The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-03-08

Superintendent OF PrbI;' h~--r~
AN ACT TO provide for the r~fahi.~irs... IS
School District Librr.ez


AN ACT TO provide for the csrabij~fri.:. -
School District libraries.
SECTION /. The People of tie .Sta's 81 -'E.it-
gan enact, That at the annual town meetings Ia
he held in April next the legal voters voting in
the respective townships Of the State, shall DE-
terminc by ballot for the continuance Of the
Township Library, or for the establishment Of
District Libraries in the place thereof. \ scpa-
rate box shall be kept for their votes and the
ballots shall have written or printed thereon
" Township Library" or District Libraries -
If p majority of the ballots cast in any town
ship shall have Township Library thereon,
the library shall remain as before; but ii the
majority of the ballots shall have District Ii
brarics' thereon, then the township inspectors.
at their next meeting thereafter shall proceed 70
divide the Township Library equally among tn
districts and parts Of districts IN such township,
in proportion Ia the number OF children of LEGAL
school ages therein, and shall deliver the same To-
the District Board of the districts Ia which they
NAV be apporiioned Said books shall thercaf-
ter belong To the respective districts and shall
constitute district libraries for The usc of the res
idents Of such districts
Sec. > The District Board shall he held ac-
coun,ablo for the proper care and preservation
of the District Library, and shall have power to
provide for the safe keeping Of the same, 10 pre-
scribe the time for taking and returning books,
and to assess and collect all fines ard penalties
for the loss or injury of said books. The ris-
trct Board shall appoint 2 Librarian, and deter
mine the place where the Library shall he kept ,
bat in all cases in which the Library may De-
properly secured al the district school house, IL
shall be kept at such school house.
Sec. 3. The library MONEYS belonging to any
township so determining in favor Of District L.
bEarc-, or which may hereafter belong to Sr,rl
township, shall Ice apDortoned among the sever
al districts thereof, in the same manner o. 'hr
Primary School moneys are app0riioueJ, AID
shall be expended by the District Board, IN pur-
chasing books for the District Libraries.
Sec l. II shall he the duty Of the State Board
of Education to make lis, OF books, unsecttriaa
in character, suitable for District or Township
Librarics, and contract with the lowest rcspon>i-
bic bidder 10 furnish the same, in such Numbers
as may be wanted, at stipulated prices pTcv.-
vious to the first day Of January in each year,
the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
furnish 10 the director of each school a,-tric.
and each township clerk, i list OF tle books con
tractei for, with the prices Of tas sam, from
which list the District Board or Township Board
Of Inspectors NAV select books - the amount Be-
sired hv the district OF township.
Sec ;. IL shall he the duty OF the contractors
10 furnish al the prices contracted for, the boor
50 selected for the libraries and cause them 20 b,
. forwarded to such points on any main thorough
/ fare, a the District or Township Board may IT,
rect
/ See. 6. All acts ami parts Of inconsistent with
; the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
/ Section -. OF the Primary School Law, %.
amended hy the Act approved February l5'l
/ 1859, j. rs follows:
| SECTION !. The supervisor shall also assess un
on the taxable property Of his township, tw-
mills upon each dollar o; the valuation thereof
/ in each year, and 80 much thereof rs the qga.j
| Ell electors of said township shall decide hy
majority vote at the annual township meeting
shall be applied IN the purchase Of books tor n,
district or township libraries, according - lh'
provisions OF law, and the amainder shall belong
TO the districts in which It was raised for the sup
port OF schools therein; and all moneys coNeete.
bv virtue Of this act OF any property not in AZ!
Organized school district Of said towrs'i IL, slaI
be apportioned 10 the several school districts O.
said township, in the same manner as m" T~i-ra
~ school fund IS now apportiorci
! hereby certify that the above ac, and section
/ l07 Of the Primary School Law are true con'e
/ from the ac:s on file in this Utfce.
+. 4. THOMPSON,
DTu'g Secretary OF STATE.