The record-union., 1892-03-26
ARTICLE XIII.
City Free Library.


SEC. 1s6. The City Free Library, heretofore
presented TO the city by the citizens thereof,
shall be under the control and management of
five directors, who shall be known as the
Board of Free Library Directors. They shall
be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the
advice and consent OF the Board of Trustees,
and shall receive no compensation.
SEC. 1S7. The terms of Office of said di-
rectors shall be for four years. The directors
first appointed shall so classify themselves by
lot so that one shall go out of office in one
year, one III two years, one IN three years, and
two in four years.
SEC. 1SS. Said directors shall immediately
after appointment meet and organize by the
election of a President from among their
number, who shall hold such office for one
year.
SEC. 1S9. The Board of Directors shall
nave power 10 maintain a free library and
re&dlng-ruom; to make and enforce ali such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may be
necessary for the administration government
and protection of such library, reading-room
and property; TO appoint a Librarian and AS
siStant Librarian and such other employees as
may be necessary, and for good cause to re-
move them; to control and order the expend-
iture OF all moneys at any time in the library
fund.- and order the drawing and payment of
ali moneys out of said fund for such eXpendi-
lures or Liabilities as are herein authorized
They shall have power TO purchase such
books, periodicals, newspapers, magazines.
maps, charts and engravingS IS to them NAV
seem proper, for the use of the library and
reading-room, and shall have power to sell or
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paper, magazine, map, chart or engraving
that they may have on hand. They may fix
tAe compensation of any employee of the
Board of Directors other than the Librarian
and Assistant Librarian.
SEC. 100. The Board of Free Library Direct
ors shall annually, on or before the first Mon
day of August make and report to the Board
of Trustees statement in detail OF the receipts
and expenditures for library purposes during
the year then last past, and shall, at the same
time, make and furnish q detailed statement
OF the probable amount OF money that will be
required during the current year. and the pur-
poses Tor which ii is required. The Board of
Trustees shall not be bound by such estimate
but shall, at Tue time OF levying other city
taxes, levy q direct special tax which after
making proper allowances for delinquen
Will produce q sum which, in the Judgment OF
the Board of Trustees, shall be Sufficient for
library purposes. No Indebtedness exceeding
the amount of the annual levy for this puI-
pose shall be incurred in any one year
SEC. 191. The library and readiDg-roou
shall be forever free to the use of The residents
Of this city and persons soJournng therein,
always subject to such reasonable rules and
regulations as the Board of Directors may
adopt; and they may exclude from the use of
said library and reading-room any and all
persons who shall willfully violate such rules:
and may extend the privileges and use of such
library and reading-room 10 persons residing
outside the city upon such terms and condi-
tions as they may from time TO time prescribe
SEC. 1872. The City Auditor and City Treas
urer shall keep a City Free Library Fund into
which shall be paid all moneys appropriated
10 il or received by the Board Of Free Library
Directors from donations, or other sources
and neither the Board of Trustees nor CITY
Auditor shall allow any claim paid out of the
Free Library Fund until such claim shall have
been audited and allowed by the Board of
Free Library Directors; provided that all
sums of money received for fines Imposed by
the Board OF Directors for violations of its
rules, may be retained by and disbursed upon
the order OF said BOARD.