Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-13
BY LEvYINe 1-MlLL TAX IN
APRIL TOWNS AND TOWN.
SHIPS GET PRIVILEGES
SAME OPPORTUNITY AS :
MARsHALLToWN PATRONS.
To Discuss the Proposition Conference
Has Been Called at Public Library
for Friday, March 1a-Miss Tyler,
Secretary Library Commission, and
Others, to Speak.

For the purpose of inducing resi-
dents of the townships of the county,
outside of Marshalltown, to become in
terested in the local public free library
and thru this interest to secure, if
possible small tax levy in these
townships, In return for which those
living outside of this city would be
given all of the free privileges of the
library the city's people now enjoy,
the board of trustees of the library
have sent out invitations for a confer
ence to be held at the library build
ing on Friday afternoon, March 10,
from 2 to o'clock.
This conference will he especially
for the purpose Of discussing the new
state law, which provides that rural
townships may levy a 1-rnill tax, the
revenue from which is to go to the
support OF any, library selected in the
county. This tax gives the use Of the
library free to the townships which
vote 1t.
Several Will Speak.
Among the speakers who will dis
cuss the subject are Miss Alice Tyler,
Of Des Moines. secretary Of the state
library commission, Messrs. c. II. e.
Boardman, j. l.. Carney and Mrs. H. ].
Howe. of this city, and Mrs Lucy
Carter, of Lamoille; Mrs. Inez McF'ee.
of Liscomb: Mr.. Walton Kinzer, Of
Gilman, and Mr.. D. W. Blakely, of
Montour. A social hour, with light
refreshments, is to follow the confer
ence.
Some Take Books Now.
Without the levying Of the tax re-
ferred to, those who live outside the
city must pay a certain sum per year
for the privilege of drawing books from
the library. A few ministers, princi-
pals Of schools, and club women In the
towns Of the county and the rural dis
tricts hold cards, but the masses from
the country have never enjoyed the
books Of the library, because Of the
charge that has been made.
The tax may be levied by the trus-
tees at the April or May meeting upon
the petition to do so from q majority
of the resident free -holders of the ter
ritory which is to be taxed. The tax
Is not to exceed l mill.
The Law is Worry Plain.
The following state law which gov
ems the levying of suchsa tax is very
plain: The township trustees shall
have power to contract with the trus
tees Of any free public library for the
use Of said library by the people re-
siding outside the corporate limits Of
the town or city in which such free
public library is located, upon the same
terms and conditions as those granted
to residents of said town or city, and
to pay such library such an amount, as
may be agreed upon therefor; and
may at the April meeting, on petition
of minority Of the resident free
holders of the territory upon which
said tax is to be levied, levy tax
not exceeding /. mill on each dollar of
taxable property of the township out
side the city or town. in which said
library is located, the fund derived
Their efrom constituting a special fund
to be known as a library fund, which
shall be used Cor no other purpose than
is contemplated in this section, this
being additional to chapter 10, of title
{ of the code