County law libraries. County law libraries, including libraries maintained by bar associations or independent

§ 3724.  County law libraries. County law libraries, including libraries maintained by bar associations or independent library corporations, or both, shall receive from the county such necessary funds, accommodations, goods and services, as shall be specified by general rules or orders adopted by the governing authority after consideration of the recommendations from time to time of the State Law Library. Any such general rules or orders shall take effect only in the manner provided by section 503(b) (relating to procedures). All such county law libraries shall be operated in conformity with general rules or rules of the court of common pleas of the judicial district embracing the county and shall be open to the general public. Philadelphia, Allegheny and Second Class A Counties. See section 24(d) of Act 142 of 1976 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to Philadelphia Law Library.