California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 37542

Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.

Upon receiving a petition signed by one-third of the city electors, the legislative body shall establish a museum in such a city. Where several petitions are submitted, they shall be in substantially the same form.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 37542 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-4-government-of-cities/division-3-officers/part-2-legislative-body/chapter-5-city-property/article-6-museums/section-37542

Other sections in Article 6 - Museums

§ 37541§ 37542§ 37543§ 37544§ 37545§ 37546§ 37547§ 37548§ 37549§ 37550…§ 37552§ 37553§ 37554§ 37555§ 37556§ 37560§ 37561§ 37562§ 37563§ 37564

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