Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-19
WOOD COUNTY SCHOOL LIBRA
RY ASSOCIATION.

elected chairman J. E. Abbott, Sec.
Moved and seconded that an asso-
citation be organized under the name of
the s'Wood County School Library
association" headquarters to be per-
manently located at the city of Cen
tralia, Wood county, Wisconsin, with
the following charter members, viz:
I. E. Nash, G. j. Jackson, r. E..
Mcfarland, E. Lynch, w. J. Lemley,
John G.. Love, Ira A. Bassett, J. E.
Abbott.
Motion put to vote and carried.
Moved that the charter members
present form themselves into commit
tee of the whole for the purpose of
drafting constitution and bylaws
Carried.
The charter members present then
formed themselves into committee with
E. Lynch as chairman and J. E. Alb
bott as secretary, and the following
constitution and bylaws were duly
drawn and adopted by unanimous vote:
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.
ARTICLE I.-Name and Location.
This association shall be known as the
"Wood County School Library Asso-
citation, and the headquarters and To-
cation of the same shall be permanent
ly fixed at Centralia, Wood Co., Wis.
ART. I.--OHcers. The officers of
this association shall consist Of Pres
ident, Vice President and Secretary,
Treasurer, Librarian and board of
Directors to be chosen in such man
ner as hereinafter provided.
ART. III.-Certifcate Of Member
ship. Amy resident Of Wood county
shall be eligible to membership in this
association, and a certificate of mem
bership signed by the president and
secretary and emitting the holder
thereof to draw books from the library
under such regulations as hereinafter
provided, shall be issued to any person
on the payment of the sum Of Three
dollars into the Library Fund of this
association.
ART. IV.--Drawtng Books, Etc
Every member of this association shall
be entitled to draw one volume per
week from the library, and any vol
ume so drawn shall be charged to such
member, who shall be held responsible
for any damage which such volume
may receive before its return into the
library, and shall also be held respon-
sible for the return Of said volume
within two weeks from the date Of the
drawing of the same And for neg,
lect so to do, he shall be required to
pay the sum of ten cents per week in
to the library fund aforesaid for every
week or fraction thereof which the
book may be held over two weeks time
as hereinafter stated And further
provided that no books shall be drawn
from the library of this association for
any member thereof, except he shall
draw the same personally or shall send
an order therefor And further provid-
ed that this library shall be open for
reference to the pupils Of the Cen
tralia schools under the Immediate
charge and supervision of the principal
of said schools, and that no books be-
forging to the same shall be taken
away from the school room by any
member of the said school aforesaid
except as hereinafter provided, nor
shall any book be retained in the school
room longer than for immediate refer
ence. Also further provided that the
room containing such library shall be
kept locked at all times when the
librarian or his assistant shall not be in
immediate and personal charge thereof.
ART. V.-Open, achen The libra
ry of this association shall be held
open every Saturday afternoon from
one to three o'clock.
ART. VL-Constitution and By
lars; Hooo changed Any meeting
of this association for the purpose of
changing the bylaws or constitution
hereof shall only be held after giving
one weeks notice in one or more of the
papers of Wood county. unless such
meeting be on adjourned meeting; and
in either case, not less than five mem
bers shall be considered a quorum to
do business
ART Who shall be er-oficio
A Board Of Directors The County
Superintendent Of Schools, the Mayor
of the city of Centralia, and the mem
bers Of the Centralia School Board
shall be er-oficio the Board of Direct
ors Of this association.
After the adoption of the above
constitution and bylaws, the following
officers were nominated and duly elect
ed, to-wit:
7. E. Nash. President.
E. Lynch, Vice President.
J. E. Abbott, Secretary.
On motion, the association adjourn
ed to meet next Saturday evening,
Jan. q, at 1880 P. NJ.
Dated at Centralia, Wis.,, Jan. 18th,
1882. T. E. NASH,
President.
CO.