The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
to any suit now pending relative to the
legality of any bonds so issued.
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April TO- 1908.
CHAPTER 172-S 4 NO III.

be in force from ana aIter It's passage.
! Approved April 10, 1903.
CHAPTER 173-S. F. NO. 517.
AN ACT to establish and provide for the
! maintenance of public libraries and
Feadng to create Of II
powers and duties, and to repeal GER
tain acts inconsistent herewith.
| Be it ENACTED by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That the city council Of any
| Incorporated city, or village council of
any incorporated village. shall have pow
| brary and reading room, or either of
| them. for the use and benefit of the in
habtants of such city, or village, and, by
| benefit of such library, real estate or
other public property belonging, to the
| municipality, and may levy a tax not
| ly, and in cities of over twenty thousand
| 2O,OOO) habitants not to exceed one %
mill on the dollar annually on all the
! be levied and collected, in like manner,
with other general taxes of said city or
yag and to be bear know as 5 fh
chapter provided for shall have power, in
their discretion to admit, to the benefit
of such library persons not residing with
lage, and they shall execute contract in
writing in the form of bond, to the vii
lage, or city. council, to be approved by
make good, all damages or loss of books
issued to them, with sufficient sureties,
and covenanting that the person so re,
at all times conform to all the laws, rules
{ and regulations governing the said Il
brary. And such, nonresident patrons
and at such times as may be by the d.
rectors prescribed, into the city. or village
treasury, for the use of the said library.
zens in any such city or village the coun-
Gil Of any such city or village shall sub
nit the question Of the establishment of
the legal voters Of such city or village
at the next annual election held therein,
and if two-thirds majority Of the votes
cast on such question at such election are
pabe b the Or
council Of such city, or village shall es-
| tablish the same and shall annually ther-
| after levy for the maintenance of such
public library or reading room a tax not
| to exceed the rate hereinbefore provided.
tablished a library Or reading room, and.
| by ordinance. set apart property for its
and benefit its aftion is hereby by
ing room or. public library and reading
room which has heretofore been estab-
d. his any Saa ty and or is beng
! as such by any such city or village. is
hereby confirmed and continued in exist
ence and shall hereafter be, maintained
| and operated under the provisions OF this
| act.
Sec: e When any qyo;S city or o Xi II; e,
Sha nave eub brar TO aed
! ing room. or either of them, under this
| act, the mayor of such city or president
of o4a VII age cfv or vaee ~ea
proceed to appoint a board OF nine direc-
! tors for the same, cnosen from the citl-
at large VIII c Ge to their mt
| one member Of the city or village council
| shall be at any time member Of said
board.
Sec. 3. Said directors shall hold Office,
| one-third thereof for one year, one-third
| thereof for two years and one-third
nf for Of uy fom their spp sra
| ment, the term for which each member is
| appointed to be specified by the appoint
ing power; and annually thereafter the
| mayor of such city or president of such
| village shall. before the third Saturday Of
July in each year, appoint as before three
directors to take the place Of the retiring
| directors, who shall hold Office for three
years and until their successors are ap-
pointed and qualified. Such mayor or
M eoanc by ad wh d 5hs ot
| misconduct or neglect of duty.
| Sec. 4. Vacancies in the board Of di-
lions, death or otherwise shall be re-
| ported to the city or village council and
| be filled in like manner as original ap-
cancies shall be FOR the unexpired term:
! No director shall receive any compensa-
| ton as such.
| ly after appointment. meet and organize
! by the election of one of their number
president, and another Of their number
secretary, and by the election of such
And said secretary, before entering upon
the duties Of his Office, shall be required
| to give bond, with sureties, to the salts
faction Of and in an amount to be fixed
They shall make and adopt such BY
| laws, rules and regulations for their own
gpidance and for the of the
them, as may be expedient, not incon-
sistent with this act:
They shall have the exclusive control
| of the expenditure Of all moneys collect
ed and placed to the credit of the library
fund and of the construction Of any IL
brary building, and Of the supervision,
care and custody of the grounds rooms
apart for that purpose;
6ray 's sha be pad BY the county
treasurer to the treasurer OF said city or
village who shall deposit the same to the
credit of the library fund, and shall be
money Of said city or village, and shall
be paid out only upon the properly au-
thenttcated vouchers Of the library board.
| Said board shall have the power to
| lease and provide appropriate rooms for
the use Of said library; shall have power
to appoint suitable librarian and neces-
sary assistants, and fix their compensa-
ton, and shall also have power to re-
move such appointees, and shall in gen.
eral carry out the spirit and intent Of
this act said nn poard shall ob have ~; the
| village council, to purchase ground and
erect thereon suitable building for the
use Of said library.
common council, or other governing body
of any such city or village, duly ex-
pressed by resolution or ordinance, may
accept any conveyance, gift, grant, dona-
poses, or for the establishment mainte-
nance or enlargement of an art gallery or
museum in connection with such library
which may be given, granted, conveyed
! donated, devised bequeathed by any
| person, company or corporation to any
| such city or village for library purposes,
| and may enter into any agreement with
any such person, company or corporation,
| or with his or their legal representatives,
affecting such gift grant, donation, be-
quest or devise as may be proposed or
| however, to the limitations in this act
contained and any such agreement shall
have the full and binding effect Of aeon
tract between such person, company or
corporation and such city or village.
Sec. 6. Directors Of all such public IL
| braries and reading rooms now in office
Under existing laws, shall continue in Of
| flee until the expiration of the terms for
| which they were so elected or appointed,
but their successors in office shall be APP
| pointed upon expiration of their respect
i've terms Of office under the provisions
| of this act, and any vacancies occurring
prior to the expiration of the regular
be filed as provided for in this act
Sec. e Said board Of directors shall
make on or before the 3lst day of Decem-
Der, in each year, a report to the city
| caived during the past wear from taxes