The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-09-21

/ Hilger of Lewistown, who recent
= ly assumed the duties of stat
: librarian of the State Historical Ii
brary at Helena, to raise s250,00t
!. from private subscriptions for thu
purpose of erecting state historical
4 library building on the state capito
grounds, as provided for in a Law
passed by the state legislature last
spring.
Mr.. Hilger expressed this inten.
ton at the recent meeting of the
Pioneers of Montana which was held
in Deer Lodge. He pointed out that
the present quarters of the historical
| library are in the basement of the
state capitol and are entirely made
quate to care for the priceless collec-
lions of books, newspaper files,
paintings, curios, mementoes, ETC.,
which are the property of the library.
Mr.. Hilger's plans we're definitely
outlined in his address before the
Society of Pioneers, which is given
herewith:
cit gives me great pleasure to be
able to present to you in concise
statement, review of the present
State Historical society and the laws
governing the same now in force and
effect, with particular reference to
the law passed by the Eighteenth
Legislative assembly of the state of
Montana, approved March /, 1923.
"You are probably aware that the
revised codes of 1921 political
code) provides as follows:
Section 1913: The State histori-
cal society shall be under the con-
troll of board of five trustees ap-
pointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate
'Section 1919: Prescribes the du-
ties of said board, among which is to
appoint librarian and prescribes
his duties, and said board is to re-
port to the governor bi-annually and
to recommend and make such sug-
gestions that may be deemed neces-
sary for increased utility of their
departments.
Section 1850: Prescribes that the
shall hold office for two
years unless sooner removed by a |
majority vote of the trustees.
'.Section 1853 Fixes the salary of |
the librarian at $2,100 per annum,
which was really fixed by chapter 40, |
laws of 1915.
Section 1864: Provides that the
shall appoint two assist
ants at the salary of $1,000 per an
mum each and the persons so ap-
pointed as assistants shall be edu-
Gated and experienced in library
work.
Salaries Are Low
''These laws have been in force
or many years and the salaries have
lot been disturbed even during the
var period, when most salaried Off
,ers under the state departments
we're increased.
"Under these laws in force at the
present time, you will observe the
in securing trained and ex-
,erienced assistants at the salary of
Iiligent inquiry and investigation,
We have been unable to secure such
assistants at the salary provided who
ossess the qualification required by :
aw.
IT am more particularly interested
t this time in calling your atten- {
ion to chapter 81 of the laws of {
923, which is an act creating the :
Montana Pioneer and Historical
'und," the "Pioneer Historical So {
iety Commission" and defining and
its powers and duties,
nd in order that you may fully I'M
erstand the scape and purposes of Il
lis act, which was approved March a
1923, / will quote in full sections v
q, 8, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and II thereof: !
Section L: The Historical and ;,
Library shall be {
nown as and called the Historical "
ociety of Montana "
Section 2: The Montana Pioneer |
istorical fund is hereby created for :
le reception and custody of contri- K
ltions, 1egacies, gifts, requests or n
evises for the special purpose of d
e construction of Pioneer Histo- =.
cal Society building on the state :
,pitol grounds at Helena, Montana. L
The Commissions Personnel ~
'Section 8: The treasurer of the P
ate of Montana is custodian of such re
nds as shall be contributed hereto di
" any PERSON. and such fund shall IT
irviolate for the purpose named
d shall never revert to the general Pc
any other fund, but shall be used | st
r the special purpose herein speci- Ct
d. When the said funds and cash "a
all amount to the sum of $250,000
? state treasurer shall so report to WI
2 governor of the state of Montana
d it shall be the duty of the gov III
nor to appoint Pioneer Histori- y.
Society commission of which COM
ssion the lieutenant governor of p1'
} state of Montana for the time err
ng shall be one, the treasurer of RI,
J state of Montana for the time
ng shall be one, the president of ei'
, Historical Society of Montana SUI
the time being shall be one, and an
president of the Society of Mon ar,
la Pioneers for the time being r.
III be one. The said commission ~
III consist of seven members, three On
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