The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-05
ARTICLE XIV.
THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT.

SECTION l. There is hereby created and insti-
tuted public library, which shall be known az
the Seattle Public Library"
Sec. The government of said library, subject
to the provisions hereinafter made ia this ar
ticle, shall be and is hereby vested in library
commission, to consist OF five t5) commissioners,
at least two OF whom shall be women, aud who
shall serve without compensation, directly or
indirectly. and shall hold their Office for the
term OF five 81 years. and until their successors
are appointed and qualified. They shall be ap-
pointed by the mayor, with the advice and con-
sent of the board OF aldermen. aud the first
mayor under this charter shall appoint five Isl
commissioners, one each for the term OF one,
two, three, four and five years, and until their
successors are appointed and qualified, and
thereafter on the first Monday in January of
each year, the mayor shall appoint commits
Toner who shall succeed the commissioner
whose term than expires.
Sec. 8. There is hereby created aud established
library fund which shall consist Of
First-The proceeds from the sale of the bonds
hereinafter provided for.
Second-Such gifts. requests and deyises as
may be given, begueathed or devised 10 the city
of Seattle any trustee, for the uses or purposes
Of the Seattle Public Library.
Third-Ten per centum Of the gross receipts
OF the city from all fines penalties and licenses.
Fourth-The rents, issues and profits derived
from any property which may be owned by said
library or the city in trust therefor.
Fifth-Any approp Ration that the city couu-
Gil may make for said fund from time to time.
Sec. The title to all property belonging to
said library shall be in the name of the city ami
saali be held inviolable in trust for the use and
beHeft of said library.
Sec. 5. The city council may in its discretion,
on or bt fore the first Tuesday in March, in 1885,
and II not before such time, shall at a special
election to be held on the first Tuesday in
March. 1895, su omit to the electors of the city
proposition to issue the bonds of the city for
$S00,000. payable not more than 20 years from
date, for the purpose of procuring funds with
which TO purchase the grounds for and erect q
public library building: such bonds TO bear in
terest at rate not exceeding five per cent. per
annum, the interest to be paid semi annually
II three-ffths of the voters voting at such
election vote in favor of such proposition, the
city council shall by ordinance provide for the
issuing and sale of such bonds and shall cause
the proceeds thereof 10 be paid into the city
treasury to the CT dit of the library fund. and
the whole or such part thereof as may be deemed
necessary for such purpose shall be by the
literary commission expended for the purchase
OF grounds and erecting a suitable building
thereon and furnishing such building for the
use OF the Seattle Public Library; and any bal
ance remaining may be expended by the COM
mission for library and museum purposes; pro-
vided, that such building shall be located at
some point south OF Pine street. north OF Yesler
avenue. east OF Second street and west of Broad
way.
Sec. 6. The library commission as soon as
the proceeds OF the sale Of said bonds or any
portion thereof shall be in the CRY treasury,
sha proceed TO erect such buildings as they
may deem bast either wholly for the use of said
library and its branches hereinafter provided,
or portion of said building may be leased for
commercial purposes as said commission may
determine.
Sec. Z. As soon after their appointment as
there is in the library fund the sum of ten thou
sand dollars available for that purpose the
library commission. with the assistance of such
experts IS they may require, shall prepare and
furnish rooms Tor library, museum and read
ing-rooms, aud shall at once procure by pur-
chase and otherwise q library and museum Of
useful and standard. philosophical historical.
literary scientific and art works. artlcles aud
objects as they deem best and shall from time
70 time add 10 and enlarge the same: provided,
that at no time shall any purchase be made or
debt incurred by such commission until there
is srficienf money in the library fund IN the
city treasury which may be applicable to the
payment thereof
Sec s. No greater annual tax than one mill
on the dollar of the assessed valuation of prop
erfy in the city shall ever be assessed levied or
collected for the library fund. either to redeem
the bonds hereinbetore provided for or other
wis.,
See Whenever there ia, in the judgment of
the library commission, sufficient funds which
are not needed for current expenses OF the
library. or to add to or enlarge the same, The
library commission may establish an industrial