182.050. County library boards--appointment, qualification, removal, vacancies--nepotism forbidden.
County library boards--appointment, qualification, removal,vacancies--nepotism forbidden.
182.050. For the purpose of carrying into effect sections182.010 to 182.120, in case a county library district isestablished and a free county library authorized as provided insection 182.010, within sixty days after the establishment of thecounty library district, there shall be created a county libraryboard of trustees, of five members, who shall be residents of thelibrary district, none of whom shall be elected county officials.The members shall be appointed by the county commission for termsof four years each, except that as to the members of the firstboard, two shall be appointed for one year, and one each shall beappointed for two years, three years, and four years,respectively, from the first day of July following theirappointment; and annually thereafter before the first day of Julythe county commission shall appoint successors. Vacancies in theboard occasioned by removals, resignations or otherwise shall bereported to the county commission and shall be filled in likemanner as original appointments; except that if the vacancy is inan unexpired term, the appointment shall be made for only theunexpired portion of that term. No member of the board shallreceive compensation as such. No person shall be employed by theboard of library trustees or by the librarian who is relatedwithin the third degree by blood or by marriage to any trustee ofthe board.
(RSMo 1939 § 14768, A.L. 1955 p. 547, A.L. 1972 S.B. 581, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1372)Prior revision: 1929 § 13464