Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-30
ORDINANCE NO. 8S3.

All OIulUdHCe creating library DOdTu
and providing for the maintenance
of a Public Library and Reading
Room, and defining the duties of
such Library Board.
The City of Grants Pass Ordains as
Follows:
Section l. There is hereby created
a Library Board consisting OF thirteen
directors to be appointed by the may
or with the approval of the common
council Such directors shall hold Of
flee for three years from the first day
of May in the year in which they are
appointed, and until their successors
are appointed. Upon their first ap-
pointment, they shall divide them
selves by lot into three classes; four
for one year; four for two years; and
five for three years, and their terms
shall expire accordingly. Any vacancy
shall Immediately be reported to the
council, and filled by appointment in
like manner, and if for an uneXpired
term, for the residue of the term only.
The mayor by and with the consent
of the council, may remove any direc-
tor for misconduct or neglect of duty.
No compensation shall be paid or al
lowed any director
Section .. Said directors shall, i'm
mediately after their appointment,
meet and organize by the election OF
one Of their number, president, and
by the election Of such other officers
as they may deem necessary. They
shall make and adopt such bylaws,
rules and regulations for their own
suidance and for the government of
the library as may be eXpedient, and
not inconsistent with this act. They
shall have exclusive control of the eX-
penditure of all money collected for
the library fund, and the supervision,
care and custody of the room or
buildings constructed, leased or set
apart for that purpose, and such
money shall be drawn from the treas
ury by the proper officers upon the
properly authenticated voucher of the
board, without being otherwise audit
ed. They may appoint librarian and
assistants and prescribe rules for
their conduct and fix their compensa-
tion, and also have power to remove
such appointees and shall in general
carry out the spirit and intent of this
act in establishing and maintaining
public library.
Section g. Every library establish
ed under this,act shall be forever free
for the use of the inhabitants of Jose
phine county, subject to such reason
able rules and regulations as the Lii
brary Board may find necessary to
adopt and publish, to render the use
of such library of the greatest benefit
to the greatest number; and that they
may exclude and cut off from the use
of such library any and all persons
who shall wilfully violate such rules.
The board may extend the privileges
and use of such library to others up
on such terms and conditions as said
board may prescribe.
Section 4 On or before the 31st
day OF December of each year. the
said board of directors shall make
report to the council, stating the con-
dition Of their trust, various sums of
money received from the library fund.
and all other sources, and how much
money has been expended, the num-
Der of books and periodicals on hand.
the number added during the year,
the number lost or missing, the num-
Der OF books loaned out, and the gen.
eral character of such books. with
such other statistics, information and
suggestions as they may deem of gen.
eral interest,
Section ). All persons desiring to
make donations Of money, personal
property or real estate. other than the
library building and site, for the bene-
Mt of such library, shall have the
right to vest the title thereto in the
board OF directors created under this
act, TO be held and controlled by such
board, when accepted, according TO
the terms OF the deed of gift. devise
or oequest, and as to such property.
the said board shall be held and con-
sidered to be special trustees.
Section s. Inasmuch as the CITY
has no public library, and it is i'm.