Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

zens of the towns where such library.
or association or Individual Is To-
Gated
Sec. Any person or organization
receiving the loan of any books or
documents, from the Maine state
library shall be responsible for the
full value thereof to the librarian,
and in case of the loss of or damage
to a volume belonging to a set. shall
procure a new volume or be respon-
sibIe for the value of the set. If any
person or organization shall neglect
or fail to return any books or docu-
ments lent to them, or shall return
the same in an injured or mutilated
condition. after due demand and no.
tice, the librarian may maintain an
action at law against such person or
organization for the full value or
such books or documents Actions to
enforce the liability mentioned in this
section may be brought by the liDfa-
rian in his own name in behalf or
the state, and in case of his death or
removal. the action shall be prose-
cuted by his successor.
Sec. 8. AS a part of the. general
duties G. his Office, the librarian shall
maintain a bureau of historical re-
search. Under the direction of this
system of exchange with other libra
ries and institutions of learning. 1t
shall also have charge of all Maine
/ historical and genealogical work in
1 ~
work relating to the history of the
state.
/ Sec. 10. Whenever the record of
! the births, marriages and deaths of
any town in the state, previous to
the year eighteen hundred and nine
/, ty-two. beginning at the very earli-
est date, shall be collected from
/ church records. church registers, rec
public records and other available
sources. and shall sbe printed and
verified in the manner required by
the standing committee of the Maine
ship OF some person selected by said
committee. whose services shall be
rendered free and without any COM
pensation, and the work shall appear
accuracy, the librarian of the state
library shall purchase five hundred
copies OF such record at a price not
exceeding two cents per page; pro-
vlded. that the written copies of the
town records shall become the prop
erty OF the state, and shall be de-
posted in the Office of the registrar
or vital statistics and provided, fur
ther at not more than three thou
sand dollars shall be expended by
authority of this section in any one
year.
Sec. II. The volumes purchased as
aforesaid shall be distributed by the
state librarian as follows: one COPY
20 the free public library of each
town and city of the state; one copy
70 each state and territorial library
IN the U tied States; one copy to the
library IF congress: and one copy to
each Incorporated historical society
IN the state; one copy to the library
OF each college in the state; and one
copy to each registry of deeds. The
remainder shall be placed in the state
lipTary Tor the purpose of exchange.
Sec. Il. The librarian shall also
malneSln in tn" library. a legislative
reference bureau which shall collect
arrange and Pla;e on file books.
ing TO legislation, shall prepare alb
stracts of laws in other states, and
present such other information as
may be useful and necessary to the
legislative duties
Sec. 49, The Maine Library Com
mission established under section ten,
chapter three of the revised statutes
rectIon of the librarian a bureau of
library extension shall lend travel
ing Libraries and shall carry on all
library extension activities such as
are enumerated in sections seven and
fourteen of this chapter.
sec. IA. The Maine state library
snail give advice to all school, state.
institutional. free and public libra
res res ana to all communities in the
state which may propose to estab-
lSh llbrar1es as to the best means
Of establishing and administering
them; selecting and cataloging books,
ana otheI details CT library manage
ment, and may send it's employees to
ald IN organizing such libraries or
assist in the Improvement of those
already. established. 1t may also re-
celve gl1ts Of money, books or other
property which may be used or held
IN trust for the purpose or purposes
given. 1t may publish lists and cir
'culars of information and may CO.
operate with the libraries and COM
missions OF other states in the pub
ncaton OF documents in order to Sc
cure the most economical admins
tration of its work. 1T may conduct
courses or schools of library instruc-
ton and hold librarians institutes in
various parts of the state, and CO.
operate with others in such schools
or Institutes. 1t shall perform such
other service in behalf of the public
libraries as it may consider for the
best interests Of the state.
Sec. Is. The librarian shall also es-
tabllsh and maintain an index bureau.
rms bureau shall have charge of all
indeNing in connection with the work
of the library and such other index
ing. as the legislature and governor
and council may direct.
Sec. 16. The librarian shall report
to the legislature biennially the re-
cefpts and expenditures on account
of the library, the number of books.
maps and charts acquired during the
TWO preceding years. specifying those
obtained by purchase, donation and
exchange and shall make in such re-
port, suggestions in relation to the
improvement of the library.
Sec. II. To provide funds for the
administration of the library and for
the salaries and expenses incident
thereto, there shall be Appropriated
for each fiscal year sums as in the
opinion of the Legislature shall be
deemed sufficient to carry out the
provisions of this chapter
Sec. Is. The librarian shall receive
an annual salary of twenty-eight
Sec. 10. Town clerks of the several
towns, city clerks of the several
cities. and treasurers of the several
counties. shall promptly transmit to
the librarian of the Maine state
library, copies of all printed reports
of said towns, cities and counties
including all printed exhibits of town
CITY and county expenditures
Sec. 20. All Maine reports, stat
utes. olSests, acts ana resolves, and
other publications. printed or pur-
chased by the state, and hereafter
distributed according to law or Gus
tom, to the several towns and plan
lions WITHIN the state, shall be and
remain the property of the state and
shall be held in trust by such towns
or plantations for the sole use of the
inhabitants thereof, and for no other
purpose.
Sec. 81. All such books and nub-
llcations as may hereafter be fur
nlsheo by the state, to any state,
county or town officer, shall be and
remain the property of the state. and
snail be held in trust by said officer.
for the sole use of his said nfBna.