Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
CHAPTER 1874.

CHAPTER 1874.
AN ACT in relation to the State Library
and the duties of the State Librarian.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
the Governor, Judges of the Supreme
Court, Secretary Of State, and Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, shall by
virtue of their office, constitute a Board
OF Trustees Of the State Library, Of which
the Governor shall be President.
SEC 2. The said Trustees shall have
full power TO make and carry into effect
ST Oh rules, and regulations for the super.
intendence and care of the books, maps,
charts, papers, and furniture contained
in the State Library, and for the arrange.
ment and safe keeping of the same, as
they may deem proper.
SEC g. 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
torncy 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 forfeitures, to
take from the Library any books, except
ing such as the Trustees shall determine
ought not to be removed 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 be removed from the seat ofgovern-
ment, and no person shall be entitled to
take from the Library more than two
books at the same time; Provided, that
during the terms Of the supreme court of
the State, or the federal courts, the
Judges and attorneys Of said courts may
be permitted to take and use any num-
Der of books needed on the trial ofcauses
| but such books shall not be taken from
the seat Of government and shall be re.
turned according to law.
Sec. 8. The State Library shall be
kept open every day during the sessions
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 determined
by the Trustees.
Sec. 6. The State Library shall be in
the custody of the State Librarian, who
shall be appointed by the Governor, and
who shall hold the Office for the term Of
two years, commencing on the first day
of May, and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified. Before entering
upon the duties Of his Office, he shall
| give bond with good and sufficient sure
ty in the penal sum of five thousand
dollars, in rch form as the Governor
shall approve, conditioned for the per
Torrance Of all the duties required of him
| by law, and for the observance Of all the
rules prescribed by the Trustees Of the
Library.
Sc. 7. The Librarian shall give his
or her PERSONAL attendance upon the
Library during the hours it shall bt
directed to be kept open, and shall per
form such duties as shall be imposed OIL
him by law OF shall be prescribed by tht
rulcs and regulations of the Trustees.
SEC, 8. The salary Of the Librarian
shall be twelve hundred dollars per an
mum, nor shall any extra amount be pat
for any assistant Librarian.
S..C. o. 1t shall be the duty of the
Librarian to prepare a complete alpha
bctical catalogue Of tic Library, to mum
Der the books therein, and report thu
same to the Governor, who shall cause
the same to be published for the use 0
the Library.
SEC. 10. 1t shall he the duty of thu
Librarian to cause each book in tn,
Library to be labeled with PRINTED
labei, to be pasted on tie inside of tn,
cover, with the words, Iowa State Ii
brary, with the number of the volume il
the catalogue ofsaid Library inscribed OF
said label, also to write the same word
at the bottom Of the thirtieth page of cacl
volume. All books that may hereaftc
be added to the Library shall be LABELED
in the same manner, and entered on tn
catalogue Immediately on their rcceip
and before they can be taken there
from.
SEC. H. The Librarian shall max
report TO the Governor five days befor
the adjournment Of any session of tn
General Assembly, OF the number OF book
that have been taken out of the librar,
by the members, Civ 'ng the names of al
members that have any books at the dat
of such report, with the name and mum
Der of such book.
SEC 10. All fines, penalties, and for
FIXTURES imposed by the rules and regula
tions of the library for any violation 0
such rules and regulations may be re
covered in any proper action or proceed
inc in the name of the State, before any
court ofcompetent jurisdictions; and al
such fines, penalties, forfeiturcs and re
coverics, shall be applied to the use oftht
library under the direction Of the trus
tees.
Sec. 10. Any person injuring, defac
ing, destroying or losing book shall pay
TO the librarian twice the value of the
book, and if it shall be one Of Il set, hi
shall be liable to pay tie full amount o.
the value of the set, and it shall be the
| duty of the librarian to prosecute sucl
person on such liability: Prorided, THAI
if such person shall within Il reasonable
time replace the book so injured or lost
he shall not be liable under this section
SEC. IA. The Librarian shall report
to the Governor whenever required, a
list Of books and other property missing
from the library, an account of fines and
forfeitures imposed and collected, and tho
amount uncollccted, list of accesslons
to the library since the last report, and
all other information required by the
Governor He shall also make full and
specific report to the General Assembly
on the first day of its regular sessions.
| SEC. 10. The Librarian is hereby
authorized to deived to each college, in
corporated academy. public library, and
literary institution Of this State, having
a number Of books not less than three
hundred volumes, one copy of the com
| piled or revised statutes, one copy Of the
session laws of each General Assembly
one copy Of tie Journals of the Senate and
House Of Representatives of each session,
one copy of all documents printed by
order of the General Assembly of this
State, and the reports of the decisions OF
the supreme courts of this State: Pr0ui-
ded, That twenty five copies of each of
said documents and books be retained in
the State library.
Sec. Is. There is hereby