40:33-13 - Participation by municipalities - New Jersey Statutes

40:33-13.  Participation by municipalities
    When any municipality, maintaining a public library and situate in a county  which has adopted a county library system under the provisions of this article,  desires to participate in the benefits of this article, the governing body  thereof, by resolution, may apply to the county library commission of such  county to be included in the county library system, and the municipality shall  be admitted to said county library system upon such terms and conditions as may  be agreed upon by the governing body thereof and the county library commission  of the county, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act;  provided, and  so long as provision is made for assessing, levying and collecting within the  municipality the special tax assessed, levied and collected in the other  municipalities served by such county library system and thereafter such  municipal public library shall continue to be operated as a municipal public  library under its own governing board or body and shall be entitled to receive  municipal appropriations notwithstanding its inclusion in the county library  system and shall be entitled to receive from the county library system the same book loan, advisory, and other services as are received by the other municipalities within said system.

     Amended by L.1950, c. 189, p. 425, s. 5, eff. June 7, 1950.