, 1907-01-22
CRUMR|NE'S BILL
FOR LIBRARIES
TEXT OF SENATE FILE RELATING
TO COUNTY INSTITUTIONS
FOR CARE OF BOOKS.
Tax Levy Shall Not Exceed More Than
one-Half Mill On tine Dollar on All
Taxable Property m the County
Amendments to Different Sections
of Statutes.
Special to The RenuhlIcnn.

Special to The Republican.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 22.-Senatol
Crumrine IN the 18th introduced in the
senate senate file No. 5, "a bill for an
act to amend and re-enact section lois
of the Revised Statutes of the State
of Wyoming, 1899, as amended by
Chapter 70 of the session laws of 1901
and sections 1920, 1921, 1923 and 1924
of the Revised Statutes Of Wyoming
relating to county libraries" The bill
was ordered to be printed and referred
to committee No. 2 on finance of the
senate. Yesterday afternoon the bill
came from the printer and is as fol
lows:
The Crumrine Bill.
Section l. That section 1913 of the
Revised Statutes of Wyoming, of 1899
as amended by chapter 70 OF the SEES.
sion Laws of 1901, be and the same is
amended and r~e-enacted to read as
follows:
"'Sec. 1919. When the county com,
missioners of any county have receiv,
ed proper and sufficient guarantees
whether in the form Of convenances,
or bonds of citizens, or associations, or
corporations, that a suitable place will
be permanently furnished for the pro,
lection and use of a public library as
a condition precedent to their own ac-
ton, under the provisions of this chap.
ter, it shall be their duty to levy an
nually a tax of not less than one-eighth
of a mill nor more than one-half of a
mill on the dollar on all taxable prop
erty in the county, for the establish
ment and maintenance of a public IL
brary, to be located at the county seat
of such county
Manner of Collection.
Section 2. That section 1920 of the
Revised Statutes of Wyoming, of 1899,
be and the same is amended and re-
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 1920. The tax authorized by
the preceding section shall be levied
and collected at the same time and in
the same manner as other county taxes
of such county are levied and collected,
and the whole amount so collected
shall be set apart and designated, the
county library fund; provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued into authorizing any additional
levy to hat now authorized by law
Expanding the Fund.
Section g.. That section 1921 of the
Revised Statutes of Wyoming of 1899,
be and the same is amended and re-
enacted TO read as follows:
Sec. 1921. The control and use of
the library fund shall be entrusted by
the county commissioners of any coun-
ty to three competent and responsible
citizens Of the county, TO be appointed
by said commissioners and to consti.
tute a board of directors for this pur.
pose. AS oon as appointed they shall
serve without compensation and the
treasurer of the board shall give bonds,
to be approved by the county commits
sioners, for the faithful performance OF
his duties. 1t shall be their duty, upon
notification from the county commits
sioners that 1 library fund is at theil
disposal, to expend so much of said
fund as shall be found available, is the
purchase of books for The library here
in provided to be established; provid
ed, that books SO purchased shall be Of
a kind best suited to inform the MIND
and improve the character of the read
err; that neither sectarian nor profes
sional books shall be purchased out o.
said fund. The said directors appoint
ed by the county commissioners shall
hold office, one-third for one year, one
third for two years, ard one-third fol-
three years from the first day of July
following their appointment, and a
their regular meeting shall cast lott
for their respective terms; n annual
ly thereafter the county commissioner!
shall, before the first day of July O
each year, appoint as before one di
rector to take the place of the retiring
director, who shall hol / office for three
years and until his successor is ap
pointed
Donations to the Library.
Section 4. That section 1922 of thu
Revised Statutes of Wyoming of 1898
be and the same is amended and re
enacted to read as follows:
"'Sec. 1922. The board of director
is authorized to receive donations O
real estate, money or books, in aid o
the establishment or maintenance o
the library, for which said director
are hereby made responsible, and, a
trustees of the donor, shall CAREFUL
observe the conditions accompanyin
every such gift. When no ~provisio