Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-11
General Laws Of Minnesota for 1879. --of 11cial.

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AN ACT to provide for the establishment and
maintenance of free public libraries and read
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
Sectionl. That the city council Of any in
corporated city, or village council of any incor-
porated village, shall have power to establish
and maintain public library and reading
room, or either of them, for the use and
benefit of the inhabitants of such CITY or
village, and may levy tax, not to exceed one
mill on the dollar annually, and in cities of
over thirty Thousand inhabitants, not to exceed
one half of one mill on the dollar annually, on
all the taxable property in the city. such tax to
be levied and collected in like manner with
to be known as the library fund"
Sec. 2. When any city or village council
shall have decided to establish and maintain a
public library and reading room, or either of
them. under this act, the mayor of such city or
president Of such village, shall, with the APP
appoint q board of nine directors for the same,
chosen from the citizens at large, with refer
ence to their fitness for such Office. and not
more than one member of the city or village
council shall be at any time member of said
board. .,s
Sec 8. Said directors shall hold office: One
third for one year, one-third for two years, and
one-third for three years from the first of May
following their appointment, and at their first
regular meeting shall cast lots for the respec-
tive terms, and annually thereafter the mayor
of such city, or president of such village shall,
before the first day of May in each year, APP
point as before three directors to take the
place of the retiring directors, who shall hold
Office for three years. and until their successors
are appointed. Such mayor or president may
by and with the consent of the council, re-
move any director for misconduct or neglect
of duty.
Sec. 4. Vacancies IN the board of directors
occasioned by removals, designations, other
wise, shall be reported to the city or village
council, and be filled in like manner as origi-
nal appointments, and no director shall receive
compensation as such.
Sec. 5. Said directors shall Immediately af-
ter appointment meet and organize by the cleo
ton of one of their number president, and by
the election Of such other officers as they may
deem necessary. They shall make and adopt
such bylaws, rules and regulations for their
own guidance and for the government of the
library and reading room, or either of them,
as may be expedient, not inconsistent with this
act. They shall have the exclusive control of
the expenditure of all moneys collected and
placed to the credit of the library fund, and of
ethe construction of any library building, and
of the supervision, care and custody of the
or set apart for that purpose. Provided. that
all moneys received for such library shall be
deposited in the treasury of said city or village,
to the credit of the library fund, and shall be
kept separate and apart from other money of
said city or village, and shall be paid out only
upon the properly authenticated vouchers OF
the library board. Said board shall have pow
f<,1 nd iata fort no. nf
| said library; shall have power to appoint a
suitable librarian and necessary assistants, and
| fix their compensation. and shall also have
power to remove such appointees; and shall in
general carry out the spirit and intent of this
act. Said board shall have power. when APP
proved by such city or village council, to pur-
chase ground and erect thereon suitable
building for the use of said library.
Sec. 6. Every library and reading room, of
either of them, established under this act shall
be forever free to the use of the inhabitants OF
the city or village where located always sub
ject to such reasonable rules and regulations as
| the library board may adopt, in order to rem
der the use Of said library and reading room,
or either of them, of the greatest benefit to the
greatest number; and said board may exclude
from the use of the said library and reading
room, or either Of them, any and all persons
who shall willfully violate such rules
! Sec. Z. The said board Of directors shall
make, on or before the first day Of April in
each year, an annual report to the city or vii
lage council, stating the conditions of their
trust on the first day of March of that year
the various sums of money received from tn,
library fund, and other sources, and how sucl
moneys have been expended and for what pur-
hand; the number added by purchase, gift, o.
otherwise, during the year; the number lost o.
! missing; the number of persons attending
the number of books loaned out, and the gen.
eral character and kind of such books, will
such other statistics information and sugges
lions aa they may deem OF general interest.
u Sec. 8. The council of said city or villag
shall have power to pass ordinances imposing
suitable penalties for the punishment of per
sons committing injury upon such library O.
other property thereof, and for injury to Q
failure to return any book belonging to sucl
, library.
Sec. 9. Any person desiring to make dona
tions of money, personal property, or real es
tate for the benefit Of such library, shall hav
the right to vest the title to the money, prop
} erty or real estate SO donated in the board o
directors created under this act to be he'll
: and controlled by such board when accepted
: according to the terms of the deed, gift. devils
or bequest of such property, and as to sucl
property the board shall be held and consic
cred to be special trustees.
III Sec. TO- Any library already existing, Q
: hereafter established in any city or village
which shall establish free library and read
r ing room, or either Of them, under the pr
: visions of this act, may be transferred by Il
q society, association or individuals owning tt
f same, to the board of directors created undt
o this act, on such terms not inconsistent wit
: the objects of this act as may be mutual
i agreed upon; and as to such property the Sal
/ board Of directors shall be held and corsidere
to be special trustees. Provided, also, tn,
II any Incorporated city may establish one
Il ino tn rnO0 at
b habitants thereof, in different parts of ga
/ city, under the provisions of this act.
u Sec. II. This act shall take effect and be
le force from and after its passage.
r Approved March 4, 1879.
ID AN ACT to organize the county OF Pipesto
IS and to legalize the election of county
IF fcers chosen at the general election in
lie vember, 1878.
he Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
Is Minnesota:
ne Section /. The county of Pipestone is he
ne by declared to be legally organized coun
Ii with all the rights, privileges, powers and
g.l munities of organized counties within the St
of Minnesota.
in Sec. q The persons who were chosen b.
majority of the votes cast In said Plpestt
county on the day of the general election
November, 1878, to the Offices of auditor, tire
urer, register of deeds, sheriff, surveyor, jul
10 of probate, county attorney, clerk of dist
~; T.. court, coroner, court commissioner, super
~ tendent of schools and county commission
~ of said county are hereby declared to have b
&c legally elected to said Offices respectively,
vided said persons were at the time of Il
c+- election eligible to Office in said county,
AZ upon qualifying as required under exist
nv laws regulating the qualifying of county
al icers at any time prior to April l, 1879, s.
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