Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1242

  • board: means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;

    (f) "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 Independence area public library;

    (g) "governing body" means the governing body of the city of Independence, Kansas or the board of county commissioners of Montgomery county, Kansas; and

    (h) "maintenance and support" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1281

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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

  • 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The library board of a library established as herein provided shall constitute a body corporate and politic, possessing the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes under the name and style of: “library district No. ____, county of ____, state of Kansas.” And under such name may contract, sue and be sued, acquire, hold and convey real and personal property in accordance with law.