N.J.S.A. 40:33-13.9 — Boards as body public and corporate; powers

40:33-13.9. Boards as body public and corporate; powers The board of trustees shall be a body public and corporate and may: (a) sue and be sued; (b) adopt a corporate seal; (c) hold in trust and manage all property of the regional library; (d) acquire and dispose of any real and personal property, including books and all other library materials, by purchase, sale, gift, lease, bequest, device or other similar manner for its corporate purposes; (e) employ and fix the compensation of a library director, to whom it shall delegate the administrative responsibilities of the library, and such other professional librarians and other employees it deems necessary; (f) adopt rules and regulations and do all things necessary for the proper establishment and operation of the library; (g) contract with other counties, municipalities, library boards of trustees and other agencies for the furtherance of its purpose; and (h) invest any funds in the same manner as the governing body of a municipality is authorized by law to invest moneys held by it. L.1962, c. 134, s. 7, eff. July 27, 1962. 40:33-13.9a. Regional library administrators, duties 37. The director or other chief administrative officer of each regional library established under the provisions of P.L.1962, c.134 (C.40:33-13.3 et seq.) shall: a. cause copies of the voter registration forms and instructions furnished under subsection f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) to be displayed at the principal and any branch location of that library and to be made available to each person who, when appearing in person at such location, may wish, on a voluntary basis, to register to vote; b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to each such principal or branch location; and c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages to each library which provides services under any program administered by the library which is located in any county in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4 or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4). L.1994,c.182,s.37.

This is the verbatim text of N.J.S.A. 40:33-13.9, retrieved from the New Jersey Legislature's public statute corpus. Statutes are amended periodically — for the most current version, check the external source link above. Kyzer is not a law firm and this page is not legal advice.