182.070. General powers of district--seal. - Missouri Statutes

General powers of district--seal.

182.070. The county library district, as a body corporate, by andthrough the county library board of trustees, may sue and be sued, complainand defend, and make and use a common seal, purchase or lease grounds,purchase, lease, occupy or erect an appropriate building for the use of thecounty library and branches thereof out of current funds if such funds areavailable above those necessary for normal operations or, as provided insection 182.105, and sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer and otherwisedispose of all or any part of its real or personal property, or anyinterest therein, or other assets wherever situated for and on behalf ofthe county library and branches thereof, receive gifts of real and personalproperty for the use and benefit of the county library and branch librariesthereof, the same when accepted to be held and controlled by the board oftrustees, according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise or bequest ofsuch property.

(RSMo 1939 § 14769, A.L. 1955 p. 547, A.L. 1995 S.B. 14)

Prior revision: 1929 § 13465