When any city establishes and maintains a public library under sections 182.140 to 182.301, the mayor or other proper official of the city, with the approval of the legislative branch of the city government, shall proceed to appoint a library board of nine trustees, chosen from the citizens at large, with reference to their fitness for the office. No member of the city government shall be a member of the board.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 182.170
Trustees, number, appointment
Effective: 28 Aug 1955; (RSMo 1939 § 14753, A.L. 1955 p. 555 § 182.160); Prior revisions: 1929 § 13449; 1919 § 7192; 1909 § 8188
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.