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C.C.S.M. c. P220

The Public Libraries Act

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1 Definitions
PART I
ADVISORY BOARD AND DIRECTOR
2(1) Continuation of board
(2) Term of office of members
(3) Re-appointment of members
(4) Payment of expenses
(5) Election of chairman
3 Recommendations to minister
4 Regulations
5 Appointment of Director of Libraries and staff
6 Duties of director
7 Grants
8 Date of eligibility for grants
PART II
MUNICIPAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES
9(1) Establishment of municipal library
(2) Petition for municipal library
(3) Approval for by-laws
10(1) Establishment of library in a certain local government district
(2) Petition and approval by minister
11 Establishment of library and levy of tax
12 Levy of tax
13(1) Separate fund
(2) Disposition of fund
14(1) Authority of municipality to borrow money
(2) Rate in addition to special levy
15(1) Appointment of municipal library board
(2) Membership of board
(3) Service gratis
16(1) Appointment of board
(2) Membership of board
(3) Term of office
(4) Application of secs. 19, 20, and 21
17(1) Term member of council
(2) Term non-member of council
(3) First members
(4) Filling of vacancies
(5) Appointments by municipal council
(6) Re-appointment
18 Separate fund and disposition thereof
19(1) Appointment of chairman
(2) Presiding officer
(3) Right of chairman to vote
20(1) Bi-monthly meetings
(2) Quorum
(3) Special meetings
21 Duties of board
PART III
REGIONAL LIBRARIES
22(1) Establishment
(2) Petition for regional library
(3) Authority for agreement
(4) Approval of by-law
(5) Title to property
(6)
23(1) Making of agreement
(2) Terms of agreement
24(1) Membership of regional board
(2) One member to be a councillor
(3) Appointment of first members
(4) Annual appointment of members
(5) No remuneration
(6) Term of office of council members
(7) Term of office of non-council members
(8) First board
(9) Re-appointment
25(1) Appointment of chairman
(2) Presiding officer
(3) Right of chairman to vote
26(1) Bi-monthly meetings
(2) Quorum
(3) Special meetings
27 Duties of regional board
28(1) Levy of tax
(2) Amount of levy may be increased
29(1) Merger of municipal libraries
(2) By-law not submitted to voters, etc.
(3) Execution of agreement
(4) Joining an established regional library
(5) Merger of regional libraries
(6) Merger of municipal library and regional library
(7) Application of certain references
30(1) Authority of municipality to borrow money for regional library
(2) Rate in addition to special levy
PART IV
FEDERATION OF REGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES
31 Definition
32 Brandon library, a municipal library
32.1 Winnipeg libraries as municipal libraries
33(1) Agreement to form library federation
(2) Resolution authorizing agreement
(3) Municipal by-law authorizing agreement
(4) Unanimous municipal approval required
34(1) Contents of agreement
(2) Municipal and regional library board to retain control of assets
(3) Renewal of agreement
(4) Agreement to be approved by minister
35 Additional parties to agreement
36(1) Administration of library federation
(2) Membership of federation board
(3) Remuneration
(4) Re-appointment
37(1) Chairman
(2) Presiding officer
(3) Right of chairman to vote
38(1) Bi-monthly meetings
(2) Quorum
(3) Special meetings
39 Duties of federation board
40 Out-of-pocket expenses
PART V
GENERAL
41 Agreements with Indian bands
42 Convention expenses