STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEW JERSEY STATUTES AND CODES

Section 40:54

• 40:54-1 - Establishment;  chapter applicable to libraries established under  other laws
• 40:54-2 - Referendum
• 40:54-3 - Referendum;  notice
• 40:54-4 - Ballot; form and content
• 40:54-5 - Election returns
• 40:54-6 - Vote required for adoption
• 40:54-7 - Rejection of proposition;  second election
• 40:54-8 - Library tax
• 40:54-8.1 - Limitation on increase in amount raised by taxation
• 40:54-9 - Trustees;  number, appointment and term;  alternates
• 40:54-10 - Vacancies;  how filled
• 40:54-11 - Trustees;  corporate name;  organization;  officers; certificate;  recording and filing
• 40:54-12 - Powers of board
• 40:54-12.1 - Purchases not requiring advertisements for bids
• 40:54-12.2 - Free public library administrators, duties 
• 40:54-13 - Trustees;  treasurer;  bond and duties
• 40:54-14 - Trustees;  compensation;  limitation on amount of indebtedness
• 40:54-15 - Annual report, identification of excess funds to municipality, transfer procedure
• 40:54-16 - Appropriation for furnishing
• 40:54-17 - Fines expended for library purposes
• 40:54-17.1 - Moneys from operation of photocopy machines
• 40:54-18 - Use of money paid by library to municipal treasury
• 40:54-19 - Devises and bequests to trustees
• 40:54-19.1 - Loan of funds received as gift or bequest
• 40:54-19.2 - Strict compliance with law in making loans required
• 40:54-19.3 - Investment of funds;  regulation of bonds or securities
• 40:54-19.4 - Custody of securities;  report;  minutes
• 40:54-19.5 - Income from investments
• 40:54-20 - Gifts of works of art;  acceptance and maintenance
• 40:54-21 - Acceptance of conditional gifts generally
• 40:54-22 - Custodian of gifts;  expenditure
• 40:54-23 - Municipalities may furnish site where buildings are offered; amount
• 40:54-24 - Purchase of site;  title
• 40:54-25 - Lands and buildings;  purchase and alteration;  financing; title
• 40:54-26 - Bond issues
• 40:54-27 - Redemption of bonds
• 40:54-28 - Acquisition of lands by condemnation
• 40:54-29 - Transfer of books to library
• 40:54-29.3 - Joint free public libraries
• 40:54-29.4 - Apportionment of appropriations
• 40:54-29.5 - Joint library agreement, filing
• 40:54-29.6 - Notification of governing bodies after adoption of ordinance; submission of question to voters
• 40:54-29.7 - Form of ballot
• 40:54-29.8 - Approval of resolution
• 40:54-29.9 - Amendment of joint library agreement;  approval by ordinance
• 40:54-29.10 - Joint library trustees
• 40:54-29.11 - Termination of boards of trustees of free public libraries of  participating municipalities;  assets and obligations
• 40:54-29.12 - Board of trustees as body corporate;  name
• 40:54-29.13 - Board of trustees
• 40:54-29.13a - Joint free public library administrators, duties 
• 40:54-29.14 - Disbursing officer
• 40:54-29.15 - Employees
• 40:54-29.16 - Certification of sum needed for operation of joint library; apportionment
• 40:54-29.17 - Appropriation by municipalities;  payment to disbursing officer
• 40:54-29.18 - Capital improvements;  certification of sums needed; apportionment of costs
• 40:54-29.19 - Appropriation for capital improvements;  borrowing
• 40:54-29.20 - Consent to capital improvements;  expenditures
• 40:54-29.21 - Title to realty
• 40:54-29.22 - Discontinuance of participation in joint library;  notice; joint meeting of governing bodies
• 40:54-29.23 - Discontinuance
• 40:54-29.24 - Discontinuance;  form of ballot
• 40:54-29.25 - Discontinuance;  effect of majority approval; participation in joint library by remaining municipalities
• 40:54-29.26 - Repeal
• 40:54-35 - Library funds

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