The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

ii4oAe any trustee Tor inca T,aCit\. IN
illness, misconduct. or for neglect q
duty. No compensation shall be al
lowed any trustee.
Sec. 3. Immediately after the ap-
p~ointrnent, such board Of Irusxes
shaH organize by cI-e,ing on. Of its
members as president and one as Sec
retary-treasurer. and sucn other Off
GERS as Ii may deem necessary. The
Observation-Disclosures. before entering
upon his duties. shall give bond u the
municipality IN an amount fixed by
the board OF trustees. conditioned for
the faithful discharge Of his ofnciai
duties. The board shall adopt such
bylaws, rules and regulations for its
own guidance and for the government
OF the library IS may be exueditnt
n conformahle TO law. II shall have
exclusive control Of the expenditure
OF all moneys collected for or placed
TO the credit Of the library fund. and
or the supervision, care. and custody
or the rooms or building constructed
lcaSed, or set apart for library pur-
poses. But all money received for
such library shall be paid into the
city treasury, be credited 10 the IL
orarH 1und, be kept separate from
other moneys. and be paid out to the
secretary-treasurer upon the authenti-
Gated requisition of the board of trus-
ices through It's proper officers. With
III NoihSSA - IL bOdIu Oh aldermen
or town commissioners it mav lease
ana occupy, or purchase, or erect
upon ground secured through gift or
purchase an appropriate building.
provided, that OF the income for any
one year not more than half may be
employed for the purpose of making
such lease or purchase or for erecting
such building. 1t may appoint q Ii
rarlan, assistants. and other en-
pioNes, and prescribe rules for their
conduct, and fix their compensation.
and shali also AVE power to remove
such appointees. It may also extend
the privileges and use Of such Ii
pfary TO non-residents upon such
terms and conditions az it may pre-
scribe.
Sec. 4. All property given, granted
conveyed. donated. devised, or be
queathed to, or otherwise acquired
by any city or town for a library
shall vest IN. and be held in the name
OF such city or town. and any con.
veyance, grant. donation, devise, be
quest or gift made to or in the name
!, Of any public library board shall b,
deemed to have been made Girectl,
to such city or town.
See. 5. With the consent Of tn,
board Of aldermen or town commits
, %sioners, expressed by ordinance O
: resolution. and within the limitation
: OF this act as to the rate Of taxation
the library board may accept an
@ gift, grant, devise Or beQuest mad
y or offered by any person for lbrar
s purposes, and may carry out the cor
g ditions Of such donations. And IN
v city or town in all such cases is AT
thorized to acquire a site, levy a ia.
; and pledge itself by ordinance {
resolution to a perpetual complianc
: with all the terms and conditions {
the gift, grant, devise or beQuest $
accepted.
y Sec. 6. Every library establishe
under this act shall be forever fre
to the use Of the inhabitants Of til
city or town. subject to such reasor
able regulations as the board Of tru:
tees may adopt.
= Sec. L. On or before the thirty
first day Of December Of each yes
= the said board Of trustees shall mai
a report 10 the board Of aldermen {
town commissioners, stating the COZ
IL dition Of their trust. the various sun
of money received from the lhral
4. fund and all other sources and no
a. much none has been expended. II
(. number Of books and periodicals
- hand. the number added during II
wear. the number lost or missing, IL
n number OF registered users Of sut
r library, with such other statistics. J.
L formation and suggestions as 1t m;
re deem Of general interest.
III Sec. S. The BOARD OF aldermen
a town commissioners of such city
town shall have power to pass orc
g nances imposing suitable penalu
$ for the punishment Of persons cor
RI hitting committing injury upon SUI
rs library or the grounds or other pro
ertv thereof, or for any INJURY TO,
t. for failure to return any book, pla'
t picture, engraving, map. maSaZIf
10 pamphlet or manuscript belonging
he c,,h :, 1jhr4TN
ty Sec. 9. If there exists in any inco
re porated city or town q secular or no
he sectarian library owned and contro
ed hy q society or corporation |
"a hoard Of aldermen or town comm
ity sioners. when deemed best for the
.iy terest Of the city or town, may lie
and collect he tax herein prnNo
Oh for. and. in lieu of supporting a
six maintaining a public library, ent
al into a cantract with such society
rs. cornoration for the purpose Of pr