1911 Quorum. rules and Expendi tures. Three of such board shall be a quorum. They shall have power to make and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for their own guidance, and for the government of the library and reading room, as they may deem expedient, regulations. subject to the supervision and control of the city or town council, and not inconsistent with this Act. They shall have exclusive control of expenditures of all moneys collected or donated to the credit of the Library Fund, and of the renting or construction of a library building; the supervision, care and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased or set apart for the purpose. Taxes collected shall be kept separate as library fund. How paid out. Powers of Board. Library to be forever free. Sec. 3. All taxes levied or collected and all funds donated or in any way acquired for the erection, maintenance or support of any public library, shall be kept for the use of such library, separate and apart from all other funds of said city, town or village, and shall be drawn upon and paid out by the Treasurer of such city, town or village, upon vouchers signed by the president of the Library Board and authenticated by the secretary of such board; and shall not be used or disbursed for any other purpose or in any other manner. Sec. 4. The Library Board shall have power to purchase or lease grounds; to erect, lease or occupy an appropriate building or buildings, for the use of such library; to appoint a suitable librarian and assistants, to fix their compensation, and to remove their appointments at pleasure; and shall have power to establish regulations for the gov ernment of such library as may be deemed necessary for its preservation, and to maintain its usefulness and efficiency, and to fix and impose by general rules, penalties and forfeitures, for trespasses, or injury to the library grounds, rooms, books, or other property, or failure to return any book, or for violation of any by-laws or regu lation; and shall have and exercise such power as may be necessary to carry out the spirit and intent of this Act, in establishing and maintaining a pubic library and reading room. Sec. 5. Every library and reading room established under this Act shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants of the city or town, subject always to such reasonable regulation as the Library Board may adopt, to render said library and reading room of the greatest use to the inhabitants of said city or town, and the librarian may exclude from the use of the library and reading room any person who shall wilfully violate or refuse to comply with rules and regulations established for the govern ment thereof; persons so excluded may appeal to the Library Board. 1911 Sec. 6. The Library Board shall, on or before the second Board to make report. Monday in June in each year make a report to the city or town council of the condition of their trust; on the first day of June in such year, showing all moneys received or expended; the number of books and periodicals on hand; newspapers and current literature subscribed for or donated to the reading room department; the number of books and periodicals ordered by purchase, gift or ob tained during the year, and the number lost or missing; the number of visitors attending; the number of and char acter of books loaned or issued, with such statistics, information and suggestions as they may deem of general interest, or as the city or town council may require, which report shall be verified by affidavit of the proper officers of said board. be amended. Sec. 7. Any by-law or regulation established by the By-laws may Library Board, may be amended by the council of said city or town. Sec. 8. Penalties imposed or accruing by any by-law or regulation of the Library Board may be recovered in a civil action before any Justice of the Peace, or other court having jurisdiction; such action to be instituted in the name of the Library Board of the city or town library. And moneys collected in any such action shall be forthwith placed in the city treasury to the credit of the Library Fund. Sec. 9. Any person may make any donation of money or lands for the benefit of such library, and the title of the property so donated may be made to, and shall vest in the Library Board, and their successors in office, and such board shall thereby become the owners thereof in trust to the uses of the public library of such city or town. Sec. 10. The property of such library shall be exempt from execution and shall also be exempt from taxation as other public property. Penalties; how recov ered. Donations. Property exempt from execution and taxation. 1911 Circulating library, reading matter, etc. Sec. 11. The Library Board shall have power to authorize any circulating library, reading matter, or work of art, of any private person, association or corporation, to be deposited in the public library rooms, to be drawn or used outside of the rooms only on payment of such fees or membership as corporation, or association owning the same may require. Deposits may be removed by the owner thereof at pleasure, but the books or reading matter so deposited in the rooms of any such public library shall be separately and distinctly marked, and kept upon shelves apart from the books of the city or town library, and every such private or associate library or other property so deposited in any public library, while so placed or remain, shall be subject to use and reading within the library room without charge by any person, and inhabitant of said city or town, and entitled to the use of the free library. Sec. 12. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 13. That this Act shall go into effect upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved June 5, 1911. Process of CHAPTER 6200-(No. 81). AN ACT to Extend the Jurisdiction of the Process of the Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That from and after the passage and approval of this Bill, the process of the Mayor's Court, or other municipal courts, of the cities and towns within the State of Florida shall extend to and may be served anywhere within the territorial limits of the county in which said city, or town, is located, and all summons, subpœnas, warrants and other process of the Mayor's Court, or other municipal courts, may be served and executed by the city, or town marshal, his deputies, or other executive officer of such courts, anywhere within the territorial limits of the county within which the court issuing the same is located. Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor, or upon its becoming a law without his approval. Approved May 30, 1911. 1911 CHAPTER 6201-(No. 82). AN ACT to Amend Sections 738, 739, 740, 742, 743, 744, Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That Section 738 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: Section 738. The Authorized Naval Force.-There Authorized may be organized a battalion or ship's company of Naval naval force. Militia, to consist of not more than four divisions, and to be known as the Florida Naval Militia, and which shall be a portion of the organized militia of the State. visions may be formed. (a). Where Divisions May be Formed.-Divisions Where Dimay be formed in the vicinity of any seaport in the State of Florida, and, when so formed and offered to the State, the Governor may, in his discretion, accept them into the service of the State, until the total force authorized under the preceding paragraph is complete. forming Divisions. (b). Manner of Forming Divisions.-Divisions of Manner of Naval Militia may be formed in the same general manner as prescribed under Section 676 of the preceding article for the formation of companies of the National Guard of Florida. 1911 Armament, discipline, zation. Sec. 2. That Section 739 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: Section 739. Armament, Discipline and Organization. and organi-The armament and organization of the Naval Militia, and its system of discipline and exercises, shall conform, as nearly as possible, to that which is now or may hereafter be prescribed by law for the Navy of the United States. Organization. Commissioned officers. Sec. 3. That Section 740 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: Section 740. Organization.-The Governor, as Commander-in-Chief of the militia of the State, shall have the power and is hereby authorized to prescribe in orders the organization for the Florida Naval Militia, in such manner and form as to make the said organization conformn to the requirements for the Organized Militia under the laws of the United States; and, for that purpose he shall have power to alter, divide, annex, consolidate, disband, organize and reorganize the whole or any unit or part of the Florida Naval Militia, so as to conform to any organization, system, drill, instruction or discipline which is now or may hereafter be prescribed by law for the organization, government and discipline of the Naval Militia of the United States; and, for that purpose, the number of commissioned, warrant or petty officers, of any grade or rating in any organization of the said Florida Naval Militia, may be increased or diminished, and the designation and grade or rating of any such officers may be altered to the extent necessary to secure such uniformity. Sec. 4. That Section 742 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: Section 742. Commissioned Officers.—All officers shall be commissioned by the Governor and their commissions shall bear the date of actual appointment. Where officers are required to undergo examination before appointment, they may be given rank from the date upon which they conclude their examination, and the date of rank, in all cases, shall also be expressed in the commission. |