Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-17
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 100 OF
THE CITY OF ROCKY FORD.
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An Ordinance establishing Public
Library and Reading Room in the city
OF Rocky Ford. and providing for a
Board Of Directors To govern same:
providing for the maintenance thereof,
Bs II Ordained by the City Council of
the City OF Rocky Ford;
Section 1. That In pursuance OF an
Act OF the General Assembly Of the
Stale OF Colorado. entitled. "An Act
cone .rnins Free Public Libraries and
Reading Rooms Ia Cities and ineorp.-
rated Towns" approved April 10. 1888.
the same being Chapter l5. OF the Ses-
sion Laws OF 1898. The establishment
| of "A Public Library and Reading Room
In the City OF Rocky Ford for the use
and benefit of the Inhabitants thereof.
BE- and the sam. Is hereby ordered.
/ Said Library and Reading Roam To he
forever free for the use of the inhabi-
tants o. the city OF Rocky Ford.
Section II, The city Council shall
appropriate. levy and collect annual
iy In the same manner that the gem
-fai taxes OF the City of Rocky Ford
ar. levied and collected. IA tax not -x-
ceedins one Mil ON ths Dollar upon
all the taxnbi. property in the City OF
Rocky Ford. which. when collected.
shall he kept separate and apart to
be known ms tn. Library Fund and
shall be used for maintaining said Pub
lie Library and Reading Room. and
"sp-nhed In the manner provided and
specified In said Act. and especially
Section thereof. As soon as may he.
after the passage and adoption Of this
Ordinance. the Mayor. with the ap-
provat OF the Council shall appoint
six tsp persons from the ei,isens, at
inrr. In thr city OF Rocky Ford. who.
In his Judgment shall be NJ and proper
Persons for the duties TO be performed.
AMI the six 90 persons 80 chosen. to-
rrther with the Mayor. who shall he
President. shall constitute. the Board OF
Directors for said Public Library and
Reading Room. Provided. that no
more than one member OF IN. City
| Council shall Mt any one tim. be q
member OF said Raard.
Section Ill. Said Directors 80 np-
noin'ed bv the Mayor. shall hold Of
nc- for the terms sn-cifci In Section
Of said Act. and IN. term Of their
ONCE the election Of their successors
and the election Of Directors to MI
'ac'nci-- on said Board. shall NIL be In
accordance with and under the pro-
visions Of said Section (: Of said Act.
Snid Directors shall b- and constitute.
body. corporated by the name and
style Of The Board of Directors Of the
Public Library OF the City OF Rocky
Ford" and shall have NIL the powers TO
be subject TO all the liabilities spcci-
ned In Section six t6 of said Act.
They shall provide and obtain a room
or rooms for said Public Library and
Reading Room. provide and obtain
books publications and furniture
therefor. make annual reports to the
City Council as provided In Section .
OF snid Act. md do NIL other matters
ana things required Of them by said
Act
No member of said Board shall re.
cciv- any compensation ms such and
/ ~ he. h&s
nrsocintcs for misconduct or neglect Of
duty.
Section ". The said Public Library
and Reading Room shall be under the
mnnnscmcnt and control OF the Board
~ Directors NO appointed. and the use
thereof shall be subject to such rcns-
onnble rules and regulations nH the
said Bonrd of Directors may adopt to
render the use of snid Library and
Reading Room OF the greatest b-ncn,
to the greatest number. and said Board
NAV exclude anv and ali persons who
shall wiifuliy violate such rules and
may also extend the privileges Of the
said institution to persons residing In
this state. outside OF the City OF Rocky
Ford. uoon such conditions as they
ROBERT NJ. POLLOCK.
Attest: Mayor.
T.. L. McKELvEY,
| City Clerk. (Seal)
| STATE OF COLORADO. }
County of O,ero. )ss
CITY OF: ROCKY FORD.
+. 1. McK.lvey. city clerk OF the
city of Rocky Ford. do hereby certifv
That the forevoing ordinance was
r'nrcA q, Its first rcadinr nnd was dyiv
read and passed on It's first renaing NJ
regular mee'',E of the City rou,ci'
Of the citv of Rocky Ford on the 18th
day of March. a. d. 1908.
f. L. McFELvEy.
City Clerk.