Mississippi § 37-55-1 - County library commission; annual library report.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-55-1 — County library commission; annual library report., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-55-1. County library commission; annual library report.
The county superintendent of education shall name two first grade teachers who, together with the county superintendent, shall constitute a county library commission. It shall be the duty of this commission to name a list of books suited for school libraries, and all books purchased under this chapter shall be selected from this list. It shall be the duty of this commission to make rules and regulations to govern and control the use of such libraries in the county, and the commission shall name a local manager of each library who shall make a report every year to the county commission of all books purchased during the year, of the money on hand at the time of the report, together with the amount expended for library purposes. The county superintendent shall keep a list of books purchased by the several libraries of his county and make a library report to the state superintendent of education annually with the county school report.
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Section 37-55-1 ("County library commission; annual library report.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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