The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-03
Chapter 3 10.

AN ACTto amend Sections seyenty-two and eght'ii
# Chapter two of the Revised Statutes relating TO
state Library, also to amend Chapter one hu'tsi
fifteen of the Revised Statutes amended by Cha9'
one hundred elghtynne Of the Public Laws of eign ~
hundred eghty-nine, and to define the duties OF ste
sEoTIoy l. Section seyenty-two of chapter two of tho
revised hereby amended by adding thereto after
the word trustees the following words: and they are
hereby authorized and empowered TO make such rules and
regulations as are the proper management
section shall read us follows
SECT. To- The library shall be under the manage
ment and control OF the governor and council as board
of trustees ard they hereby authorized and empowered
make such rules and regulations necessary for
the proper management OF tae library and the safety OF
SECT. 2. Section eight five of chapter two of the
yised statutes hereby amended by striking out the word
stead the word two SO that said section as amended shall
SECT IS. Two thousand dollars shall be besniay APP
propriated for the library to be expended in purchasing
sSn and ap binding AND
keeping in good condition the books therein
record archives maps pictures and all other works Of
art science aud literature, and all annual besaia AMI
controlled supported by the state and all other rop
erty appropriate to general library if owned by the
by any one through purchase gift exchange or loan from
any source FIR the se of the state shall constitute the
general control and management of the librarian All
money by the @ m for the ~ par
librarian under the direction of the and all
o and as M Exchange for The Of
the state shall be delivered to the librarian and placed in
SECT. There shall procured and kept in the libra
ry full and complete sets Of digests law reports public
of the states; full of English and Canada law
reports dgests and laws the general work, elementary
of this state its counties and towns works the arts and
sciences with special reference to agriculture forestry
plans and manuscripts statistical and other publications
relating to the financial social religious and educational
fast furnished by the state therefor and
all the printed Of this state and reports Of
law not distributed by the several departments shall be
SEor s. In addition to the general duties of his office.
the librarian shall solicit and receive all duplicate copies OF
and exchange with ali other libraries and institutions Of
learning shall aid the establishment of free public
as are published by distribution
SECT g. 1t shall also be his duty to distribute all the
aud all books and documents published purchased by
the state, to such nations countless municipalities corpo-
rations, institutions and prisons are be by law
entitled to receive the He shall also supply the
chief officers Of each state TN and institution a
Gil may order for complimentary and .ical distribution
in provided for that purpose in which shall
be stored all department reports and the publications OF
of all books and documents received and OF
every book document package sent out from said de-
partment. clerk may be employed who shall perform
The duties pertaining to said department under the diree
ton of the librarian.
Scot T. The governor and council shall determine the
number of reports Of each department that shall be pub
lished i'll all where the number is fixed by law,
and shall also designate the style of binding thereof and
the delivered TO the heads of departments
for official exchanges and complimentary distribution.
SECT s. No book, document, pamphlet report shall
be taken from the library any time until the same has
been charged to the person Or persons applying for the
same and it shall be the duty of the superintendent of
public buildings and his assistants to see that no one IS
admitted to the library rooms ont of office hours or that
any book taken therefrom without the consent OF the
librarian
SECT The salary of the librarian shall be twelve hun
dreu dollars He shall employ regular libra
rian whose salary shall five hundred dollars the sums
stated shall be in full for all services rendered III connec
ton with the library. [Approyed March 2s1