The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-30
LAWS OF IOWA
ruDLrsnED nr AUTHORITY.
1 CHAPTER, ls4.

Library and the duties Of the State
Librarian.
SECTION 1. BE 10 enacted By the Gen
erol assembly Of The State Of Io,ca,
That the GOVERNOR Judges OF tho
Supreme 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. 2. The said Trustees shall have
full power to make and carry into
effect such rules and regulations for
the superintendent and care of the
books, maps, charts, paper, and furni-
turc contained in the State Library,
and for the arrangement and safe
Keeping of the same, as they may
deem proper.
SEC. 3. II shall be the duty of said
Trustees to provide in their rules and
regulations that any member of the
General Assembly, any member or
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 departments
of State, shall be permitted under
proper restrictions, penalties and for
FIXTURES, to take from the Library any
books, excepting such as the Trustees
shall determine ought MOTTO be remov-
ed therefrom; but none of such per-
sons 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 timo.
Sec. A. No books OF Other property
shall be removed from the seat OF
government, and noperson shall be eli.
titled to take from the Library more
than two books at the same time; Pro.
0ided, that during the terms of the s,i.
preme court of the State, or the federal
courts, the judges and attorneys of said
courts may be permitted to take and
use any number of books needed or
| the trial of causes, but such books
| shall not be taken from the scat ol
government and shall be returned &C.
cording to law.
SEC. 5. The State Library shall bt
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 deter
mined by the Trustees.
Sec. s. The State Library shall be
in custody of the State Librarian, who
shall be appointed by the Governor, land
shall hold the Office for the term oftwo
years, commencing OH the first day Of
| May, and until his successor shall bt
appointed and qualified. Before en-.
ltcring upon the duties of his office, he
shall give bond with good and suffi.
cient surety in the penal sum of five
thousand dollars, in such form as the
Governor shall approve, conditioned
for the performance of Il the dutie
required of him by law, and for Ii
observance of all the rules prescribed
by the Trustees of the Library.
SECT The Librarian shall give his
or her personal attendance upon the
Library during the hours it shall be
directed to be kept open, and shall per-
form such duties as shall be imposed
on him by law or shall be prescribed
by the rules and regulations of the
| Trustees.
SEC. =. The salary of the Librarian
shall be twelve hundred dollars pei
annum, nor shall any extra amount BIZ
1 paid for any assistant Librarian.
SEc.9. 1t skalI be the duty Of the
Librarian to prepare complete alpha
/ betfcal catalogue or the Library, t<
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.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of thu
Librarian to cause each book in the
Library TO be labeled with a printed
label, to be pasted OH the inside of tht
cover, vith 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 book.
that may hereafter be added to the Lii
brary shall be labeled in the same man.
ner, and entered OH the catalogue i'm.
mcdiately on their receipt and before
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 tho
names of all members that have any
books at the date of such report, will
the name and number OF such book.
| SEC. II. All fines, penalties, and for.
| FIXTURES imposed by the rules and reg,
nlations of the library for any violation
of such rules and regulations may b.
recovered in any proper action OF pro
ceeding in the name of the State, be
fore any court of competent jurisdic
ton; and all such fines, penalties, for.
FIXTURES and rccoveries, shall be applied
to the use of the library under the di
rection of the trustees.
Sec. Ii. Amy person injuring, dc.
facing, destroying or losing bool
shall pay to the Librarian twice the
value of the book, and if it shall bt
one of set, he shall be liable to pay
the 1ull amount Of the value of The
set, and it shall be the duty of tht
Librarian to prosecute such person or
such liability: Provided, That ii
such person shall within reasonable
time replace the book SO injured OF
lost, he shall not be liable under tli.
section.
Sec. IA. The Librarian shall report
to the Governor whenever required, 9
list of books and other property mis-
sing from the Library, an account Of
fines and fOrfciturcs imposed and col.
lected, and the amount uncollected, 6
list of accessions TO the Library since
the last report, and all other informa.
ton required by the Governor. He
shall also make full and specific re.
port to the General Assembly on tho
first day of its regular sessions.
SIC. Is. The Librarian is hereby
authorized to deliver to each college
incorporated academy, public library
and literary institution of this State
having 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 Gen.
cral Assembly, one copy of the jour-
nails of the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatives 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: Pro-
csded, That twenty-five copies of each
or said documents and books be re-
tanned in the State Library.
SEC. l6. There is hereby appropri.
ated out of any money in the State
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
| the sum of one thousand dollars an.
nually to be expended by the board OF
trustees in the purchase of books fol
the library.