The common council, board of trustees, or other legislative body of any city in the state may, and upon being requested to do so by one-fourth of the electors of the municipal corporation in the manner provided in this article, shall, by ordinance, establish in and for the municipality a public library if there is none already established therein.
Cal. Educ. Code § 18900
Establishment
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Friends of the Library of Monterey Park v. City of Monterey Park (1989)
Most recently applied in Friends of the Library of Monterey Park v. City of Monterey Park (June 1989)
Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.