Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-06-24
LIBRARY LAW
In DIGEST FORM
Mr.. Hayes Presents Summary
TO State Commission
MEETING WAS INFORMAL ONE
Commission will Meet in Dover on
FRIDAY TO Elect Officers and
Transact business

Members OF the State Library Com
mission held an informal meeting in
.he Wilmington Institute Library here
on Saturday afternoon. reviewed the!
law and discussed plans for the future.
Members OF the commission present
we're Mrs Eiia C.. Marshall, of Dover; |
Mrs Charles r. Miller. OF Wilmington, |
Manlcye Hayes and G. A. Frear, Jr., OF
Dover, and George IL. BOwermon, Of |
Wilmington
Mr.. Hayes was chairman of the meet /
ing. After the discussion OF several
topics. it was decided TO hold the first
Dover on June 2S.
The following summary OF the net 60
establish free public libraries, passed by
the last session of The Delaware Lcgisla-
urc and entitled AN Act provided for
the establishment OF free public libraries
was prepared and read by Mr.. Hayes;
Section 1 provides for the appointment
hy the governor of a board consisting ol !
nine commissioners 10 Dee known as "rhc
State Library Commission FOR the state
of Delaware
Three of The members hrst appointed
shall hold office for ihe term Of one year,
three for the term of three years and
three for 1--WE yeara-and an vacancies
caused by expiration of the torn of Of
lice or otherwise shall be filled by the
governor 30 person shall DO ineligible
by ronson of sex 20 serve on said commits
sion
Section 2 provides that the commission
shall organize hy the election of chair
man and other officers as may hn adyis-
liable. The state librarian shall hy virtue
of his office bee secretary Of the commits
sion. The commissioners are 90 serve
without pay reasonable ana proper nnlsl
for printing ana postage 10 be paid byI
fhe State treasurer.
Section donues the powers and duties
lof tie commissioners 10 whom shan d.
given general supervision OF an the H.
hrarics in this state established under
This Act ANA control of all circulating h-
braries established under the provisions
of chapter 22O, volume n, Laws of Della
ware. Shall require reports from all
town library commissions. ns hereafter
provided. and certify TO the State treas
lurcr when any town library Is entitled To-.
state aid, make an rules and by-laws for
its own government It shall make ro-
port of its doings 20 the Legislature in
January of each year Of the regular bi-
cnniai sessions
! Section authorizes any Incorporated
city or town I'm its corporate capacity 10
hold any devise. hoquost or donation FOR
-he maintenance or use OF "frcc public
lnhrarics"
Section o authorizes any Incorporated
city or town In tho state 20 establish
free public library. ANA reading room,
provided % majority oi the qualified elec-
tors, present and voting, shall vote in
favor thereof.
Section g. Incorporated cities ana
towns arc divided into three classes for
the purpose of this act
Towns, the asscssed value of whose
real estate shall NOT bc loss than one mill
Hon five hundred thousand dollars shall Dc
deemed of the FIRST class.
Towns. assessed 80 less than one
million five hundred thousand dollars and
not less than two hundred and fifty
thousand. shall Doe deemed of the second
3 class and towns of less than two mum
drcd ana fifty thousand dollars shall be
8 of tho third class Noacc of the sub
( mission of the question sholl be issued by
NNf A'NfH '"NiANAA tAAAN NNHNNh AN AAhN IMI1
lic places in said town at least ten days
before the election. by advertisement m
@ ono or moro newspapers If published Dol
r said Town.
e Section o provides for the submission
OF the question of % free library" 90 IN,
e voters tho following year II there shoul,
not sio a majority in favor thereof whcI
70 the question Is first submitted.
Il Section 10 authorizes, empowers and di
e rccts the Town Council Of any city o
T. town that has voted in favor OF caiab
iishina a free public library, to levy ana
=, raiso hy taxation for that purpose. sun
d as follows: II the city or town be Of I'm
hrstclnss sum not less than a sun
? equal TO one-eighth OF q mill nor NOR
. than one-half of u mill for each dollar O
4, the assossed value Of It's real estate 70
I, the year then next preceding
/, And if the town be Of the second O
ie third class the Town Council shall lev
h and raise for the purpose aforesaid a sur
70 not less than q sum equal TO one-quarto
n Of mill nor more than one-ha.f mill q
n each dollar of the assessable value of Il
id real estate. Provided that no town
en- the second class shall levy and raise II
he this purpose. by taxation sum less tha
e- one hundred dollars. or OF the third ella,
~ a SUM less than fifty dollars.
il Section n provides for tho election
ad n town library commission. composed
nc nine members TO hold office Tor the ter
ne lof three years, or until their succosso
TO are qualified, provided that at the fir
ug lelection. three members shall be elect'
e for one year. three for two years an
lls three for three years. and annually ther
an afior three for the term OF three years
te- Provided further. that the Town Cou
an ell IN any city or town wherein the que
h- uon has been first submitted ana carr
IN favor OF FREQ public library, shi
elect nine persons not members Of {
on, Town Council 20 compose the first toy