§ 40-38-01 Public library and reading room – Establishment – Election
§ 40-38-02 Library fund – Financial report – Levy – Kept separate – Exemption for city levying tax – Increasing levy
§ 40-38-03 Board of directors – Appointment – Term of office – Compensation – Filling vacancies – Organization
§ 40-38-04 General powers and duties of board of directors
§ 40-38-05 Board of directors may purchase, build, or lease building for library – Library building fund – Public hearing required
§ 40-38-06 Vouchers – How drawn
§ 40-38-07 Library free to inhabitants of political subdivision – Subject to rules published by board of directors
§ 40-38-08 Donations – How accepted – Board of directors as trustee
§ 40-38-09 Annual report of board of directors – Contents – To whom made
§ 40-38-11 Joint public library services by cities and counties
§ 40-38-12 Library records – Open records exception
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 40-38 - Public Libraries

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33