The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-12
ORDINANCE NO. IL.
An Ordinance Creating a Board of
Directors of the Caro- Public Lii
blalv under the Supervision of
The Department Of Public Affairs
and Defining their Duties.

| blalv under the Supervision of
| The Department of Public Affairs
| and Defining their Duties.
Be it Ordained by the Cour-
ell of the City of Cairo, Illinois:
Section l,-That there is hereby
created Board of Directors of the
Cairo Public Library, consisting Of
nine members TO be elected by the
Council upon the recommendation of
the Superintendent of the Depart
ment Of Public affairs.
| Section ALI of said directors
shall be citizens Of the City of Cairo
land they shall hold their office as
follows: Three fer one year, three
for two years and three Tor three
years, from the first day of July
! following their appointment, and at
their first regular meeting af-
ter this ordinance goes into
effect and the members CT
said Board are elected by the
Council as aforesaid, the members
shall cast lots for their respective
terms Of office. After the year 1913
the Council shall, before the first
day of July each year, elect three
directors to take the place of the
retiring three directors, who shall
hold office for three years or until
.heir successors are elected and quail
flied, Before entering upon the
duties of their office said Directors
shall eeyerally take and subscribe
the oath prescribed by law for city
officers, which oath shall be filed,
with the City Clerk.
Section Vacancies in the said
Board of Directors oecasioned by re-
mOvals, resignation or otherwise,
shall be reported to the Council and
be filled in like manner as original
directors and no Director shall re-
.ceive compensation as such
Section Said Directors shall
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
guidance and for the government Of
the library and reading room as may
be expedient, not inconsistent with
the laws of the State of Illinois, or
of the ordinances of the City of
Cairo. They shall have control Of
the expenditure of all money collect
ed for the Library Fund, and of the
construction and repair of any Ii
brary building, and Of the supervis-
ion, care and custody of the grounds,
rooms, or buildings constructed,
leased or set apart for that purpose
Provided, that all moneys received
for public library shall be. deposited
in the Treasury of said city to the
credit of the Library Fund, and
shall be kept separate and apart
from ether money of such city, and
drawn upon by the proper Officers
of said Library Board only upon
properly authenticated vouchers of
said BOARD Of Directors, for bills or
other indebtedness approved by the
Superintendent of the Department Of
Public Affairs They shall have
power TO appoint a suitable Librar-
ian and necessary assistants, and fix
their compensation, and shall also
have power to remove such appoin-
tees They shall, in general, carry
out the spirit and intent OF this Or
dinance in continuing and maintain
ing the Public Library and reading
rooms heretofore established, with
such additions and engagements
thereto as may hereafter be made
which shall be forever free for the
use Of the inhabitants of said city.
use Of said library and reading
rooms any and all persons who shall
wilfully violate the rules adopted
for the government thereof; and
may extend lthe privileges and use
Of said library and reading room %
persons residing outside of such city
in this state, upon such terms and
conditions as said Board may from
time TO time by It's regulations pre-
scribe.
Section 5.-The said Board of
Directors shall make on or before
the second Monday of June, an an
nual report to the Superintendent
lof the Department of Public Affairs
To be by him reported TO the Coun-
ell stating the condition OF their
trust on the first day of June of
that year. the various sums Of money
received from the Library Fund, aud
from other sources, and zhow such
moneys have been expended, and for
what purposes; the number of books
aad periodicals on hand, the number
added by purchase, gift, or other
wise, during the year, the number
lost or missing; the number of
visitors attending: the number %
books loaned out. ana the general
character and kind of such books
with such other statistics. informa-
tion and suggestions as they may
deem of general interest All such
portions of said report as relate 10