The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
CHAPTER IS. F. NO. 1O8.

ana care OF law libraries for the use
OF public officials in counties having
population of 100000 or more and in
which there is a court house and city
hall used jointly by the county and
the city constituting the county seat.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. In all counties in this state
now having, or which shall hereafter
nave population Of 100000 or more,
in which there now is, or shall hereafter
be, erected at the county seat a county
court house and city hall for the joint use
OF such county and the city constituting
its county seat, law libraries for the use
OF the officials hereinafter mentioned may
be maintained in such court house and
city hall in the manner hereinafter pro-
Vided.
Sec. 2. Upon the fling of petition
with the clerk Of the district court by
any taxpayer or corporation in such
county, setting forth that it is for the
interest of the public that such law Ii
brary should be established and main
tanned, and a plan or proposition for es-
tabltshing and maintaining the same, and
praying that such library shall be eStab-
lShed and maintained in such court house
and city hall, said clerk shall issue a no
tice addressed to the county attorney
and city attorney of said county seat,
which notice shall fix time for hearing
such petition by the district court not
less than eight days from the date Of the
service Of such notice. Such notice,
together with a copy Of the petition at
served by the sheriff upon such county
and city attorneys in the same manner
as summons in a civil action is served,
and if any private individual or corpora
ton is referred to in said petition as a
party to the establishing and maintenance
of such library, then such notice and
petition shall be served in like manner
upon such private person.
Sec. 3. Upon the return day mentioned
in said notice, the district court, or
Judge thereof, shall hear and determine
said matter in the same manner in which
motions are heard and determined by
the court at chambers or at a special
term. At such hearing the petitioner
shall be the moving party and the coun-
ty attorney and city attorney for such
county seat shall appear and represent
such county and city, respectively.
If upon a full hearing, the court shall
determine that it is for the interests of
such county and city to maintain a law
library in such joint building and it
shall appear that any individual or cor
pOratiOn is able and willing to install
suitable library therein and maintain the
same in suitable manner. the court
snail make an order, directing the cOun-
~ commissioners of such county and
the city council of such county seat to
provide suitable accommodations or Ii
brary rooms properly heated and lighted,
Tor such library in such court house and
city hall, designating the same as near as
may be. Such order shall also require
such county commissioners and city coun-
Gil Of such city to make an annual ap-
preparation Of not more than fifteen hun
dred dollars and not less than twelve
hundred dollars to pay the expense of
the proper care of such library rooms
and the salary of the librarian, other
than for light, heating and janitor serY-
Ice hereinbefore provided for such II.
brary and such order shall apportion said
appropriation between such county and
city as shall be just and equitable and
shall require such appropriation to be
made annually until further order of
said court. Provided the owner of such
library shall consent in writing to the
installing and maintaining such library
in said building for a term of not less
than ten years.
Sec. 4. All the judges Of the district
court Of such county and the judges of
the municipal court of such city to-
gether with all city and county officials
In and for such county and city, shall
have the free use of such library at the
library rooms, and shall be permitted
to take books therefrom to be used In
such district court and in the municipal
court of such city, subject only to such
reasonable rules, and regulations as shall
be established therefor by such district
court.
Sec. 3. The owner Of such library shall
retain the complete ownership, admins
tration and control thereof. elect it's own
officers and said librarian therefor make
all rules and regulations for the use
thereof by others than the officials afore-
said, and said owner shall maintain said
Eprary IN reasonable repair and efficiency
while it shall remain in said building
without any charge or expense therefor
to such county or such city for such
maintenance or for use by said officials
except as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 6. 1t is hereby made the duty
of all the officials of such counties and
of such cities as shall come within and
take advantage Of the provisions of this
act, to take all necessary steps to make,
collect and pay over any appropriation
approved and ordered under the pro-
which other appropriations are usually
made, collected and paid over by them;
and to obey all the rules. orders and reg
ulations made by the district court az
herein provided to the end that the full
purpose and intent Of this act shall be
carried into effect
Sec. Z This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved Feb Z, 1903.