The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
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AN ORDINANCE establishing a Municipal
Library where the municipal reports Of the
and printed matter Of all kinds relating to
cities win be received, catalogued. shelved
and exhibited, and providing for the super
vision, care and maintenance thereof.
Be it ordained by the Common Council OF
the city of Newark as follows:
Section ]. That a Municipal Library shall be
established in suitable apartments. located
In the new City Hall building. under the
general supervision. control and care Of the
Committee on Finance Of the Common Coun-
ell. and a librarian and one or more assistant
librarians, who shall be citizens OF the United
States and residents OF the city OF Newark,
and who shall hold their respective offices at
the pleasure Of the Common Council and be
subject to such rules and regulations az the
Committee on Finance may adopt.
Section 2. The Common Council shall, by
resolution, appoint a librarian whose salary,
not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. shall be
pointment. He shall have charge OF the
library and receipt for everything turned over
to or coming into his custody. from any
source whatsoever, and keep or cause to be
kept proper records of all property in his Gus
tody, belonging to the city, subject TO tie
general supervision of the on
Section I. The Common Council may, by
resolution, appoint one or more assistant IL
brarians, whose salary shall not exceed twelve
hundred dollars per annum. to be fixed and
determined at the time OF appointment
1t shall pc the duty of the assistant libra
rians to assist the librarian. and during his
absence assume the duties Of is Office. sub
Jeot to the general supervision II the Com
mittee OF Finance.
Section a That all reports, books and print
ed matter Of every description now stored in
the document room. or in the possession of
any OF tho departments OF the city government
and owned by the city, shall be turned over
to tho librarian. All printed matter coming
into the possession OF the library shall be re-
ceipted for, stamped as library property,
shelyed and catalogued by the librarian or
his assistants.
Section +. The Municipal Library shall be
open for the transaction OF business every
holidays. No property. after 1t has been placed
in the library, shall be removed from the
City Hall building without the consent Of the
Committee on Finance.
Any head Of department may, ON the signing
OF a proper receipt, be permitted to remove
printed matter to his department. but matter
SO removed must be returned to the library
within forty-eight hours. and when returned
1t shall be the duty OF the person in charge
at tho time to cancel the receipt given when
the property was removed.
Section 6. II shall be the duty Of the libra
rian to establish a system Of exchanging pub
lie documents with the proper authorities Of
the principal cities Of this and other countries,
cities in this and other countries. where the
annual reports Of the city Of Newark will be
found,
Printed catalogues OF all books and other
printed matter in the custody of the library
shall be exhibited in this public offices OF the
several departments Of the city
Section Z. The librarian shall. within a rea-
sonablo time after the receipt OF the annual
reports OF the principal cities Of this and
other countries. proceed to examine into and
such reports. In every case where a report
shows that a new charter or other Innovation
Altering the plan Of government by cons
missions and boards Of aldermen. or both,