Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-04
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purposes.

county free library has been or is
about to be established, shall have
power to contract with the board Of
county commissioners of any neigh
boring county such library service
as may be agreed upon; and the board
of county commissioners Of any such
neighboring county shall have power
to enter into such contract and to
levy taxes for the purpose of paying
for such library servece Hereunder.
Every such contract shall require
the county receiving the service to
pay therefore to the other county an
adequate consideration, not exceed
ing cost, which shall go to the county
free library fund.
Section 4. Instead Of establishing
an Independent county free library,
the board of county commissioners OF
any county may contract for library
service from the free public library
Of any incorporated city or town in
the county; and the governing board
Of such free public library shall have
reciprocal power subject to the con-
sent of the legislative body of the
city or town. Such a contract shall
require that the free public library
of the city or town perform all the
functions Of county free library
within the county, including such in
corporated cities and towns therein
maintaining public libraries as may
elect to share in the servece; and
shall require the county to pay to
the city or town for it's library fund
an adequate consideration for the
service, not exceeding cost.
S ction 5. The management Of q
county free library shall be vested
in \bard of five trustees of whom
one shall be the county superinten-
. dent of schools; another shall be one
Of the county commissioners to be
des' grated by the board of county
; commissioners; and the three shall
be residents of the county appointed
by the board Of county commissioners
for terms of three years, except that
the first appointments shall be for
terms of one, two, and three years.
, respectively, and vacancies shall be
filled for unexpired terms. No
trustee shall receive a salary or other
compensation for his service as trus-
). tee. The board of trustees shall have
, power az to make and enforce rules
3 for their own organization and pro-
D cedure and for the management. care
and use thoe library, and for the
}. guidance of the employees; (c) to
: remove any trustee, except an ex-
= oficio trustee, for neglect to attend
the meetings of the board; t3) 70
!. employ a county librarian and assis-
tants and to prescribe their duties.
f, fix their compensation and remove
0 them at will; az to purchase books.
e periodicals and other property suit
( able for the library and to accept
gifts and requests of money and prop
> erty for the library, and to sell the
property which is unsuitable or not
! needed for use; 81 to establish. up
on recommendation of the county IL
brarian, branches and stations thru
out the county; and c. to examine
, and approve for payment claims and
demands payable out OF the county
free library fund.
Section s. The county librarian
: shall, in January of each year, re-
port to the board of library trustees
and to the state librarian on the con-
dition and operation Of the library
during the preceding calendar year.
!. The report shall, in addition to other
t matters deemed expedient by the
) county librarian; contain such statis-
q tics and other information as may be
h desired by the state librarian, for
r which purpose the state librarian
IS shall instruct the several county IL
v brarians and furnish them blanks on
J. which to report facts for compares
Il tive study of library conditions in the
d Estate.
i library has been established the board
% of county commissioners shall levy
annually tax upon all property in
v the county outside Of incorporated
II cities and towns maintaining free
O public libraries and upon all property
i; within incorporated cities and towns
g maintaining free publir libraries that
l. have elected to participate in the
e county free public library and for pur.
IS chasing such property as may be
a necessary therefor. All funds for
n county free library, whether derived
v from taxation or otherwise, shall be
T in the custody Of the county treasurer
?, and shall constitute a separate fund
y called the County Free Library
e Fund" and shall not be used for any
e purpose except the county free library
e nor be expended except upon orders
IL or vouchers approved by the board