Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-10-30
CITY WILL SUPPORT
CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
1t Will Be Made a City In
StitutiOn
Council VIII Act Under
Law of 1904 and
Elect Directors.

The Mayor and Aldermen and the
committee of the Carnegie Library di-
rectors will meet in the City Council
chamber this morning at 9 o'clock, at
which time action will be taken that
will put the library completely under
the control of the city government,
thereby complying in full with the
law passed by the legislature in 1904,
permitting cities to make appropria-
tions for public libraries and to enter
into contracts for donations for build
ings or other purposes. At this meet
ing this morning the City Council will,
in all probability, receive the resigna-
tons of all the members of the direc-
torate of the Carnegie Library, as
originally constituted, and will then
by ordinance provide for and elect a
new board of directors. 1t will also
make an appropriation for the main
tenance of the library and transact
any other business that may be nee
essary to establish the Carnegie
Library in it's right position so far as
the city government, Mr.. Carnegie,
and the general public are concerned.
This. happy solution of the library
difficulty will be hailed with general
satisfaction by the entire Americus
of law passed by the Georgia legis
Iature five years ago and intended
specifically TO permit cities to enter
into contracts similar to that made by
Americus with Mr.. Carnegie and MAX
ing it obligatory on cities to carry out
contracts once they were consum-
mated This law, which is given be-
low, will be complied with fully by
the city administration, and from now
on there will be no more discussion
as tC the maintenance of the public |
library 1t becomes a fixed feature of
-aeif44aieericlIs-l M Life, governed and directed
by its City Council, through directors
elected by it, and will occupy an anal |
agous position to that of the public |
schools
The law in question is as follows;
Georgia Laws. 1904, p. 9O.-NO. 621.
Be it hereby enacted by the General |
Assembly of the State of Georgia and |
it is hereby enacted by the authority |
of the same:
Section /. That from and after the |
passage of this Act, any city in the |
state may, through its properly con- |
stituted municipal authorities, raise /
by taxation, from year to year, and |
permanently appropriate money for
the purpose of establishing or erect |
ing or maintaining public library |
or assisting in maintaining public |
library. Any such sum or sums OF |
money so appropriated shall be eX-
pended by and under the direction OF |
the board of trustees of such public /
library elected by the city council of
said city.
Sec. 2. That in any city in which an |
appropriation shall be made under or
by virtue of the authority conferred
by this Act, the money so appropri-
ated shall be drawn from the treasury
of said city on the warrant of said
board of trustees of such public libra
~. elected by the city council of said
city, and shall be paid out from time
to time in the payment of salaries,
purchase of books and for other nee
essary expenses of said library, and
an itemiZed statement of the amounts
so paid out shall be made annually TO
the mayor of said city, and by him
submitted to the properly constituted
authorities of said city.
Sec. 3. That said board of trustees
of such public library elected by the
city council of said city are author
lied to accept and receive donations,
either in money, land, or other prop
erty, for the purpose of erecting or
assisting in the erection of suitable
buildings for the use of said public
library, for maintaining the same, or
for assisting in maintaining the same.
Sec. 4. That said board of trustees
of such public library elected by the
city council of said city shall exercise
strict and rigid supervision over said
public library and shall pass all nee
/ essary rules and regulations for the
government and control of the same;
shall elect a librarian and, if neces-
sary, an assistant librarian, or des1g-
nate some officer or officers to per-
J form the duties of librarian or assist
ant librarian, and shall appoint and
discharge the said officer or officers at
pleasure.
Sec. ). That the municipal govern
ment of any such city shall have au-
thority to enter into a legal and bind
ing agreement to accept and receive
/ any donation offered by any person or
| persons on such terms as may be
/ agreed upon between said person or
persons and said municipal govern
ment and such agreement so made
shall be legal and binding upon said
municipal government and its sue
cessors and all agreements by said
municipal government of said city to
| pay any sum or sums of money an
nually thereafter for the use of said
| ,,,,b1io J;brarv shall he binding on the