The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. II, S.. Published Nav 81 1000
CdAPTER 1876. LAWS OF 1909

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AN ACT to amend sections 697-12.
697-13 and 697-15 of the Statutes
,r, relating to, county travelling Libraries.
me people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
Section l. Section eo7-12, ee7-1s,
and 697-15 Of the statutes are amended
70 read: Section 697-12. 1. The said
the chairman of the county board, within
thirty days after their first election, elect
from their number a president, vice-presi-
cent, secretary, and such other officers as
they may deem necessary, and thereafter
hold their annual election during
the last week in October They
nay nay MAKE and adopt rules and bylaws for
travelling libraries and officers thereof or
OF such permanent libraries established I'M
der section 697-17 of the stat
utes' Ihey shall have the exclusive con-
troll Of the expenditures of all moneys ap-
proprlated, or property or money donated
Tor the uses; OF the county travelling libra
rles or such permanent libraries, and the
control, and custody of such libraries but
shall not allow or pay any sums what
eyer for the keeping care, transporting, or
sfT haS Of such county trayeng
and control of all lands, buildings, moneys,
or property devised, bequeathed, or given to
any county for libraries.
z. The said supervising librarian shall
report annually to the board of super
Vvlsors: u the number of volumes in IL
braries; (2) stations supplied during year
20 expenses incurred 80 number of books
bought during year; and (5) any other in
formation thereto as the board Of super
visors may direct %
Section e97-13.. The said board of Ii
brarles may appoint q supervising libra
rian for such county travelling libraries,
at salary not to exceed fifty dollars per
annum. whose duty it shall be to arrange
the books in their cases and repair them
when slightly injured, keep the records, in
struct the librarians of county travelling
Libraries In their. duty, and perform such
other duties as directed by the said board.
Such supervising librarian shall be a resi-
dent Of the county, of either sex. and NAV
be permitted such expenses as necessary
travel In establishing county travelling IL
brarles, or other expenses found necessary
in the interest Of the county travelling II
braries. Such salary and expenses, not to
exceed seventy-fve dollars, to be paid by
the county board on the certificate Of presi-
dent and secretary of the board of Libraries
out se OF the d genera fun For tho nurnos
such county travelling libraries any county
may appropriate, the first year not to ex-
coed five hundred dollars, and thereafter,
annually not to exceed two hundred dollars
for the purchase Of books, for repairs, re-
press on same. Such money shall be re-
tanned by the treasurer Of the county in
separate fund. 1t shall be paid out on
order of the board of libraries, signed by
its president and secretary. All the books,
property, moneys, donations, devises, be-
quests. or gifts, bought or appropriated or
given for the purposes Of this act, shall re-
main the property of the county for the
uses therein enacted.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 26, 1909.