The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-06

| it is because of that direct and pos
| tive interest in it's welfare that we
have sought to secure legislation that
will guarantee its efficiency
| The statement mas Deen made that
this bill seeks to deprive the Secre
| tary of State OF an ONCE to which he
has been elected. We think it does
nothing of the kind. The legislature
of this state for years has changed
/ the management OF the Library and
eX officiO officers a. will. But this
bill does not deprive the Secretary OF
State Of his ex officiO office. 1t i'm
poses additional duties upon him in
the removal and cataloguing of the
Library, but provides that those most
deeply interested in the Library's
welfare shall share with him these
responsibilities. The furnishing pf
the new Library Building and the re-
moving and catalOguing Of the Library
will entail an expense Of fifteen or
twenty thousand dollars, which the
Library Fund is ample to meet. But,
in carrying out these expenditures,
We think the Secretary of State ought
not to object to having the advice
and approval of the Justices of The
Supreme Court. when they are far
more directly interested in the mat
ter than he. There is probably not
another library in the United States
anywhere near the size, OF this one
that is controlled by one man. They
are. in nearly every instance, under
the control of a board, and that board
IS composed Of persons who are either
, directly or indirectly interested N
the library. We venture the asser-
: ton that practically all of the State
, law libraries are either directly or in
directly under the control of the
Justices OF the Supreme Court, for
whose benefit they are in the largest
5 degree maintained.
: The office of State Librarian was
f attached TO tn Office of Secretary of
} state during the naru times, as other
2 officers were attached 10 that. and
: other offices. But in view of the
Y changed conditions and the great
t amount of work that has come to the
d Office Of Secretary of State during the
aC+ hay oyo
{. in saying that, in our opinion, the
J. reasons for attaching the office OF
# State Librarian to that of Secretar!
X o. State have ceased to exist, and thai
e the publis service Woud be promoted
e by their disassOciatieon. This. how
Il ever, we are not making as a recon-
e mendation, nor seeking to accomplish
s We are simply requesting such legis
aton as we believe is in the interes
It of the pubic service. which we know
n the Legislature will agree with u> i;
e of more importance than the accom-
n mediation of some private individual
e We have asked that all matters }
n great importance relative to the ii
e, brary be subjected to the approva [
u the Justices of the Supreme Co..
t. because experience is such that il
is matters in which they were the mos
Id Interested, but in which they wec'
le given no voice by statute, their wishe
re or necessities have not been consulte
m and, when volunteered have, in tn
to main, been disregarded. In this cor
nection we cite the fact that th
IL Legislature of two years ago passe
,e An Act providing for the erection c
I'd a State Library and Supreme COul
to Building, purchasing grounds, an
81 making appropriation therefor" Ii
ne the selections of plans for this built
Id ing, the members of the Suprem
fl were not consulted as to their nece
r. sites, although the Secretary of Stat,
If. member of the Board having tn
ed matter in charge, was the Clerk {
at the Court as well as the Librarian
in Had the Justices of the Suprem
re Court been permitted to have passe
ty upon lne plduS, we DelleNe tlldt
We building better arranged to accomm
ne late the Library, Court Room an
ho Chamber of the Justices would hay
be been constructed. We say this, n,
eel in a spirit of criticism, but becaus
IN those in any particular Occupation
SIS profession, trade, or calling are MOI
on competent to judge of their nee(
a than those unacquainted with tt
tie same.
ed In the bill, as introduced, provisi,
cy is made for the appointment of OF
le, competent to judge of their neet
7al Librarian, to have charge of the 1
1T. brary after it has been removed.
OF has been suggested that as it is IL
an purpose to place the miscellaneo,
Ter library on the first floor, and the la
rk- library on the second floor, 1t wou