Fergus County argus., 1901-05-01
ORDNANCE no. 30.
To Establish and Maintain Free Public
Library.
Be it Ordained Jy the Council Of
the CitU of LeuistOUR.

Be it Ordained by the Council of
the City of LeuiStoWn:
SECTION 1. That in accordance with Section
5039 of the Political Code of the state of Mon
tana, as amended by the act of March 3, 1897,
there shall be free public library in said city.
for the use of the citizens thereof under such
regulations as may be prescribed by a board Of
directors hereinafter provided and subject to
the approval of the council
SEC. 2. The affairs of such library shall be
managed by board Of six directors, appointed
by the mayor and confirmed by the council.
who shall hold their positions for three years.
except that the persons first appointed as men,
bers Of such board shall hold their positions.
two for one year, two for two years and two for
three years. Two members OF said board shall
be appointed each year. The chairman of the
library committee Of the council shall be ex-
ofiicio member Of the board uf directors. ard
as such shall have the same powers as other
members of said board.
SEC. 3. Such directors, when convened, shall
organize and make rules for their own govern
ment. They shall keep a record Of their trans
actions open at all times to the inspection of a
committee OF the council. They shall have
power to provide and furnish suitable rooms
and to employ a suitable person for librarian.
They shall have power to receive books from
all sources for the usc 81 such library. and it
shall be their duty 10 purchase books therefor
with any money at Their disposal. They shall
have power and il shall be their duty to pre-.
scribe all needful rules and-regulations for the
use of the books and to preserve the same from
loss or damage. They shall report annually
Ia the city council.
SEC. 1. All bills for expense incurred in
maintaining the library, including all accounts
of officers and employees for salaries and com
pensaton, all accounts for books and materials
purchased. and all other expenses of the Ii
brary. shall be submitted to the council in the
manner provided for in Section asp of the
Political Code. and when allowed by the coun-
ell shall be paid by warrants drawn upon the
library fund, which fund is hereby created and
established,
SECS :. The city treasurer shall place TO the
credit of the library fund all moneys received
by him from the library tax, and said money
shall be paid out of said fund as authorized
from time tntimeupon warrants drawn thereon
in the usual way.
SgC.G. In case there shall be no moneys in
the library fund when claims against the same
shall be allowed warrants may nevertheless be
drawn upon said fund in payment OF claims
allowed. provided that such warrants shall be at
no time in excess of the probable receipts from
taxes for the year in which suth warrants are
drawn. Warrants so drawn may be presented
to the city treasurer, and, II there be not suiii-
cient funds in his hands TO pay the same, he
shall register such warrants in the usual way,
| and warrants so registered shall, from the date
of registration. bear interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum. and shall be paid in the
order OF their registration as soon asthe money
shall be in the hands of the treasurer to pay the
same. At any time when the treasurer shall
have sufficient funds In his hands 10 pay out
standing warrants upon the library fund he
shall give notice of his readiness to pay the
same in the manner provided for giving notice
and calling In warrants upon other funds. and
from the date fixed in such notice interest
upon such warrants shall cease.
SEc.7. 'Fhe directors of the library shall not,
without special permission of the council, here
after incur any Indebtedness or liability on ac-
count Of said library in excess of the amount OF
money available for the payment of such in
debedness or liability, but shall so manage the
: affairs of said library as that the annual rev
enues shall be ample to pay all expenses ant
, obligations of the library.
SEC. s. The annual tax of one mill on dol
lar on all taxable property in the city of Lewis
} town is hereby levied for the support and main
tenance of such library, at least two-thirds o
which shall be expended each year for the pur
chase Of new books and periodicals for the Ii
brary.
SEC. Q. II any person shall willfully. ma
liciously. wantonly or unnecessarily steal taxi
e or carry away any books magazines or paper
5 belonging to the free public library. contrar.
. to the rules or regulations prescribed by th
5 trustees of the said library. OF shall mutiatt
$ deface. destroy or in any way injure any book
/ magazine or newspaper or other property be
i longing to said free public library, or shal
5 wautonly interfere with or disturb those Il
charge of said library at its rooms. or thos
: Ennfraf M