The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-24
STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION.
Text of Senator Greer's Bill for
Travelling Libraries

STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION. II
Text of Senator Greer's Bill for
Travelling Libraries
The following is the full text of Sem
| ator Greer's bill for the establishment
Of a state library commission:
An act to create and provide for system
OF travelling libraries, and to promote the
establishment of free public libraries and to
create state public library commission.
state Of Minnesota:
Section 1. There is hereby created a sys-
tenn OF travelling libraries. which shall be
under the management and control of the
state library commission herein provided for
Sec. q There is hereby created a state
pubic library commission consisting of five
Sec. 8. The president of the State university
ana the state superintendent of public in
struction are hereby constituted ex-ofhcio
members OF said state library commission,
and the governor of the state shall, as speed
lily after the passage Of this act as practicable,
appoint, by and with the consent of the SEN
ate, three suitable persons, residents in the
state OF Minnesota, members of said
state library commission. The commission
shall elect its officers.
Sec 4. Any person eligible to vote for
any measure relating to schools under the
laws OF this state shall be eligible to ap-
polntment as one of said commissioners.
Sec 5. One of the members appointed bv
the governor shall be appointed for the term
OF two years from Jan. l, 1897, member
1887, and one member for six years from
Jan: l, 1897 and they shall hold office for
said terms respectively or until their sue
cessors are appointed and qualified.
Sec. 6. All subsequent appointments Of
commissioners for said board shall be for six
years from Jan. / Of the year in which
the appointment is made or until the sue
cessor is appointed and qualified. except in
cases of appointments of members to fill
vacancies caused by, resignation, death or re-
moval, which appointments shall be made
Tor the unexpired term of the member whose
death, resignation or removal caused the
vacancy.
Sec. Z. No member of the state library
commission shall ever receive any salary
per diem or compensation Of any kind for
services as such commissioner
Sec. s Members of the state library COM
mission may be allowed and paid necessary
travelling expenses in attending meetings OF
the commission, or in visiting or estab-
fishing libraries and other incidental and
necessary expenses connected with the work
of the commission. provided that the whole
amount so paid in any one year, including
clerical assistance shall not exceed 81, 0O0
Sec. 9. The state library commission is
authorized to purchase collections Of books
the same to be the property of the state of
Minnesota, which shall form a state cir
culating library, and from which any town,
village or community within the state of Min
nesota may borrow books under the rules
and regulations of the state library COM
mission. These books are to be divided by the
commission into groups, and to be known
as the Minnesota travelling libraries. The
commission shall catalogue and otherwise
prepare said books for circulation and
shall make rules and regulations according
to which the business Of the commission
shall be done, and such as shall insure the
care, preservation and safe return of all
books loaned.
Sec 10. The librarian or trustee Of any
free public library, or the trustees or agents
OF any village. town or community entitled
to borrow books from said travelling libraries
may, without charge, ask and receive advice
and instruction from said state library COM
mission upon any matter pertaining to the
organization adj OjSfra
Of a library, and the said commission shall,
as far as possible, promote and assist by
counsel and encouragement the formation Of
libraries where none exist, and the commits
sion may also send its members to aid In
organizing new libraries or in improving
those already established.
Sec. IL. The state library commission shall
keep statistics Of the free public Libraries
of Minnesota and record Of the work done
and books loaned by said commission, and
shall make a full report to each general ses-
sion OF the legislature of all expenditures by
the commission. and OF such statistics and
records as shall show the work done by the
commission the made of the travelling
libraries and all other matters which they
deem expedient for the information of the
legislature.
Sec. IL. There is hereby appropriated out
OF any moneys in the state treasury not
the year 1897, and So 900 annually thereafter
to be expended by said commission for the
purchase and equipment OF books to be loaned
under the provisions of this act, and such
incidental expenses as are herenbefore men-
toned.
Sec 49, Said commission may, from time
to time, needed, draw their orders in favor
Of the parties to whom money Is due or to
of the members OF said commission when
the money is to be used for incidental ex-
penses stating in said order what the money
is to be used for, and upon presentation OF
such order the state auditor shall draw hiA
order on the state treasurer for the amount
thereof, not exceeding the amount herein
appropriated for the purpose.
This act shall take effect and be in forcs
from and after It's approval by the governor.
What the Third House Says.
The senators seem to forget that the SPELL
binder like the twine-binder cuts no ice.
The pronunciation OF the words ''pro tenn
pore" has proven the source OF as much dis
appointment in the senate the construc-
tional questions involved in the Day-Dunu
contest.
Henry Feig's interest In Ramsey county
legislation is suspicious of an intention on
the part Of the Kandiyohi man to move
near the capitol, having been unable to move
the capitol out there.
The house killed the divorce for snsan-
ity" bill at one Foell swoop.
When Senator Knatvold said he had con-
densed two hours speech into ten minutes,
Senator Stevens wanted to know IL it made
Concentrated lye.''
Senator Wyman thanked the Lord he was
not lawyer. In behalf Of the lawyers Sem
ator Sperry rendered additional expressions
Of gratitude to the same benefcent being.
Two Bills Get q Show.