The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-13

proceeds OF which taxes shall be accounted
FOR as hereinbefore provided by said city
Sec. II. Such Library Board shall have
the power to make and adopt such bylaws,
rules and regulations for their own guild
ance and for the government of such Ii
brary as they may deem expedient and
have the Charge and custody of ali build
ings in which such library shall be located,
and shall also have the supervision, care
and custody of the grounds adjacent to such
building. The said board shall have the
exclusive power to control the disbursement
Ga a reys ras and p Of ali property WHICH
may be given to said board by viii, or
which may otherwise become its property:
Sec. 13 Every such public library shall
be free to the use of the inhabitants of the
city in which the same may be located, sub
Ject Always, TO sueh Tea hro rules ana
adopt in order to render the use of such
library OF the greatest good to the great
est number; and such Library Board may
exclude from the use of such library and
reading room any and all persons who will
fully violate such rules; and such Library
Board may extend the privilege of the use
of such library and reading room to per-
sons residing outside of such city upon such
terms and conditions as such board may
from time to time by its regulations pre-
scribe
Sec. IA If it shall be the desire of the
board of commissioners in the county in
which such library is located that the priv
ileges of the same shall be extended to all
citizens of the county not residents OF such
board to extend the privileges OF such pub
lie library to all citizens of said county,
ers shall have levied a library tax of not
less than cent upon the hundred dol
lars. For the purpose of enabling said
board of county commissioners to bring said
public Libraries within the use of all citi-
zens OF the county boards of county COM
missioners are hereby authorized and en-
ceeding one cent ON the hundred dollars.
the entire proceeds of which. when levied,
l,o11 =, Tr$o,- s11I
in this act.
Sec. Is. Such library board shall, on or
before the 18th day of January of each year
make an annual report to the Judge of said
Circuit Court, setting forth fully the condi-
ton of its trust on the last day of Deem
Der of the year next preceding.
Sec. 16. Any such library board is hereby
authorized to receive any gift, conveyance
or bequest of any property. personal or
ing-room purposes, and to hold and man
age the same according to the terms, con-
diti 19 s or trust thereof: and all moneys de-
such gift, conveyance, pequest or devise,
shall be deposited with the treasurer Of the
board, and shall be kept by him in a sep
artate fund or funds, and disbursed by him
as directed by said library board In case
any proposition shall be made to said Ii
city or library for reading room or
beaaes or shall be IN mads to saS
city for such purposes, the acceptance of
the same shall be within the discretion of
such library board, and such gift, convey
ance or bequest shall be deemed to be ex-
pedien't by such city whenever a majority
OF such library board shall vote for such
acceptance
Sec. II. The Common Council of such
city shall have power to pass ordinances
Imposing suitable penalties for the punish
ment of persons injuring such library build
ms or the grounds, or other property there
OF, and for injury to or failure to return
any book belonging TO such library or read
ing room.
Sec. Is. All indebtedness bonded or 9th
erwise, of the Board of School Commission
ers of any such city created by, through or
on account of the maintenance of a public
lished shall be and become the Indebted
ness of the said Board of Library Commits
sioners upon its creation, and such board
is hereby authorized and directed to make
suitable provision for meeting, paying off
and discharging all Indebtedness of such
nature, as the same may become due and
of the Board of School Commissioners of
any such city, through its proper officers,
to make out a statement of all indebted
ness of such board of every sort and de-
scription, created by. through or on ac-
count of the maintenance of a public library
and reading room, which statement shall be
secretary of such board, and which state
ment, when accepted and approved by said
library board shall be and become evil
dence of the assumption by said board of
such Indebtedness, and the agreement of
the said board to pay the same Provided
that in case it shall be denied by said
debtedness were created by, through or on
account of the maintenance of a public
library and reading room, the matter in
dispute shall be submitted for determine
ton to the city attorney of such city, and
his decision thereupon shall be final
Sec 19. An emergency exists for the i'm
the same shall he in force from and after
its passage.