Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-26

'rnc ac. nj tie Legislature au. Il ,rlains
TIE travelling llrlIses reads as follows:
Section timber inch rules ana regu.a-
ti"ns as The Governor ana Council may
prescribe the state libra rian Is hereby
authrr2cd tp lanl cooks ami documen ;
from 3 e Stlir library to an. rcspuns Ola
Ti Izru ut the state. on written appiiL.I
lion III, :,i'r and ca payment pf all G.
press anu carr az. dues, but books AMI
document. IN G.. e. library Tor ,.fefe.l.r
ANA library C+r My. shall not te 20
loaned.
section 2-On the written application 81
the officers Of any free library within the
state Or any association composed or nV-
or more persons residing ina town desti
tutc OF Il Tree library. ana on the pay
mcnt Of 10 cents per volume in advanC-.
to cover express ana other charges. the
state librarian may loan to such library
Or association for a period NOT exceeding
six months sets Of books selected anu
kept for that purpose. not exceeding 50
volumes AT any one time. said books are
to be loaned free Of. charge to the patrons
IF the town whera suCn ASSOCIATION is 10 +
Gated. under such rules as the free
library commission may prescribe.
Section Amy person or persons VINO
on his own request or written Application
therefor. receives the loan Of any book
pr documents from the Maine STATE
Library. shall he hcld liable FOR the flu:
value thereof to the State librariur, ana
If he shall neglect or fail 10 retu:l tn,
same to the library within the prescribed
time or shall return the same III an IN
iured or mutilatcd condition, after du.
demand and notice. said State librarian
may maintain an action AZ law against
such person Tor the fun value or ,sGCI
books or documents.
Section The Governor, with the az :
vice and consent OF the Council. shall APP
point four persons as library commls-
sioncrs in manner following: Ono person
for the term of one year, ore for tn
term al two years, one for the tern or
three years, and ono for the terms or fou.
years ANA thereafter one person yCariF
for the term If four years. Said commits
sioners shall serve without pay ana Ii
shall be their duty to encourage The es-
tablishment Of free public Libraries, u
select the books TO be purchased 70.
travelling Libraries and to advise the sta"
librarian in reference thereto.
Section 5-The State librarian snail nc.
cx-oiiicio a member of the library com
mission and secretary thereof. II snail be
his duty to purchase the books for travei-
ing libraries. to cause the same 10 NJ
catalcgued ana placed in proper cases for
transportation and use. and to Keep ac-
curate accounts OF all matters rc.auns 10
the expenditures Of money. the trans
portation Of Libraries and such otner
statistics as the commission may require.
Section C-.iH expenditures OF i..Oacy
shall be made with the sanction 81 IN
Governor and Council. and the commits
sioners shall make to them 4 yca.iS re
port.
Prof A. J. Roberts IL the author o, this
circular letter which is being sent gu; a.
the various women's clubs in the State:
The passage Of the travelling nn.aiy
bill by the last Legislature was vc.y
largely owing to the efforts OF the Wa
mans clubs Of the State. Had it not bee
for their enthusiastic and able support 1r
the measure, this important piece of leg
isation wound probably no; have been 81
cured. They viii be glad TO know VIVA
has already been done.
The commission appointed ny the q.
ernor have met and organized. lney
have made out list % books from viii, il