Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-4-201
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Establishment, special levies authorized - Incorporation
Official statutory text
of existing libraries.
Counties, cities and towns are hereby authorized and empowered
to join in creation, development, operation and maintenance of
public libraries to serve rural single county library systems, and
to appropriate and allocate funds for the support of such systems.
The systems shall provide equitable library services to all persons
in the county.
After establishment a rural single county library system must be
accredited by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board.
Special levies of any and all taxes authorized to be levied by
counties, cities and towns under Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma
Constitution are hereby authorized to be levied for support of rural
single county library systems.
When any rural single county library system is established,
existing public libraries in the county may be incorporated into the
system under a unified administration by act of local governing
bodies or vote of the people as provided in the procedure for
establishment of the rural single county library systems. Existing
public libraries in the county that are not incorporated into the
system shall have the same relationship to the system as similar
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 65. Public Libraries Page 31
public libraries outside the county have to the local system and to
other systems.
Counties, cities and towns are hereby authorized and empowered
to join in creation, development, operation and maintenance of
public libraries to serve rural single county library systems, and
to appropriate and allocate funds for the support of such systems.
The systems shall provide equitable library services to all persons
in the county.
After establishment a rural single county library system must be
accredited by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Board.
Special levies of any and all taxes authorized to be levied by
counties, cities and towns under Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma
Constitution are hereby authorized to be levied for support of rural
single county library systems.
When any rural single county library system is established,
existing public libraries in the county may be incorporated into the
system under a unified administration by act of local governing
bodies or vote of the people as provided in the procedure for
establishment of the rural single county library systems. Existing
public libraries in the county that are not incorporated into the
system shall have the same relationship to the system as similar
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 65. Public Libraries Page 31
public libraries outside the county have to the local system and to
other systems.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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