The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-06-27
Daily Daily State Leader, April %
1872.
Ed WRIGHT, Sec'y Of State.
CHAPTER 1874.

1872.
ED WRIGHT, sec'y Of State.
CHAPTER 1S4.
AN ACT in relation to the State Lii
brary and duties of the State Libra
rian.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted By the
General assembly Of the State of l0,Cd,
That the Governor, Judges Of the Su-
preme Court, Secretary of State, and
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
shall, by virtue of their office, consti-
tute Board of Trustees of the State
Library, of which the Governor shall
be President.
SEC. .. The said Trustees shall have
full power to make and carry into
effect such rules and regulations for
the superintendent an1 care of the
books, maps, charts, papers and furni-
turc contained In the State Library,
and for the arrangement and safe keep
ing Of the same, as they may deem
proper.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of said
Trustees to provide in their rules and
regulations that any member of the
General Assembly, any member or at
tOrney of the Supreme Court, during
| the session of the same, the judges and
attorneys Of the courts Of the United
States, and the heads of departments
of State, shall be permitted under
proper restrictions, penalties and for
FIXTURES, to take from the Library any
books, except such rs the Trustees
shall determine ought not to be re-
moved therefrom but none of such
persons shall be allowed to take such
books or property from the Library
without executing receipt therefor,
nor to retain the same more than ten
days at time.
SEC. 4. No books or other property
shall he removed from the seat Of gov
eminent, and no person shall be en-
titled to take from the Library more
than two books ut the same time;
Prorided, that during the terms of the
Supreme Court of the State, or the
federal courts, the judges and attor-
neys of said courts may be permitted
to take and use any number of books
needed on the trial Of causes, but such
books shall not be taken from the seat
Of government and shall be returned
according to law.
SEC. 5. The State Library shall he
kept open every day during the SEES
sion Of the General Assembly and of
the Supreme Court, and during such
other days as the Trustees shall direct,
and during such hours as shall be de-
termined by the Trustees.
SEC. 6. The State Library shall be
| in the custody Of the State Librarian,
who shall be appointed by the Cover
nor, and who shall hold the Office for
the term of two years, commencing on
| the first day of May, aud until his
successor shall be appointed and quail
flied. Before entering upon the du-
ties of his Office, he shall give bond
with good and sufficient security in
! the penal sum of five thousand dollars
| in such form as the Governor shall
approve, conditioned for the perform.
| ance Of ali the duties required Of him
by law, and for the observance of all
! the rules prescribed by the Trustees of
/ the Library.
| SEC. Z. The Librarian shall give
his or her personal attendance upon
/ the Library during the hours ii shall
/ be directed to be kept open, and shall
| perform such duties as shall tie pre-
scribed by the rules and regulations OF
the Trustees.
SEC. s. The salary of the Librarian
shall be twelve hundred dollars per
annum, nor shall any extra amount be
paid for any assistant Librarian.
SEC. Q. It shall be the duty Of the
Librarian to prepare complete alpha
betical catalogue of the Library, to
number the books therein, and report
the same to the Governor. who shall
cause the same TO be published for the
use Of the Library.
eEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the
| Librarian to cause each book in the
Library to be labeled with a printed
label to be pasted on the inside of the
cover, with the words, Iowa State Lii
brary, with the number of the volume
in the catalogue of said Library in
scribed on said label, also to write the
same words at the bottom of the thir-
tieth page of each volume. All books
that may hereafter be added to the Lii
brary shall be labeled in the same
manner, and entered OH the catalogue
! Immediately on their receipt and be-
fore they can be taken therefrom.
SEC. IL. The Librarian shall make
report to the Governor five days be-
fore the adjournment of any session OF
the General Assembly, Of the number
Of books that have been taken out OF
the library by the members. giving
the name of all members that have
any books at the date of such report
with the name and number Of such
book.
SEC. l.. All fines, penalties and
forfeitures imposed by the rules and
regulations of the library for any vic.
lation of such rules and regulations
may be recovered in any proper action
or proceeding in the name of the
State, before any court of competenl
Jurisdiction and all such fines, penal
ties, forfeitures and recOveries, shall
be applied to the use of the library
under the direction Of the Trustees.
SEC. IL. Any person injuring, de-
facing, destroying or losing book
shall pay to the librarian twice the
value of the book, and If it shall be
one of q set, he shall be liable to pay
the full amount OF the value Of the
set, and it shall be the duty of the ii.
brarian to prosecute such person on
such liability PrOpided, that il such
person shall within q reasonable time
replace the book so injured or lost, he
shall not be Ii able under this section
SEC. Il. The Librarian shall report
to the Governor whenever required, a
list Of books and other property mis-
sing from the library, an account OF
fines and forfeitures imposed and col
lected, and the amount Gncollected, a
list of accessions to the library since
the last report, and all other informa-
nation required by the Governor. He
shall also make full and specific re-
port to the General Assembly on the
first day of its regular sessions.
SEC. 10. The Librarian is hereby
authorized to deliver to each college
incorporated academy, public library
and literary institution o: this State,
having a number of books not less
than three hundred volumes, one copy
Of the compiled or revised statutes,
one copy of the session laws of each
General Assembly, one copy of the
journals of the Senate and House of
Representatives of each session. one
copy of all do ,umepts printed by order
of the General Assembly Of this State,
and the reports Of the decisions Of the
Supreme Courts Of this State; Prori
ded, That twenty-five copies of each
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