The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.

AN ORDINANCE establishing a Municipa
Library where the municipal reports OF th'
principal cities OF this and other countries
and printed matter Of all kinds relating t
cities Will be received. cataiogued, shelyed
and exhibited, and providing for the super
vision, caro- and maintenance thereof.
Be it ordained by the Common Council Of
the city of Newark as follows:
Section 1. That a Municipal Library shall be
in the new City Hall building. under the
general supervision. control and care Of the
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.
ana who shall hold their respective offices at
the pleasure of the Common Council and be
subject to such rules and regulations as the
ceammittee on Finance may adopt, .s.,, :,
resolution, appoint a librarian whose salary,
not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. shall be
fixed and determined at the time of his ap-
p~ointment- 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 the
general supervision OF the Committee on
Section 3. 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.
rtans "a 70 9e tne &c ou Iinr o. or,a n snd dur;nn his
absence assume the duties Of Lis office, sub
ject to h general supervision of the Com
Section 4. That all reports, books and print
ed matter of every description now stored In
the document room. or In the possession OK
and owned by the city, shall be turned over
to the librarian. All printed matter coming
into the possession of the library shall be re-
ceipted Tor, stamped as library property.
shelved and catalogued by the librarian or
his assistants.
open for the transaction of business every
day In the year, except Sundays and legal
hoidays. No property, after II has been placed
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 -eturned to the library
within forty-eight hours, and when returned
1t shall be the duty of the person in charge
at the time to cancel the receipt given when
the property was removed.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of the libra
rian to ESTABLISH a system of exchanging pub
lilo with the proper authorities Of
and keep or cause to be kept a list Of the
cities in this and other countries. where the
annual reports of the city of Newark win be
Printed catalogues of all books and other
printed matter In the custody Of the library
shall be exhibited in the public offices OF the
several departments of the city.
Section z. The librarian shall, within a rea-
sonable time after the receipt OF the annual
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other countries, proceed TO examine into and
become conversant with the subject matter Of
such reports In every case where a report
shows that a new charter or other innovation
altering the plan of government by COM
and boards of aldermen. or both.
have been adopted, or In which any other
matter appears that IN his judgment would
be OF interest to those charged alike with the
making and administering Of the laws and
ordinances relating to and controlling the
government of the city of Newark. he shall.
at once. in writing. call the attention Of the
Committee of the Common Council
and the ommlss on Charter Revision to
matter or this character contained in such
Section 8. The Mayors message and annual
reports of the several departments OF the city
OF Newark will hereafter be turned over to
the librarian, who, under the direction OF the
City Clerk, will be charged with the compiling
the Annual Reports of the City of Newark.
Section 9. That this ordinance shall take eff
Immediately.
Adopted September 6. 1907.
JOHN F. SINNOTT,
President of Common Council.
Presented to the Mayor for his approval
JAMES F. CONNOLLY,
Approved September 3, 1907.
JACOB HAUSSLING,
Mayor.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council on Friday evening. September
J. 1907, on third reading and final passage,
passed and duly signed by the Mayor and
3 therefore a law.
JAMES II. CONNOLLY,
s~ept16-5t City Clerk.