Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-12-21
FOR A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Small but Enthusiastic Meeting-A Cor
poration Formed-Work Begun.


poration Formed-Work Begun.
In accordance with warrant issued by A.
W. King, justice OF the peace, the citizens
interested in obtaining suitable public library
and reading-room for Ellsworth met last Fri.
day evening Mt the Congregational vestry.
The weather was far from propitious. but not
withstsnding, quite a number, both Of ladies
ana gentlemen, was 10 attendance and the
necessary business was transacted. Hon. John
Is. Redman was chosen chairman OF the meet.
ing ana r. W. Lord, secretary. BY a vote OF
the incorporators, legal corporation was
organized
The first business In order after the formal
incorporation was the reading Of the report of
the special committee appointed to compile a
set OF bylaws. This committee consisted Of
Judge l.. A. Emery, Hon. John b. Redman.
+. W. Rollins, Mrs. n. Z. King. and Mrs. +.
X. Hopkins.
This report was read through, and then
taken up by articles, and considerable dis
cussion followed Its final shape was as fol.
lows
ARTICLE 1.-The name OF this corporation Is
the Ellsworth Library and Reading room Asso
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ARTICLE 1.-The purposes OF this corporation
are the establishing and maintaining public
Libraries and reading rooms In Ellsworth and
the acquiring, providing, and maintaining suit
able buildings and rooms therefor.
ARTICLE 3-Any resident OF Ellsworth OF law.
full age may become a member of the corporation
by subscribing these by laws and paying a fee of
sloo and shall be entitled TO vote at all meetings
OF the corporation.
ARTICLE All the powers of the corporation
are vested In board Of seven trustees who shall
lie chosen at the annual meetings. Seven trustees
shall lie chosen at the frs, meeting for organiza.
ton, who shall determine by lot that one shall
serve Tor seven years. one for six years one for
nve years, one for four years, for three years
one Tor two years, and one for one ear and
shall certify the result OF the lot the secretary
and the term of each trustee shall be thereby
liked At each subsequent annual meeting a
new trustee shall be chosen To serve for seven
years. and each trustee shall further serve until
his successor Is chosen. The board of trustees
may MI vacancies occurring in the board be.
tween the annual meetings, the person so ap-
pointed to serve until the next annual meeting
or until his successor Is chosen.
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ed reports with accounts and yopch,r. am, ,h.
trustees ehail make general reports. Special
meetings shall bt held at -uch times and such
places in Ellsworth. "a the trustees may appoint,
ana special meetings may he called at the written
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