Ordinance 0186ORLILALCE 10. 186.
Ar Ordinarce establishing a free Public Library it the City of
Edmonds, and providing for the appoirtmer_t of five Trustees by the
Mayor.
The City Courcil of the City of Edmonds do ordair: as follows:
SECTIOL 1: That'ithere be,ard is, hereby established a free
_z blic Library for the City of Edmonds to be krown as the Edmonds
blic Library.
SECTIOL 2: Thatithere be,ar_d is hereby,established a Library
Pund.
r"', SEC I0I 3: That uponthe taking effect of this Ordinance
�r the Mayor shell eppoirt five Irustees who shall have the manage-
rr yL mert and cor.:trol of said Bublic Library. Teo persor shall be ineli-
gible as a ..rustee by reason of sex. The first Trustees shall de-
termire by lot whose,term of office shall expire each year, and a
r_ew Trustee shall be.4ppointed annually to serve for five years.
SECTI01. 4: The Trusteee shall, after taking office, meet and
elect ore of their rumber as -7residert and elect such other officers
WACO as they may deem recessary. ::hey shall adopt such By-laws and Rules
'or their guidance for the governmert of the Library as they may
�' �`�deem expedient, rot ir.cor.sis tent with the laws of the State or the
j�v+��' Ordirance of this City. The, ...�y accept and receive gifts of money,
reel estrate, bcoks or other property for Library purposes. Any
property giver urcor_ditiorally for the use of said Library, shall
forever remain the pr6perty of the City of Edmonds for Library pur-
poses. -- SECTIOI, 5: All persor_s desirous of makirg gifts of money,
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ersonal :ronerty or real estate for the benefits of said Public
J Library shall have the right to vest the Title thereto it the Board
of Iruatees, to be held and co,-troled by the Board whey accepted,
according to the deed gift, devise or bequest.
Passed by the Council and a;Dproved August 5th, 1909.
Attest: Geo...l.Leyda, Olerk. James Brady, Mayor.
I, Geo.M.Leyda j City Clerk, hereby certify that the f=ego-
irg Ordinance l o.186 is a true and correct copy of the original pass-
ed by the Council or .4ugust 5th, 1909. Geo-21.Leyda, Clerk.
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