Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19
STATE HOUSE,
Interesting Council Meeting
Expected for Next Tuesday.
Travelling Library Commission Form
uIate Rules for Distribution Books.
Applications for State Pen. ions Increasing
NO Farmers institute This Month.

The meeting of the Governor and
Council, next Tuesday is expected to
be very busy session as well as one
of great interest. The last session of
the council was July Is and in the more
than a month which has interviewed a
lgreat deal of business has accumulated.
There are two pardon hearings set
for this meeting. The petition for the
pardon of Charles Beale of Clinton,
now serving life sentence for the
murder of his father and the pardon
petition of George l. Loveland of Ban
gor serving sentence in Penobscot
Jail for larceny will both be heard. In
the latter, Governor Powers has inter
ested himself on account of the pitiable
condition of the prisoners family.
| The claim of Frank E. Southland,
Esq, of Bath. for compiling the insur-
ance laws and the claim of A. J.
Cameron. formerly State binder. which
have been before number Of Legisla-
lures and which were referred to the
Governor and Council by the last Leg
islaturc will also come up for final
settlement.
with all these matters of Importance
and the regular routine work OF APP
| proving the bills and accounts OF the
| ~.
| and the confirming OF the nominations,
the session is likely to be one Of the
longest for some time.
The travelling library commission at
its recent meeting in Bangor adopted
the following rules for the circulation
| of the libraries and books
Except as hereinafter provided the
books furnished by the State to free IL
brary or to an association under the law
| establishing travelling libraries. must be
loaned free of charge 10 any and all the
inhabitants OF the town in which the free
library or association is established.
Books loaned to free libraries may be
circulated in accordance with its rules
and regulations.
l. PLACE AND TINE. The library
shall be kept at convenient place ana
be open for delivering and returning
books at such times as the trustee in
hour for each of three days in eaIh week
OF which due public notice shall be Civ
en-.
., READERS. After signing the agree
ment any resident OF the town over "a
years of age may draw books as long as
ne complies with the rules.
AGREEMENT. iH
Being resident of ................over
II years of age | hereby agree. as a Dor
rover from the Maine travelling libra
rieS, TO pay promptly any fines due from
me for over detention of books or for
injuries of any kind beyond reasonable
wear TO any book while it is charged to
me.
Persons less than II years of age shall
be entitled 10 the same privileges when
their agreements are endorsed by their
parent or guardian. In agreements OF
those under IA Tue actual age must be
written instead r5fathe figures IA in the
3. BOOKS. One volume may be drawn
by each reader and kept two weeks. No
one king books from the library shall
nave the right to transfer the same to
any other person. All books shall be re-
turned TO the library at the end of the
period for which they are loaned before
being reissued. Books shall not be re-
served.
4. FINES. A fine of one cent day
shall be paid for each book kept over
time, and any money thus received shall
be used under direction OF the trustee for
library expenses. No book shall be lent
to any one to whom book or unpaid
fine is charged.
book may renew II for one week.
g. INJURIES. Notes. corrections or
the press or marks of any kind on books
belonging to the State are unconditional
~ forbidden: and all losses or injuries be-
You'd reasonable wear. however caused,
must be promptly adjusted to the salts
faction of the trustee by the person 20
whom the book Is charged.
In addition to these rules other
business such as making out the prop
er blanks for the application. receipt
and the laws covering the commission
We're drawn up and ordered printed.
Lists of books for travelling libraries
We're made up and supplementary lists
have been made and approved. 1t was
voted that 50 books constitute a full
library but that each set be made up
of two parts of % books each. Prof.
George r. Little and State Librarian
l.. D. Carver were appointed COM
mittee to complete the list of books
and arrange for the printing and other
matters necessary to the organization
and equipment of the travelling libra
ries.
Libraries on special topics will be
formed. 1t was also voted to at once
purchase a library of so volumes and
send it to Hull's Cove for the use of
children there.
SO far this year. state Pension
Agent MilIiken has received nearly 100