§ 65-558. Powers of commission.

Every metropolitan library commission created by this act shall have all powers necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purpose and provisions hereof, including, in addition to others herein granted, the following powers:

(a) To operate and maintain a city-county library system and to adopt such rules and regulations for the operation thereof as may be deemed necessary or expedient.

(b) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings or portions of buildings for library purposes.

(c) To erect, maintain, and operate public library buildings at one or more places in the county.

(d) To accept transfer of any existing public library or libraries by lease or other conveyance.

(e) To acquire, by purchase or otherwise, books and other personal property customarily used in the operation of public libraries including necessary motor vehicles.

(f) To sell and dispose of personal property acquired by purchase or other means when by proper resolution the commission finds that said property is not needed for library purposes.

(g) To accept, hold, and convey legal title to interests in real property in the name "Metropolitan Library Commission of ________ County" which shall be its official name.  Deeds or other conveyances of said interests in real property shall be executed for and on behalf of the commission by the chairman and shall be attested by the secretary.

(h) To accept, or in its discretion to decline, donations tendered to the city-county library system.

(i) To administer the expenditure of any funds which may become available for library purposes pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 10A of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.

(j) To borrow on the credit of the commission for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year.

(k) To do all other things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 8, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.