Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06

NO. 4U1, A. Published March %.
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT ITO authorize the establishment
of travelling and permanent libraries by
counties and to permit counties to re
ceive gifts of lands, buildings, money,
books or other property for the perma-
nent use and maintenance of the same"
The people of the state of Wisconsin rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do enact
follows:
Section /. The board of supervisors of
any county may establish a board of IL
braries, and elect five directors thereof, of
either sex, who may hold their office for
three years and until their successors are
qualified, excepting the first year, when
there shall be elected two directors for one
year, two for two years and one for three
years Their term of office shall begin at
once on their first election, but thereafter
at the same date with county officers Va
cancies shall be filled by similar election of
a successor to complete the term. No COM
penSatton or expenses whatever shall be
allowed said directors
Section 3 The said directors shall, upon
GATE appointed by the chairman of the
county board, within thirty days after their
first election, elect from their number a
president, vice president, secretary and
sucn other officers as they may deem nee
essary. and thereafter hold their annual
election on the last Wednesday in January.
they may make and adopt rules and by
county travelling libraries and officers there
of or of such permanent libraries estab-
lished under section I of this act. They
small nave the exclusive control of the eX-
pcnditureS of all moneys appropriated, or
property or money donated for the uses Of
the county travelling libraries, such per
manent libraries, and the establishment, To-
cation, supervision, care. control and Gus
tody of such libraries; but shall not allow
pay any sums whatever for the keeping.
care, transporting or librarian service of
such county travelling libraries. They shall
have exclusive charge and control of all
lands, buildings, moneys or property de-
viSed, bequeathed or given to any county
for libraries.
Section 8. The said board of libraries
may appoint Il supervising librarian for
such county travelling libraries. at n salary
not to exceed fifty dollars per annum,
whose duty II shall be to arrange the books
in their cases and repair them when slight
ly injured keep the records. instruct the
librarians of county travelling libraries in
their duty, ana perform such other duties
as directed by the said board. Such SUI
pervising librarian shall be resident of
the county. Of either sex, and may be per-
mirted such expenses, as necessary travel
in establishing county travelling libraries,
or other expenses found necessary in the
interest of the county travelling libraries.
Such salary and expenses to be paid by the
county board on the certificate of president
and secretary of the board of libraries.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
board of libraries to purchase suitable
books for the county travelling libraries, ar
range them In proper cases, and distribute
such cases of books to as many districts as
equally distant from each other as their
of finally serving libraries within easy
reach of all the people OF the county. Such
libraries may be located at suitable places
in any town, village or city. within the
county. and not permitted to remain in one
location longer than six months, except
upon application of not less than five pat
ronS holding cards in such library, when
such time may be extended not to exceed
thirty days. Upon such removal another Ii
hrary may be loaned in its place success
sively for similar periods.
Snrh
tv travelling libraries any county may APP
propriate the first year not to exceed five
hundred dollars and thereafter annually
money shall be retained by the treasurer
of the county In separate fund 1t shall
he paid out ON order of the board of
libraries, signed by its president and sec
rotary. All the. books, property, moneys,
donations. devises, requests or gifts,
purposes of this act, shall remain the
property Of the county for the uses herein
enacted.
Section g. The Wisconsin Free Library
Commission may advise any board of IL
braries as far as practicable in the conduct
of its work.
Section I. Any county may receive by
devise requests or gifts of lands, buildings.
money, books or other property for the pur-
pose of establishing a public library for the
county and may enter into an agreement
to maintain a public library in considera-
ton thereof, and shall be bound to faith
fully perform such agreement. In such
case the said board of libraries have full
power TO properly administer the same.
Section s. This act shall take effect and
be in force, from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved March &C.
No. los, Al Published March Is.