Chapter 50
LIBRARY*
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Cross references: Administration, ch. 2; zoning, app. A.
State law references: Library Incorporation Act, 75 ILCS 60/0.01 et seq.; protection of library materials, 720 ILCS 5/16B-1 et seq.
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Sec. 50-1. Established; special tax.
Sec. 50-2. Board of trustees.
Sec. 50-3. Reports to city council.
Sec. 50-4. Drawing of funds.
Sec. 50-5. Disposition of funds.
Sec. 50-6. Donations.
Sec. 50-7. Damaging library property.
Sec. 50-8. Defacing books or other materials.
Sec. 50-9. Failure to return books or other materials; failure to pay fine or replacement fee.
Sec. 50-1. Established; special tax.
The city public library and reading room heretofore established for the use of the inhabitants of the city shall continue to be maintained, and for the maintenance of the library a tax not to exceed the statutory rate on all taxable property within the city shall be levied annually, to be deposited in a fund to be known as the library fund.
Sec. 50-2. Board of trustees.
The public library shall be under the supervision and management of a board of nine trustees, to be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Illinois Local Library Act (75 ILCS 5/1-0.1 et seq.) relating to public libraries. The board of trustees shall have all the power and authority conferred by any such statutes and shall perform all duties required therein. Not more than one member of the city council shall be at any one time a member of the library board.
Sec. 50-3. Reports to city council.
The library board of trustees shall make report from time to time to the city council, as provided by law.
Sec. 50-4. Drawing of funds.
No money shall be paid out of the funds for the library but by the city treasurer, and upon the properly authenticated order of the board of trustees, signed by the president and secretary.
Sec. 50-5. Disposition of funds.
All fines collected by virtue of this chapter shall be paid into the city treasury to the credit and benefit of the library fund, unless otherwise provided by law.
Sec. 50-6. Donations.
Donations of money or preperty may be made to the library and reading room, and the title of the money or property shall vest in the board of trustees provided for in this chapter.
Sec. 50-7. Damaging library property.
Any person who shall wilfully or maliciously commit any injury upon the city public library and reading room, or upon the grounds, building, furniture or fixtures or other property thereof, shall be liable to punishment as provided in section 1-5 of this Code, in addition to the cost of repair or replacement of damaged property.
Sec. 50-8. Defacing books or other materials.
Any person who shall wilfully, maliciously or negligently cut, write upon, deface, injure or destroy any book, pamphlet, periodical, newspaper, plate, picture, engraving or statute or other property or thing belonging to or in the possesion of the city public library and reading room shall be subject to punishment as provided in section 1-5 of this Code and in addition thereto or independently of the penalty shall be responsible for the repair or replacement of the damaged item and may be prevented from enjoying the privileges of the library and reading room until the value of the damage done, as fixed by the board of trustees, is paid into the city treasury, through the librarian, to the credit of the library fund.
Sec. 50-9. Failure to return books or other materials; failure to pay fine or replacement fee.
Any person who shall fail to return any book, or other material belonging to or in the possession of the library or who shall fail to pay any fine or replacement fee, or who shall commit injury upon the library, according to the requirements of the bylaws, rules and regulations made and adopted by the trustees from time to time for the government thereof shall be liable, in addition to the amount of the fine or replacement fee or injury, to punishment as provided in section 1-5 of this code for every such offense; and any person, for a willful violation of the rules adopted by the library board, may be prevented by the board of trustees from enjoying the privileges of the library and reading room, the trustees to be the sole judges of the sufficiency of the cause.
(Ord. No. 00-13, § 1, 11-27-00)
State law references: Penalties, 75 ILCS, 5/1-5.