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O-124-43 MIA11I SHORES ��GE ORDINANCE NO. 12 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC LIBRARY AND PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEK IN MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE., AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION AND MNTENANCE THERWF1 PURSUANT TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE PROVIDED BY CHAPTER 22404 LAWS OF FLORIDA 1943. BE IT ORDAINED BY MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE. Septlan 1. That there is hereby established a public library and public library system in Miami Shores Village, which shall be governed by a library board to consist of five directors to be chosen from the citizens at large by the Village Council, of which Board neither the Mayor nor any member of the Village Council shall be a member. Such directors first elected shall hold their office ., one for the term of one year,, one for the term of two years. one for the term of three years, one for the term of four years, and one for the term of five years, from the first day of July following their appointment., and one director shall be chosen annually thereafter for the term of five years; and in cases of vacancies by resignation, removal, or otherwise., the Village Council shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term, and no directors shall receive any pay or compensation for-any services rendered as a member of such boa,rd, and such directors shall give such bond as the Village Council may re- quire. Such directors shall, immediately after their appointment, meet and organize by electing one of their number president and such other officers as may be necessary. Three of such board shall be a quorum. The library board may make and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for their own guidance and for the government of the,,library and library system as theymay deem 'e' xpedient, subject to the supervision and control of the Village Council and not- ipconsistent with law. They shall have exclusive control of expenditures of all moneys collected or donated to the credit of the library fund, the renting or construc- tion of any library building, and the supervision, care and custody of the grounds., rooms or buildings constructed, leased or set apart for the purpose. Section 2. All taxes levied or collected., and all funds donated or in any way acquired, for the erection, maintenance or support of the library shall be I kept for the use of such library separate and apart from all other funds of said Village, and shall be drawn upon and paid out by the Village Manager 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. Secti2a The library board may purchase or lease grounds; erect., lease or occupy an appropriate building or buildings for the use of such library; appoint a suitable librarian and assistants; fix their compensation and remove their appointments at pleasure; establish regulations for the goverment of such library as may be deemed for its preservation and to maintain its useful- ness and efficiency; fix and impose., by general rules, penalties and forfeit- ures for trespasses or entry to the library, grounds,, rooms, books,, or other property, or failure to return any book, or for violation of arq by-laws or regulations; and shall have and exercise such power as may be necessary to carry out the spirit and intent of law in establishing and maintaining a public library. Section A. The library shall be forever free to the use of the inhabitants of the Village, subject always to such reasonable regulation as the library board may adopt to render said library of the greatest use to the inhabitants of the Village, and the librarian may exclude from the use of the library any person who shall wilfully violate or refuse to comply with the rules and regula- tions established for the goverment thereof; persons so excluded may appeal to the library board. Section_5L The library board shall, on or before the second Monday in June in each year,, make a report to the Village Council of the condition of their trust, on the first day of June in each 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 obtained during the year, and the number lost or missing,, the number of visitors attending, the number of and character of books loaned or issued., with such statistics., information and suggestions as they may deem of general interest., or as the Village Council may require,, which report shall be verified by affidavit of the president and secretary of said board. Section 6. Any by-laws or regulation established by the library board may be amended by the Village Council. Lection -7. 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 librar7 board. Any moneys Collected in any such action shall be forthvdth placed to the credit of the library fund. aeqt:LQn 8 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 Miami Shores Village. Section 9. The property of such library shall be exempt from execution and shall also be exempt from taxation as other public property. Section 10. The -library board may 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 the corporation or associa- tion owning the same may require. Deposits may be removed by the owner thereof at pleasure,, but the books or reading matters so deposited in the rooms of said library shall be separately and distinctly marked and kept on shelves apart from the books of the Village Library., and every such private or associate library, or other property, so deposited in the Village Library, while so placed or remain- ing, shall be subject to use and reading within the library room without charge by any person and inhabitant of the Village entitled to the use of the free library. Section -11. That an anmal tax not to exceed one mill on the dollar upon the assessed valuation of the real and personal property within the limits of Miami Shares Village nLay be levied for the purpose of establishing an maintain- ing said public library and public library system, which tax shall be collected in like manner as any other taxes of said Village. Section 12. Each word., phrase, sentence or section of this ordinance shall be severable, and the invalidity of any word, phrase, sentence or section shall in no way or degree impair any other part or parts thereof. Section 13. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 14. This ordinance shall become effective imnediately -upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF JUNE., A.D. 19,43. Mayor Villate Unager ay(d Clerk.