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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 753 Or:DIXANCE N0. WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 20, Chapter 8, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, the Board of Commissioners must levy, assess and collect a special tax of two cents (20) on the One hundred dollars, ($100.00) valuation, on all property in the City, subject to taxation, for the support and maintainance of a Free Public Library in the said City, and WHE''REAS, under Section 18, Chapter 11, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, the Board of Commissioners of the said City, is given the power to establish a Free Public Lib- rary, and adopt rules and regulations for the proper ma,intain- ance thereof, and to appropriate such part of the revenues of the City, for the management and increase of such Public Lib- rary, as the Board of Coxa_,issioners may be authorized under th'e provisions of said Charter, and WHEREAS, the Library tax of two cents, (w�p) on the One Hundred dollars ($100.00)valuation, is sufficiently large to demand a careful exercise of powers delegated in the said Chester to the Board of Comm: issioners, and the creation. of a Library Board to supervise the expenditures of the Library fund and the management and control of the Public Library or Libraries, that are now or may hereafter be established in the City, now therefore; BE IT ORDAIKED BY THE BOARD OF C 01.11MI SSI 0 ITEE S OF THE CITY OF FORT W ORTH: SECTIOFi�l. - As soon _:as practicable, after the adoption of this Ordinance, the Mayor shall appoint if 9 qualified voters of the City of Fort Torth, with,- out respect to their political affiliations, subject to g conf_42ation by the Loard of 4 Commissioners, who shall constitute the Library Board, of the City of Fort Worth. The first Library Board appointed under the provisions of this Ordinance, shall .. a ., ,s,er�ve � Ci and biennially thereafter, the Mayor hall appoint a Library Board, ubdcr the provisions of this Ordinance who shall serve for a period of two years, and until the.-Lr success- ors are appointed and qualified. Said Library Board shall have exclusive control and management of the Public &bra.ries of the City of Fort Worth, urrier rules and regulations adopted or approved by the Board of Commissioners. Fection 2.- Said Library Board shall have authority to acquire by gift or devise, books, literature of any kind, land or other property, in the name of the CITY OF FORT WORTH, for Library purposes, and may arrange the t:;rms of purchase di any of the said property for Library purposes, subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners. Section 3. - 'the Library Boar- shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations, as it may deem best from time to time, for the management or the Public Libraries of the City, which said rules and regulations shall become effective only upon the approval thereof, by the Board of Commissioners,S:iid Lib- rary Board shall elect from its mearbers, a President and Vice President of the Library Board, and a Secre tarythereof, who may or nay not be, a member of said Board. Section 4. - The Board of Commissioners when levyin taxes for each fiscal year, shall levy a*k- ad;ralorem t" of two cents (2V) on each Ona Hundred Dollar (4100.00) valuation on the assessed value of all real estate and personal property in the City of Fcrt Forth, subject to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitutioci and the lavers of the Stateof Texas,, for the use and benefit of the Library Fund. Said tax, when collected, shall be deposited with the City Treasurer, to the credit of the Library Fund, and mid sum, together with all sums appropriated by the City in the annual budget for Library purposes, or received from other sources, shall be deposited and held by the City Treasurer in separate account, to the dr edi of the Library for the purposes, and in accordance th the authority, herein specifiedland same shall be paid out upon warrants issued by the Library Board, signed by the President or Vice- President of said Board, and counter-signed by the City Auditor and the Secretary of the Library Board. Provided that the sutra of $4000.00 shall be annually appropriated from said Funds, for the benefit of the Fort worth Public Library association, as provided for in Chapter 14, of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth. Section 5.- The members of the said Library Board shall be qualified voters of the City of Fort Worthy and serve withput compensation. The Library Board may select and engage, such employees as may be necessary, in the upkeep and maintainance of the Library or Libraries, of the CITY OF FORT WORTHI Their compensation shall be fixed by such Library Board, and they shall be subject to removal and dismissal at the ple=asure of said Board; provided that the expense of such employment and maintainance shall not exceed the revenues applicable to such purposes unless approved by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth. Section 6.- The Board of Commissioners of the CITY OF FORT WORTH, shall have authority to issue and sell Bonds for the purpose of carrying out the powers given it by the City Charter, for the purchase of necessary _ground, erection of buildings , purdhase of books, literature, periodicals and other equipment that may be necessary, in the erection, construction operation and maintainance of Public Libraries in the City of Fort North, and to provide for the necessary intrest and sink- ing funds of said Bonds out of the two cents (21j special t�4_x levy, provided for ir_ the Charter of the CITY OF FORT WORTH for Library purposes. Section 7. - The Board of Commissioners may by Ordinance, from time to time, change, alter, modify or enlarge the authority and jurisdiction of the Library Board and confer upon -it, additional powers, not inconsistent zith the law; and rldt is not intended Eby ,_the terns of this Ordinance, to fully define or limit the powers of the said Library Board. Section 8.- That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect , from and after its passu.ge. I hereby certify that the above and foregoin Ordinance was duly presented, passed and adopted by the Board of Commiss- ioners of the City of Fort Worth, Texas at a Reo lar session of said Board held December 11th, A. D. 1920. James Liston, Jr. , City Secretary.