Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1231

  • County: means Shawnee county;

    (b) "city" means the city of Topeka, Kansas;

    (c) "library district" means all territory located within Shawnee county except that territory located within Rossville township and Silver Lake township;

    (d) "board" means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;

    (e) "library" means a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money and shall be called the Topeka and Shawnee county public library;

    (f) "governing body" means the governing body of a city or the board of county commissioners of a county; and

    (g) "maintenance and support" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1260

  • General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Governing body: shall mean the governing body of a city, the board of county commissioners of a county, and the township trustee, clerk and treasurer acting as the township board of a township. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
  • Library: shall mean a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
  • Library board: shall mean the board of directors of a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
  • Regional library: shall mean a library maintained by two or more counties, or two or more townships. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

Any two (2) or more adjoining counties, or any two (2) or more adjoining townships, may establish and maintain a regional library as provided in this act. A proposition to establish and maintain a regional library may be submitted to the electors of each county or township proposing to participate therein, by resolution of the governing body thereof, and shall be submitted upon presentation of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the county or township as determined upon the basis of the total vote cast for secretary of state at the last preceding general election. Such proposition shall be submitted at the first general election occurring after the passage of the resolution or the presentation of the petition, and if a majority of the votes cast in each county or township voting on the proposition shall be in the affirmative, the governing bodies of such counties or townships shall forthwith create a library board and proceed to establish a regional library. Any township library originally established under the authority of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 80-804, which has been continuously maintained and operated and which is providing library services in the member townships on the effective date of this act shall be governed by and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-1231 to 12-1235, inclusive, and amendments thereto, as a regional library.

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