{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-182.410","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 182.410","heading":"Directors — appointment — number — board to be bipartisan.","body":"When any incorporated city containing over three hundred thousand inhabitants shall have decided to establish and maintain a public library and reading room under this chapter, the mayor of such city shall, with the approval of the city council, proceed to appoint a board of nine directors for the same, chosen from the citizens at large, with reference to their fitness for such office; and no member of the municipal government shall be a member of said board; provided, that not more than five of such directors shall be members of the same political party.","path":["Title XI - EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES","Chapter 182 - County and City Libraries — Libraries Generally"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=182.410","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"aa5e5c20d8728651e96829d7e7558c10b24a6ad78b44609e1c3811d56d1426ad","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-182.301","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-182.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}