Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-26


Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Paystte.
Idaho.
Section I.
That a public library and reading
room be and the same is hereby
( established in the City of Payette.
Idaho, under the provisions Of Arti
Gle % of Chapter II title of 1919
Idaho Compiled Statutes and that
for such purpose the council Of the
City of Payette, Idaho, shall annual
IL levy and cause to be collected as
other taxes are, q tax not exceeding
two mills on the dollar OF the tax,
able property Of the said City Of
/ Tayette, Idaho, to constitute a Ii.
b-ary fund which shall be kept BIZ
the treasurer thereof, separate ana
apart from other moneys of the City
OF Payette, Idaho, and be used exclu
sively for the purchase of books
! periodicals, necessary furniture and
fixtures and whatever is required for
the maintenance Of such library and
reading room.
Section 2.
That for the government of such
library and reading room there shall
be q board Of five directors appoint
ed by the council of such city from
among the citizens thereof at large,
and not more than one member OF
the council of such city OF Payette
shall. at any time. be a member OF
said board. Such directors shall hold
their office for three years from the
date Of appointment. and until their
successors are appointed. but upon
their first appointment they shall
divide themselves at their first meet
ing, by lot, into three classes: Two
members shall form the first class
and shall serve for one year from
the date of appointment; two mem
bers shall form the second class and
shall serve for two years from the
date of appointment; and one mem
Der shall form the third class and
shall serve for three years from the
date of appointment. All vacancies
shall be Immediately reported to the
proper council by its directors, and
shall be filed by appointment in the
same manner as appointments ara
originally made. Appointments to
complete an unexpired term shall b.
for the residue OF the term only. No
compensation shall be paid or allow
ed to any director in any manner
whatsoever.
Section g.
That said directors shall, immed-
lately after their appointment, meet
and organize by the election of ona
OF their number president, and by
the election of such other officers as
they may deem necessary. They SHAH
make and adopt such bylaws, rules
and regulations for their own guild
ance and for the government of the
library and reading room as may be
expedient.
They shall have the exclusive con-
troll of the expenditure of all moneys
collected for the library fund, and
the supervision, care, and custody OF
the room or buildings constructed,
leased or set apart for that purposes
and such money shall be drawn
from the treasury by the proper Off
GERS. and properly authenticated
vouchers of the board of directors,
without otherwise being audited.
They may. with the approval of the
Mayor and City Council, lease and
occupy. or purchase or erect on pur'
chased ground, an appropriate build
ing: Provided, that not more than
one-half of the income in any one
year can be set apart in said year for
such purchase or building. They
may appoint librarian and assist,
ants, and prescribe rules for their
conduct.
Section 4.
That said library and reading room
established under this ordinance
shall be forever free for the use OF
the residents Of the city of Payette,
Idaho. subject to such reasonable
rules and regulations as the library
board may find necessary to adopt
and publish in order to render the
use of the library and reading room
of the greatest benefit to the great
est number. and they may exclude
and cut off from the use of said Ii
brary and reading room any and all