The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-05-30
CHAPTER 1S4

CHAPTER 1874
AN ACT in relation to the State Library and the
duties THE State Librarian
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
the Governor, Judges of the Supreme Court,
Secretary of State, and the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, shall, by virtue of their office
constitute Board of Trustees of the State Libra
ry. of which the Goyernor shall be the President
to make and carry in effect such rules and reg
ulations for the superintendence and care of the
books, maps, charts, papers, and furniture con
taned in the State Library, and for the arrange
ment and safe keeping 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 OF
attorney 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 the
departments oflhe State shall be permitted under
proper restrictions, penalties and forfeitnres, to
take from the Library any books, excepting 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
fIom the Library without executing the 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 of the government, and no
person shall be entitled to take from the Library
more than two books at the same time; PrO0ided,
that during the terms of the supreme court of the
State, of the federal courts, the judges and at
torneys 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 &C.
cording to law.
Sec 5. The State Library shall be kept open
every day during the sessions of the General AS
sembly of the Supreme court and during such
other days the Trustees shall direct, and du-
ring such hours as shall be determined bp the
Trustees.
Sec. 6. The State Library shall be in the Gus.
tody OF the State Librarian, who shall be appoint
ed by the Governor, and who shall Id the office
FOR the term Of two years, commencing on the
first day of May, and until his successors should
be appointed and qualified. Before entering up.
ON the duties of this office, he shall give bond
OF good and sufficient security in the penal sum OF
five thousand dollars, in such form as the Gov
ernor may approve, conditioned for the perform
ance of all 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 per
sonal attendance upon the library during the
hours it shall be directed to be kept open, and
shall perform such duties as are imposed on him
by law or shall be prescribed by the rules and
regulations of the Trustees.
Sec. 8. The salary of the Librarian shall be
twelve hundred dollars per annum nor shall any
extra amount be paid for assistant Librarion.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the Librarian
to prepare a complete alphabetical 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 Libra
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the Librarian.
to cause each book in the Library to be labeled
with printed label, to be pasted on the inside
of the cover, with the words, Iowa State Library,
with the number OF the volume in the catalogue
OF said library inscribed on said label, also to
write the same words at the bottom OF the thir
teenth page of each volume. All books that may
hereafter be added to the Library shall be labeled
in the same manner, and entered on the catalogue
Immediately on their receipt and before they car
be taken therefrom.
Sec. II. The Librarian shall make report t.
| the Governor five days before 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 names of al
members that have any books at the dates o
| such report, with the name and number of such
| book.
Sec. IL. All fines, penalties, and forfeiture,
| imposed by the rules and regulations of the libra
ny for any violation or such rules and regulations
may be recovered in any proper action or pre-
ceding in he name of the State, before any cour
| of competent Jurisdiction and all such fines,
penalties forfeitures and recoveries, shall be ap
piled to the of the library under the direction
Oft the trustees.
Sec. ID. Any person injuring, defacing, de-
| stroying or losing book shall pay to the libra
rian twice the value of the book, and if it shall
be ore of a set he shall be liable to pay the full
amount of the value of the set and ii shall be the
duty of the librarion to prosecute such person or
such liability: Pr00ided, That if such person
shall within reasonable time replace the book
so injured or lost, he shall not be liable under
| this section.
Sec. ID. The librarian shall report to the Gov
ernor whenever required, list of the books and
other property misring from the library, an &C
count of fines and forfeitures imposed and collect
ed, and the amount uncollected, list of access
ions to the library since the last report and al
other information required by the Governor. He
shall also make a full and special report to the
General Assembly on the first day of its regular
sessions.
Sec. 15 The Librarion is hereby authorized
to deliver to each college, corporated academy
public library. and literary institution OF thii
State, having number of books not less thar
three hundred volumes, one copy of the compiled
or revised statutes, one copy of the session laws
of each General Assembly of this State, and the
reports of the decisions of the supreme courts o
the State: Pr0Uided, That twenty five copies o
each of said documents and books be retained in
the State library.
Sec. 10. There is hereby appropriated out Of
any money in the State treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of two thousand dollar
annually to be expended by the board of trustee,
in the purchase of books for the library.
Sec. II. Chapter forty. four of the Revision o
1860 and one hundred and forty three of the law
of the 18th General Assembly are hereby re
pealed.
SEC. 3. This Act being deemed of immediate
Importance shall take effect and be in force ron
and after Its publication in the Daily Iowa Stat
Register and Iowa State Leader, daily newspa
pers published at Des Moines.
Approved April 90, 1872.
hereby certify that the foregoing act was pub
ilshed in the Iowa State Register and the Dali,
State Leader, April 20, 1872.
ED. WRIGHT.
Secretary of Stats.