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The treasurer of the regional library board shall have the custody of the funds of the regional free library system; and the treasurers or other financial officers of the participating jurisdictions shall transfer quarterly to him all moneys collected or appropriated for this purpose in their respective jurisdictions. Such funds shall be expended only for the library service for which the county or city contracted and for no other purpose. The regional library board shall furnish a detailed report of receipts and disbursements of all funds at the regular meeting of the governing body of every participating jurisdiction after the close of the state’s fiscal year. It shall make a similar report to The Library of Virginia. The treasurer of the board shall be bonded for an amount to be determined by the board. 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 606 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1994, chapter 64<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":221005,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82112,"identifier":"42.1-41","token":"42.1\/2\/42.1-41","url":"\/42.1-41\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/42.1-41\/","token":"42.1\/2\/42.1-41","dublin_core":{"Title":"Funds and expenses of regional library system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 42.1-41","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The expenses of the regional library system shall be apportioned among the participating political subdivisions on such basis as shall be agreed upon in the contract<\/span>. The treasurer of the regional library board shall have the custody<\/span> of the funds of the regional free library system; and the treasurers or other financial officers of the participating jurisdictions<\/span> shall transfer quarterly to him all moneys collected or appropriated for this purpose in their respective jurisdictions<\/span>. Such funds shall be expended only for the library service for which the county or city contracted and for no other purpose. The regional library board shall furnish a detailed report of receipts and disbursements of all funds at the regular meeting of the governing body of every participating jurisdiction<\/span> after the close of the state’s fiscal year. It shall make a similar report to The Library of Virginia. The treasurer of the board shall be bonded for an amount to be determined by the board. The board may authorize the treasurer to pay bond<\/span> premiums from state aid library funds.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFUNDS AND EXPENSES OF REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (\u00a7 42.1-41)\n\nThe expenses of the regional library system shall be apportioned among the\nparticipating political subdivisions on such basis as shall be agreed upon in\nthe contract. The treasurer of the regional library board shall have the custody\nof the funds of the regional free library system; and the treasurers or other\nfinancial officers of the participating jurisdictions shall transfer quarterly\nto him all moneys collected or appropriated for this purpose in their respective\njurisdictions. Such funds shall be expended only for the library service for\nwhich the county or city contracted and for no other purpose. The regional\nlibrary board shall furnish a detailed report of receipts and disbursements of\nall funds at the regular meeting of the governing body of every participating\njurisdiction after the close of the state’s fiscal year. It shall make a\nsimilar report to The Library of Virginia. The treasurer of the board shall be\nbonded for an amount to be determined by the board. The board may authorize the\ntreasurer to pay bond premiums from state aid library funds.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 606; 1994, c. 64.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}