concurrent
consent by resolution of each board of supervisors involved, as well
as the consent of the governing body of each city to be included.