12-1247.   Library districts; tax levy, procedure to increase levy;certification to county clerk.(a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the directors of thelibrary district, as the governing body thereof and in the same manneras required by law applying to other taxingunits, shall levy annually a tax not to exceed 1.5 mills oneach dollar assessed tangible valuation for the property of the librarydistrict, for the maintenance and support of a free public library, to belevied and collected in like manner with other taxes. Thelibrary board shall certify the levy on orbefore August 25th of eachyear to the county clerk who is hereby authorized and required to place thesame on the tax rolls of the county to be collected by the treasurerof the county and to be paid over by the countytreasurer to the treasurer of thelibrary district.

      (b)   The directors of the library district shallhave the authority to increase the mill levy authorized by subsection (a)in an amount not to exceed 3 mills on each dollarassessed tangible valuation for the property of the library district forthe acquisition, maintenance and support of a free public library byadoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall be published once eachweek for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in thelibrary district. If within 30 days after the last publication of theresolution, a petition signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electorsin the library district is filed in the office of the county electionofficer requesting an election thereon, no levy in an amount exceeding 1.5mills shall be made unless the question is submitted to and approved by amajority of the voters of the library district voting at an election. Suchelection shall be called and held in the manner provided under the generalbond law. If the question is approved, the levy shall becertified and placed on the tax rolls in the same manner provided by subsection (a).

      History:   L. 1965, ch. 145, § 12;L. 1986, ch. 72, § 1; April 17.