The record-union., 1892-04-09
ARTICLE XIII.
City Free Library.

SEC. 186. The City Free Library, heretofore
presented to the city by the citizens thereof
shall be under the control and management OF
I'VE 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 in 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 President from among their
number, who shall hold such office for one
year.
SEC 1s9. The Board of Directors shall
have power to maintain free library and
reading-room; 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 Librarian and As
s1stant Librarian, and such other employees as
may be necessary, and for good cause to re-
move them; to control and order the expend-
1ture OF all moneys at any time in the library
fund, and order the drawing and PAYMENT of
all 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 as to them may
seem proper for the use of the library and
reading-room, and shall have power to sell or
exchange any duplicate copy of any book.
paper, magazine, map, chart or engraving
that they may have on hand. They may fix
the compensation of any employe 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 asIatement 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 detailed statement
of the probable amount of money that will be
required during the current year and the DUR
poses for which it is required. The Board of
Trustees shall not be bound by such estimate
but shall, at the time of levying other CITY
taxes, levy direct special tax which. after
making proper allowances for delinauencies
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 pur-
pose shall be incurred in any one year.
SEC l9l. The liorary and reading-room
shall be forever free to the use of the residents
OF this city ana persons sojourning therein,
always subject TO such reasonable rules and
regulations as the Board Of Directors NAV
adopt; and they may exclude from the use of
SAID library ana reaGing-room any and all
persons who shall willfully violate such rules:
and may extend the privileges and use of such
library and reading-room TO persons residing
outside the city upon such terms and condi-
lions as Ihey =, may rom time 10 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
TO it 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.