Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-01-04
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

The following bill was introduced into
the Senate, by Mr.. Sill:
A Bill TO encourage and regulate the es.
taJlishment OF School District Libra
ries.
Sec. 1. Bel enacted by the General
Assembly ofthe State Of Ohio, That the
legal voters of any school district in this
State shall have power, by a majority of
their voters at any annual meeting OF
such school district, or at any special
meeting thereof, duly convened, TO au-
thOrze the school directors of such dis
trict, for the purpose ofprocuring school
district library, to appropriate from the
school moneys apportloned TO such dis.
trict, part of such moneys, not exceed
ing twenty five dollars in any one year
nor exceeding one third part Of the sum
so appOrtioned 10 such district in any one
year. The sum go appropriated for
school district libraries, shall be drawn
for BY the directors on the township treas
urer, distinctly for the amount so appro-
priated, and a distinct account thereof
shall be kept by the township treasurer,
and county auditor, and returns made
thereof with other returns, by the county
auditor, to the superintendent of common
schools.
Sec. 2. That the directors of such
school district, may, as soon as an ade-
quate sum Is obtained, proceed, with
the advice of the superintendent Of com
mon schools, to select and purchase a
library for the use of such school dis
trict.
Sec. 8. That the directors Of every
sc hool district shall, in their corporate
capacity, be the trustees of said library,
and the property of all books therein, and
other appurtenances thereof shall be
deemed 10 be vested in such directors, 50
as to enable them to maintain any action
in relation to the same. II shall be their
duty TO preserve such books and keep
them in repair, and the expense incur
red for that purpose, may be included in
any tax list 10 be made out by them as
directors Of such school district, and shall
be collected and paid over with the same.
The librarian of any district library, who
shall be elected by the legal voters of
such district, at the annual meeting of
said district, shall be subject TO the direc-
tors thereof, in all matters relating tc the
preservation OF the books and appurte-
nances ofthe library, and may be removed
from Office by them, for wilful disobedi-
ence ofsuch directions, or for any wilful
neglect of duty, or whenever they shall
have reason TO apprehend the loss or in
jury of any such books; and whenever a
vacancy shall exist in the Office of libra
rian, the same shall be supplied by said
directors, until The next annual meeting
Of such school district.
Sec. 4. Any two or more adjoining
districts may, in such case, as shall be
approved by the superintendent of COM
mon schools, unite their library money
and funds, and authorize the directors of
their districts to select and purchase, with
the same advice as in the case of single
districts, a library for the joint use of said
districts; which library shall be under
the charge of librarian, TO be appointed
by the joint diaectors of such districts,
and subject 10 the foregoing provisions of
this act, except that the property in them
shall be deemed 10 be vested in all the
directors, for the time being, Of the dis
tricts so united; and in case any such dis
tricts shall desire to divide such library
such division shall be made by the direc
tors OF the two or more districts concern
ed therein.
Sec. 5. A set of general regulations
respecting the preservation of school dis
trict libraries, the delivery OF them by IL
brarians and trustees 10 their successors
in office the use of them by the .inhabit-
ants of the district; the number Of vol
umes to be taken by any one person at
one time, or during any term the periods
Of their return; the fines and penalties
that may be imposed by the directors Of
such libraries, for not returning, for losing
destroying, defacing, soling, or injurug
the books thereof, may be framed by the
superintendent of common schools, and
printed copies thereof, together with a
copy of this act, shall be furnished to each
school district in the State; which regula-
tons shall be obligatory upon all persons
or officers having charge of such libra
ries, or using, or possessing any Of the
books thereof. Such fines may be re-
ceived in an action of debt, in the name
of the directors ofany such library, of
the person on whom they are imposed,
except such person be minor, in which
case they may be recovered Ofthe parents
or guardian Of such minor, unless notice
in writing shall have Leen given by such
parent or guardian, to the directors of
said library, that they will not be re-
sponsible for any books delivered to such
minor.
Sec. 6. That all acts, or parts Of acts
Inconsistent with this act, be and the same