The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-25
CHMPrER I.

An Ast 10 amend am act entitled Gan act TO
autherize cities to establish and maintain free
public libraries and reading rooms" approved
March fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy nine.
l. Be is enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly Of the State of New Jersey, That section
one of the act entitled IAN act to authorize cities
to establish and maintairp free public libraries
and readiEgrgO0ms" approved March fourteenth,
one thousand eight hundre&sand seventy nine, be
and the sal0e is hereby amended SO as 10 read as
follows:
l. Be it enacted by the Senate AND General AS
sembly of theState of New Jersey That the COM
mon council Of each Incorporated city of this
state shall have power to estaSlish aud maintain
a,public librarg and ingrcern for TIE T1se and
benefit of the Inhabitants of such cites and for
snch purposes may levy tax Of not more than
One-ffth of onesrniH on the d0llanannua1lY on all
the taxable property in the citys such tax to be
levied and collected i'll like madaner with other
general taxes of sSd city, and to be known IS the
library fund !" aasd whenever m any stHeA city
public library aud reading shall hava been
established, undera and pursuant to the provisions
of this act and sllaS have existed fer three years
or more, and the 1tle to property of the value
of at least thirty Thousand dollars shall haEs be-
come vested in the board of directors Of such
library and readingzr0Om, the boaTaS of directors
of such library and reading-room shHli, on or be-
fore April of each year, determine the ameunt,
not exceeding one-half of one mill oHithe doMar
on all the taxable property in the city, which VIII
be required in such yssr for the maintenance Of
such library and readfng-room, and, By its. presa
dent, certify such amount to the common council
Of such city, and suSh common council SHAH
thereupon order and cause to be assessed and
axn0uHt so certified, such tax to be levied and col
lected in like manner with other general taxRss0f
said city, and to be known as the . ibrary,fund
q And be it enacted, that section nine Of the
act hereby amended be and the same hereby IL
amended so as to read as Sollows
g. And be it enacted, That any person desiring
to make donations of money, personal property
orreal estate for the benefit of such library on for
the establishment or maintenance of art gallery
aud museum in connection Herewith may do SO,
and is,empowered to vest the title to the money
personal property or real estate donated in the
board of directors created under this act for the
time being, to be held and controlled BY SUCH
board, and its successors, when accepted accord
Ing theterms of the deed gift device or bSoIest
of such property and any building or real estate
80 donated may be accepted by such board upon
and subject to trust that the same or such part
thereof as the donor donors shall designate and
appoint. fer such purposes, shall be set apart and
appropriated and forever maintained as and, for
an art gallery and museum for the announcements
of art-and scientific study among the inhabitants
of the city where located subject to such reason
able ruleSand regulations concerning admission.
to and the use of the same, not inconsistent with
the terms OF the deed, gift, device or bequest of
such property as such board or its successors
from time to time establish and any money or
personal property so donated may be accepted by
such board upon and subject to trust that the
same shall De applied TO or towards the mainteI
nance or enlargement of any such art gallery and
museum; and all moneys received for admission
to or tile use Of such art gallery and museum shall
be applied to the maintenance or enlargement Of
such art gallery and museum, or to the general
purposes of such library and reading-room, the
board Of directors shall from time to time deter.
mine; and as to all property SO donated the said
board shall be held and considered to be special
trustees.
s. And, be. 1t enacted That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 6, 1886.