The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-09


| froe past dictator: G. w. Wheatley
vice dictator, w. s. Bonham, prelate
| T. A. Reid, treasurer; c. r.. Talley, Sec
retary; J. M. Cooper, sergeant at arms
Foy Mizell inner guard; T. j. Brown
outer guard J. S. Talley R. 2. Muir
ray and S. f. Wilkes, trustees
c. L. Shepard, former agent of the
Southern Express company at Miami,
Fla. has been transferred to the agency
at Dothan and w. J. Welch former
agent at Dothan, has gone to Miami
TO take charge of the company's agency
at that place
the library board prior to the expiration
of his term of service, the city commits
sioners shall proceed forthwith to elect
a successor who shall serve out the un-
expired term and shall enter upon his
duties at the next regular monthly meet
ing of the board.
Powers and Duties of Library Board
3. Be it further ordained ID That the
library board is given the full, complete
and entire mana cement and control of
the Birmingham public library. it's sew
eral branches and all other library in
terests of the city; (2) That the said
board is authorized, out of any funds
which may be specially appropriated for
the purpose, or from the funds which
may be available by appropriation for
maintenance, to acquire, hold transfer.
exchange. and lease real and personal
property, in the name and for the city
| of Birmingham, for use in the administra-
| ton of the library interests of the city
as conferred and imposed by this ordi-
nance; and the said board may receive
| donations, gifts or bequests, either of
| lands, money, securities, books, colec-
| tions of historical or other materials, to
| be devoted to library uses and purposes,
| upon such terms as may be deemed prop
| er, not inconsistent with law and with the
purposes of this ordinance; go The said
board is clothed with full and complete
| authority to provide for the erection or
rental OF library buildings which may be
needed in the further development and
| enlargement of the library system of
| the city, as far as funds are specially
| provided or available by appropriation or
| gift, and may maintain as many branches,
| stations, reading rooms, reference rooms,
/ or other agencies for book distribution,
museums galleries or lecture halls, as
may be necessary, and may purchase
books and necessary supplies; (D That it
| shall have power to elect president and
| vice president, from its own members,
each to serve for one year; (5) That said
| board is empowered to provide and adopt
rules for it's own government; and rules
| and regulations for the government and
direction of all libraries, branches, sta
tions reading rooms, museum and lecture
| halls, under its control and for the gov
ernment of all library officials and en-
| ployes (6) That the said board is au-
thorized to elect director, and to APP
point or provide for the appointment of
| such librarians. library assistants, en-
| ployes, servants, and agents as may be
| required for the proper administration of
! the library system of the city; % The
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! receive no compensation whatever for
4 their services, but in the event it is found
necessary, for the better performance of
| any of their several duties, for any mem
| ber, or committee of members of the
board, to make any trip Or trips of in
| spection, of library buildings, or for the
| purchase of books, their actual travelling
and living expenses shall be paid, full and
| detailed vouchers of such expenses being
| filed and preserved.
Library Director
! L. Be it further ordained, That the chief
| executive officer of the library board.
| and of the library system, shall be a
| director, to be chosen by the said board,
| who shall serve during the pleasure of
the board which shall fix his compensa-
| ton; (2) The director shall be ex-officio
| secretary of the board of trustees, and
shall carefully preserve its proceedings.
and be responsible for the custody and
safe keeping of all of it's archives. records
and papers; 90 He shall take an oath of
office as the trustees to be entered at
length upon the minutes of the meeting
following the entrance upon his term OF
service, and the original to be preserved
in the permanent records of the board;
(D He shall execute a bond in some re-
sponsibe guaranty company, for the
faithful performance of his duties, and
the careful preservation of the. records
and property which may come into his
II possession which shall be payable to the
city of Birmingham, in a sum to be fixed
by the library board, not less than $4,000,
the said bond to be entered at length
upon the proceedings of the said board.
and the original to be filed with the city
treasurer; t5) The director shall devote
his time to the work of his office: and
in the performance of his duties he shall
act under the direction of the board of
Il trustees. but they may confer upon him
the power of the appointment. or the rec
ommenoation for appointment of all IL
Il brarians, library officials, assistants, em-
Il ployes or servants. as well as such other
/ powers and authority as may be deemed
I proper; 90 He shall make an annual re-
port to the board of trustees, covering
L every detail and phase of the work of
Il the library system of the city, which re-
| port together with the report of trans
initial from the board of trustees to the
II pamphlet form for free distribution; and
"a He shall prepare, edit and publish such
4 bulletins book lists, catalogues or other
Il publications as may be directed by the
board of trustees, which he may consider
I desirable In connection with or for the
4 development of the library work of the
city, the cost of all such printing to be
met from the appropriations for the main
II tenance of the board.
Appropriation for Maintenance
\ s. Be it further ordained That the
library board shall adopt at it's Novem-
ber meeting in each year a detailed
budget of estimated expenditure for the
/ coming year. which shall be transmitted
4 In formal communication to the city
/ commissioners. Upon its receipt the COM
! mission shall set aside and appropriate,
/ for the use of the said board for the
/ maintenance of the library system of the
city, either all or such part of the said
estimated budget as may be available,
or by the said commission deemed proper.
The amount of the appropriation made
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