Joint Resolution No. 25 of 1879

Article XIII

Sec. 12: The legislature shall also provide for the establishment of at least one library in each township and city; and all fines assessed and collected in the several counties and townships for any breach of the penal laws, shall be exclusively applied to the support of such libraries, unless otherwise ordered by the township board of any township, or the board of education of any city: Provided, That in no case shall such fines be used for other than library or school purposes.

Sources

• Joint Resolution No. 25 of 1879 (PDF)
• Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual, 1909-1910, p. 554 (HathiTrust)
• Public Acts and Joint and Concurrent Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1879, p. 312 (HathiTrust)
• Public Acts and Joint and Concurrent Resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1881, p. 433 (HathiTrust)