Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-05-19

Sec. !. BE aezat7el By fbs Senate and Rozy1
81 HtSSe4f1f'OeI, in General Court sng6le5, aag 81
fbs aaftsrity Of tbs Esze, That any fevsn or
more .Perions, capable Of contracting, in any
town or dltriA in this Commonwealth. who
th4li become Proprietors in ce0mon, of anv
Library, may form themfelves into Society
or body Polltick, for the exp prefs purpoles Of.
holding, ncreafing, preierving and ufing fuch
Library; and TO thar end, any five or more
of them, may by an application in writing
oy them figned, TO any Jultice Of the Peace,
within the fame county wherein the iaid town
or diltrict may be, la,ing the purpofes of
then meeting, and requeihng- him to ifue
\ hls warraR tor calling meeting Of the faid
propretors; anu the faid Judge NAV grant
hls warrant to one of them, directing him to
call meeting of the faid prcprietors, at the
time and place, and for the purpofes exprefIed
in iuch variant and fad meeting llall be
called by polting pthe purport of laid war
raats. IN lone pnblicG place, in the faid town
. or dlitrlet, where the fad Library hall be
kept, ieven days, at LEAH, before the time of
ind meeting. And the proprietors, being
thus met ana organized, they may then agree
aud determine upon a method of calling fu-
sure meetings. And III all cafes, votes fhaII
.Ve aetermi ned, by counting and allowing enc
'oee 10 eAeh hare. And the .proprietors of
any iuch Library, fhall have power to pofIefs
and hold, TO them, their fucceIors and af-
hsns' real or Perfonal elfate, to any amount
not exceeding five thoufand dollars, over and
above the value of their hooks.
y. Sec z. BE II rfKytber enat7sH, That any feven
or more OF the proprietors Of fuch Library.
met IN puriuance of fuch notice, fhali have
power to chooie a moderator, clerk, librarian,
eohector, eaiurer and fuch other officers, As
tAey gaay find nece1ary; and the clerk l,all
pe iworn 70 the faithful performance of his
clties and the treafurer fnaIl give bond
: with fafieient i1rety or fllreties. faithfully 70
S-.,acciuns sor-all1ncnies he NAV receive bvvir-
tue .of. this act. and the fzid propr;etor,
~ nSay,rioc Incorporated and organized, fhal
- r..,-fS pFwer TO raiie monies by adeh.nents on
:. eyeral g. Ilares IN fsch Library, as they
gay Judge necef4ry for preferving and in
e1uhg me lame ; 70 make bye-laws for the
esulation OF the concerns of the faid cer-
'fOl Nsl9S'' not rePagnant TO the contribution
- '4ws q tins Commonwealth aaG 10 an
rek siia recover penalties for any breach of
'uch oye-2wS, hot exceeding three dollars for
'.aay. one breach thereof.
= "'~1S~. i 'a7a o. u further eR1Sfe3, That the
!. P'epFlslors OF any fueh Library, 10 incorpo-
'-Iedi mai be sailed and known by the name
u the ProPretors Of the Social Library in the
town OF -, and by that name hall lue and
oe ised; prciecte and defend, plead and be
i'qp'eaded, in all actions and procefies in law:
sssdi when there llall be more than one fueh
3 ltS..pg@ry' m any town diftrid, the proprie-.
toFs thereof ihall be known and called by the
llsn'e q the Proprfetors Of the fecond, third,
ia th' &C. (as the cafe map be) Social Libra-'
~, IN the town os-- -nl
sec- 4. BE LsJayt5sy .ezagsd, That an act
PaAed Ste third day Of March, in the wear
u 7aur Lord, one thouranG reven hundred and
i-n'e'y-eight, entitled, An act to enable the
Efesnetors OF focial libraries to manage t1e-
.4'ile' oc, ard heresJ is repeated Provided
nevertheless, thai with regard to all luits, and
S-a'es OF iuits, and All rights exiting under,.
saa by force cf 4idTacf, it Ihall 81 conIid-
sred asia full force.
3, lSo6--By the Governor approved,>
CALEB STRONG.