36-12-15-2. Power; City; Town; Library in Connection With Schools
Sec. 2. In cities and incorporated towns, a governing body may establish a free public library in connection with the common schools for: (1) the care, protection, and operation of the library; (2) the care of books and other materials; and (3) borrowing and returning books and other materials and penalties for any violations. However, […]
36-12-15-3. Power; Levy
Sec. 3. The governing body may levy a tax of not more than one-tenth cent ($0.001) on each one dollar ($1) of taxable property assessed for taxation in a city or incorporated town in each year. The tax shall be placed on the tax duplicate of the city or incorporated town and collected in the […]
36-12-15-4. Acquisition of Property by Gift, Grant, or Devise
Sec. 4. A city or incorporated town in which a free public library is established under this chapter may acquire by purchase or take and hold by gift, grant, or devise any real estate necessary for, or that is donated or devised for, the library. Any revenue derived from the real property shall be used […]
36-12-12-9. Amending Plan; Emergencies; Increasing Tax Rate and Borrowing Funds
Sec. 9. (a) A library board may amend an adopted and approved plan to: (1) provide money for the purposes described in section 2(b)(4) of this chapter; or (2) supplement money accumulated in the capital projects fund for those purposes. (b) If an emergency arises that results in costs that exceed the amount accumulated in […]
36-12-12-10. Tax Rate; Limit and Advertisement
Sec. 10. To provide for the capital projects fund, the library board may, for each year in which a plan adopted under section 3 of this chapter is in effect, impose a property tax rate that does not exceed one and sixty-seven hundredths cents ($0.0167) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of […]
36-12-12-11. Interest
Sec. 11. Interest on the capital projects fund, including the fund’s pro rata share of interest earned on the investment of total money on deposit, shall be deposited in the fund. The library board may allocate the interest among the accounts within the fund. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-13-13.] As added by […]
36-12-12-12. Administrative Rules
Sec. 12. The department of local government finance may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-13-14.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
36-12-13-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to Indiana and any state bordering Indiana that joins in the interstate library compact. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-11-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
36-12-13-2. Authorization to Enter Into Agreements Under Compact; Procedure
Sec. 2. (a) The appropriate officials and agencies of the party states or a political subdivision as defined in IC 36-1-2-13 may, on behalf of the party states or political subdivision, enter into agreements under the interstate library compact for cooperative or joint conduct of library services if the party states or political subdivision finds […]
36-12-13-3. Compact Administrator; Duties
Sec. 3. The director of the Indiana state library, ex officio, is the compact administrator. The compact administrator shall: (1) receive copies of all agreements entered into by the state or a political subdivision of the state and other party states or political subdivisions; (2) consult with, advise, and aid the political subdivisions in the […]