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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-5-41. Establishment of boards of trustees to govern libraries.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-5-41. Establishment of boards of trustees to govern libraries.

Each library system shall be governed by a board of trustees. Each system shall have a governing board of trustees but may have other affiliated boards of trustees for member libraries. The county board of library trustees shall exercise authority in a county system. The regional board of library trustees shall exercise authority in a multicounty system.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-5-41, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1005, § 1.