Title 18 — Title 18 — Counties

County commissioners may purchase, construct, accept by gift, museums and collections of exhibits. Each board of county commissioners may purchase, construct or acquire by donation or otherwise archaeological, geological and historical museums and collections of exhibits and arti…

Appropriation for construction and maintenance; annual tax levy. Each board of county commissioners of any county owning, constructing or acquiring any museum or collection of exhibits may annually levy a tax on the taxable valuation of the property in the county, for the constru…

Board of trustees; appointment; composition; qualifications of members; terms of office; vacancies; removal. (a) Each board of county commissioners of any county owning, constructing or acquiring any museum or collection of exhibits shall appoint a board of trustees for the museu…

Board of trustees; duties generally; employment of personnel; rules and regulations. (a) Each board of trustees of a county museum or collection of exhibits shall: (i) collection; (ii) Have the custody and control of the museum or Employ such personnel as required; (iii) Make rul…

Board of trustees; authority to provide funds for preservation of historical artifacts and landmarks. The board of county commissioners may provide funds for the preservation of historical artifacts and landmarks when the same are threatened with removal or destruction.

Petition of property owners; public hearing; written protests; election. (a) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5. (b) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5. (c) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5. (d) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5. (e) A special museum district may be establ…

Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.

District a body corporate; name; powers. (a) Each district established is a body corporate by the name of "the .... museum district". The name shall be selected by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the greater area of land within the district is located and…

Election of trustees; generally; terms. An election of the six (6) initial trustees shall be held at the same time as the election to form the district under W.S. 18-10-201 and in accordance with the Special District Elections Act of 1994, including by mail ballot. The board of t…

Trustee terms. Trustees shall hold office for four (4) years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 99, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.

Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.

Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.

Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.

Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.

Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.

taxation. Administration of finances; assessments and (a) Annually, each county assessor shall provide the board of county commissioners with the total assessed value of all taxable property within a special museum district in his county. (b) The board of county commissioners at …

Coupon bonds; generally. The board of trustees of special museum districts may submit to the electors of the district the question whether the board shall be authorized to issue coupon bonds of the district to a certain amount, not to exceed two percent (2%) of the assessed value…

Election; ballots. The election authorized under W.S. 18-10-214 shall be called by the boards of county commissioners and conducted, canvassed and returned in the manner provided for bond elections by the Political Subdivision Bond Election Law, W.S. 22-21-101 through

Form; notice; bids; sale. If the proposal to issue bonds is approved, the board of trustees may issue bonds in such form as they decide and shall give notice by publication in some newspaper published in the counties in which the district is located and in some newspaper of gener…

Preparation and execution. After ascertaining the best terms and the lowest interest at which the bonds can be negotiated, the board shall secure the proper engraving and printing and consecutive numbering thereof and the bonds shall then be properly prepared and executed. They m…

Preparation and execution; full faith and credit; payment of principal and interest. (a) The full faith and credit of each museum district is solemnly pledged for the payment of the interest and the redemption of the principal of all bonds which are issued by the district. (b) Th…

Existing museums not affected; museum may submit to electors question of organizing district. All archaeological, geological and historical museums and any mill levy made pursuant to W.S. 18-10-101 through 18-10-105 shall not be affected by the provisions of W.S. 18-10-201 throug…