Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-03

n sz-AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
RS hereby enacted By The General assembly Of the State 81
7mmont:
SECTION The Governor shall appoint persons residents
b the State who shall constitute board Of library
e Governor shall designate the chairman thereof One
said board shall be appointed for the term Of five years. for
four years. for three years. for two years and for
wear and thereafter the term of office of the commissioners shall
Eve years. All vacancies on said board whether occurring BY
Expiration Of term otherwise shall be filled by the Governor
SEQ The librarian trustees Of any free public library may
k said board for advice in regard the selection Of books the
administration Of the library and the board shall give
uch advice regard said matters it shall find practicable
board shall make report Of its dongs benniay the
SEQ Said board shall expend upon the application of the
Of library trustees Of any town having free public library
owned and controlled by the town. exceeding
dollars for books for any such town entitled to the benefit Of
such books shall be used by said trustees for the purpose
establishing free public library and said commissioners shall
elect and purchase all books provided
SEQ No town shall be entitled to the benefits Of this
until such town has elected board Of library trustees and voted
instruct such board make application to the state board Of
library commissioners under this act and until such trustees have
provided in satisfactory to the state board for the care
oy and distribution OF the books furnished in accordance with
Ibis act The provisions of number three of the acts of 1892 shall
pp the election of boards of library trustees under this
lon and to said trustees when elected
SEQ ANY town which has voted to instruct its library tru
make application to the state board of library commits
under this act shall annually appropriate for the manten
nce Of its free public library less than fifty dollars
Grand list is ten thousand dollars or upward or sum not less
twenty-five dollars its grand list less than thousand
oas and not less than twenty-five hundred dollars not
than fifteen dollars its grand list is less than twenty-five
hundred dollars
SEQ No member Of the state board library commissioners
receive any compensation but the board may expend
exceeding three hundred dollars annually for necessary
the discharge of its duties including all expenses for the
transportation Of books and all lawfully expended by said
under the provisions Of this act shall be paid from the state
treasury.
SEQ Whenever any shall have accepted the conditions
prescribed this act the State board of library commissioners shall
to
Treasurer payable to said commissioners for hundred dollars
expended in the purchase Of books provided this act
SEQ g. The board of library commissioners shall have
power to make such for their government
of the libraries which may be furnished by the State
they may deem xpedient and not inconsistent with the laws
This State.
Sec This shall take effect from its passage and shall be
mbject to future legislation to alter, amend repeal
Approved November 6, 1894.