Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-25
CHAPTER. Al.
AN ACT to provide for the establ ishment
and maintenance of Tree public libraries
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.

AN ACT to provide for the estabi lshmeEt
and maintenance Of Tree public libraries
in cities and Incorporated towns.
SEcrloN !. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Iowa, The Council
Of any city or Incorporated town in this
State may raise and appropriate moneys.not
exceeding in amount one mil nj on the dol
lar Of the assessed valuation of the taxable
property Of such city or Incorporated town,
in any one year, to pr cure books, maps,
charts. periodicals and othe: publications
for the establishment and perpetual main
ter ancc or a free public lii rary within the
limits of such city or incorporated town
And the Council Of such city or incorpor
atcd town, OFT of the fund so raised, gay
appropriate money for tie purchase ofsuch
land and the erection of such buildings IS
may be necessary for tho suitable accommo-
dation thereof. or for the hiring or leasing
of rooms for such purpose, and for the COM
rcnsation Of such officers or agents as may
be necessarily employed in the esiablish>
ment and mana cement Of such library
SEC. 2. The Council of any such city or
Incorporated town accepting the provisions
of this act, may enact rules, bylaws and
,rdinances for the establishmentan aud main
tenanee Of such library, provide for the
election or appointment of officers and
agents, and may assess and levya yearly
tax for the support and maintenance thsre-
Of. not exceeding the amount named in the
first section of this act.
SEc.3 Every public library established
and maintained under the provision of this
act. shall be open to the free use OF every
inhabtant of the municipal corporation by
which il is established for the general diff
fusion of intelligence among all classes of
the community, subject to such rules and
regulations for the well ordering and care
FIJI preservation thereof as may be es,ah-
lished and ordained by the Coancil Of such
city or incorporated town.
SEC. I. Any such city or incorporated
TOW may receive, hold, and possess, or sell
and dispose Of any and all gifts, donati ms,
devises requests and legacies as may be
made to such city or Incorporated town for
the nnrpose of establishing. increasing or
improving any such public library; and the
city or town council thereof may apply the
use, profits, proceeds, interest, and rents
accrunr therefrom in such manner as will
best promote the prosperity and utility of
such library.
SEC. 5. Every city or incorporated town
in which public library shall be etab-
lished and maintained under the provisions
Of this act, shall be entitled to receive a
copy of the laws, journals and all other
works published BY authority of. the State
after the establishment of such library, for
the use of such library, and the Secretary
Of State is hereby authorized and required
to furnish the same from year to year to
such civ or incorporated town. We
SEC. 6 Any city or incorporated town
OF this State prop sing TO accept the sene-
fits of this act. shall, before exercising the
powers herein conferred sabmit to vote
of the people at any municipal election of
such city or incorporated town, the ques-
ton, s.shall the city Tor town council, as
the case may beg accept the benefit Of an
act Of the Legislature for the creation and
maintenance of free public library? Yes
no
SIC T. So much Of chapter As Of the acts
Of the Thirteenth General Assembly as con-
flcts with this act is hereby repealed.
sEc 8. This act being deemed by the
General Assembly of immediate importance
shall take effect and be in force, from and
after its publication in the State Register,
and State Leader, newspapers published at
Des Moines.
Approved, March Goth, 1872.
| hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Daily Iowa State
Register, March %. and in the Daily State
Leader, March %, 1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.