Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-17
CRY LEGAL NOTICE.
Ordlnancc 300.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

BE II Ordained by the city Council OF
the CITY Of Albuquerque.
Section L. That Chapter 80 Of the
Revised Ordinances of 1911 is hereby
amended SO as 10 read as follows.
Whereas. Joshua S. Raynolds has
donated to the city Of Albuquerque
the buildings and grounds known as
lots g. q ard 6, Of block 3 of bum
inps Highland addition to said city.
subject 10 the conditions that the citi-
zens of said City shall subscribe the
sum Of one thousand dollars Tor the
purchase OF books and other library
purposes, and that said City shall
agree to maintain and use said prem
ises for q free public library forever
and should improve the grounds with
trees ana lawns and keep said grounds
and the building thereon In good re
pair and good condition forever
And whereas. said City has accepted
said donation, subject to said condi-
lions,
And whereas, said Reynolds has de
livered to said CITY a deed for said
premises duly executed, and the citi-
zens of said city have subscribed more
than one thousand dollars for the pur-
poses aforesaid,
Sec. . There is hereby created
Library Commission, which shall con
sist Of The Mayor aud four competent
persons. residents of said City not
more than one of whom shall reside
i'm the same ward. The Mayor shall
appoint one competent person from
each ward to serve as member OF
said Library Commission until his sue
cessor il appointed; and thereafter
there shan be appointed after each
city election by the Mayor-elect, upon
the organization Of City Council, one
competent person from each ward to
serve as a member of said Library
Commission for the period Of two
years or until his successor rs appoint
ed and I'M case Of a vacancy the Mayor
of said City shall appoint competent
person to I'm the uneXpired term All
OF said appointments shall be APPROX
ed by the Council
Sec. 3. Said Library Commission
shall organize annually by The election
OF a vice-president and a treasurer.
Sec. A. II shall be the duty Of said
Library Commission when so appoint
ed and organized, to take charge Of
said public library buildings and
grounds and all books furniture and
other articles Of personal property of
said city. held and used for Library
purposes, and shall have full and alb
solute control Of the same for the
benefit Of the people, and shall au-
thori2e the expenditure of all moneys
for the Improvement Of said buildings
aud grounds, the purchase Of books
and the maintenance Of said public
library and make an needed rules and
regulations for the use and care there
OF.
Sec. g. The Mayor Of said City
shall be- eX-officio president Of said
Commission, shall sign ali papers con-
nected with the management of said
library. all contracts for work and all
warrants for the payment of money.
I'm thu absence Of the Mayor the vice.
president shall perform such duties.
The Librarian shall be ex-ufficio sec
Rotary of said commission and il shall
be the duty Of the secretary to keep
"a complete record of an doings and
acts of the commission relative TO
such free public library II shall he
the duty of the treasurer to keep all
moneys and funds which shall come
To- the hands OF he Library Commits
sion. and pay out the same upon pre-
sentatiun Of warrants therefor as
above provided. ana make fun and
complete reports of the moneys re-
ceived and paid out by him every six
months to the City Councils and ne
shall execute "a good and sufficient
bond conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance Of his duties as such treas
urer IN such amount as shall be pre-
scribod by the city Council 10 be APP
proved by the Mayor
Sec g Al taxes heretofore levied
for public library purposes together
with all subscriptions donations. gifts.
devisos and requests to said city
therefor. shall be turned over to the
Library Commission for the uses and
purposes above provided. ana shall rot
be used for any other or different pur-
pose.
Pissed and approved this 18th dav
of November. 1915
d. H. BOATRfGHT.
NH"ef Mayor.
THoS HUGHES, city Clerk.