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funds belonging to said pension fund, as aforesaid. [Laws 1893, p. 112.

SEC. 17. Warrants, how drawn. All moneys ordered to be paid from said pension fund to any person or persons shall be paid by the treasurer of the board of trustees only upon warrants signed by the president of said board and countersigned by the secretary thereof, and no warrant shall be drawn except by order of the board, duly entered on the records. of the proceedings of the board. [Laws 1893, p. 112.

SEC. 18. Board of trustees to report annually the condition of fund.-The board of trustees shall make report to the legislative body of said city, village or incorporated town of the condition of said pension fund, on the first day of January in each and every year. [Laws 1893, p. 112.

SEC. 19. Pension fund exempt from debt, execution, etc.--No portion of said pension fund shall, before or after its order of distribution by the board of trustees to the persons entitled thereto, be held, seized, taken, subjected to or detained or levied on by virtue of any attachment, execution, injunction, writ, interlocutory or other order or decree, or any process or proceeding whatever issued out of or by any court of this state for the payment or satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any debt, damages, claim, demand or judgment against the beneficiary of said fund; but the said fund shall be held and distributed for the purpose of this act, and for no other purpose whatever. [Laws 1893, p. 112.

SEC. 20. Relief associations may unite with the board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund.Any fire department pension fund and relief association existing in this state under the act of March 31, 1885, authorizing the formation of such associations, is hereby empowered, by a majority vote of its members, to amalgamate with the board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund" formed under this act in the same city, village or town, and thereupon all the

assets and property of said relief association and all its rights and privileges shall be vested in said board of trustees, and all obligations, debts and liabilities of said association shall be assumed and shall become obligations, debts and liabilities of said board of trustees, and thenceforward the business of said amalgamated organizations shall be conducted under the terms of this act by said board of trustees. [Laws 1893, p. 112.

SEC. 21. Appropriation for funeral expenses, etc. Whenever an active or retired fireman shall die, as aforesaid, the board of trustees may appropriate from the fund a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars to the widow or family for funeral expenses, and may expend a sum not exceeding fifty dollars for the expenses of the attendance of the firemen at said funeral. [Laws 1893, p. 112.

SEC. 22. Who entitled to benefits.-- No person shall be entitled to or receive any benefit from the fund except a regular member in good standing in the fire department, bis widow and orphans. [Laws 1893, p. 112.

SEC. 23. What cities may be included in provisions of this act. This act shall not apply to any city, village or incorporated town having less than 20,000 inhabitants, until the provisions of said act shall be adopted by twothirds of the qualified voters of such city, town or village, voting at a general or special election at which said proposition shall be submitted. [Laws 1893, p. 112.

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SECTION 1. Parks, how established. Whenever any city desires to establish a park or pleasure grounds, the common council or mayor and board of aldermen of such city is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase or condemn lands in

such city or within one mile thereof for that purpose, and shall by ordinance describe the metes and bounds of such lands to be purchased or condemned: Provided, that lands owned by such city may by ordinance be converted, set aside or appropriated for parks or pleasure grounds. [R. S. 1889, Sec. 1725; amended laws 1895, p. 51.

SEC. 2. Lands, how condemned. The common council or mayor and board of aldermen, in proceeding by ordinance, to purchase or condemn lands for the purpose in the preceding section stated, shall proceed in the manner provided in this chapter for the several classes of cities organized under this chapter respectively, or in the manner provided in the charter of such city for the condemnation of lands for the establishment of streets, avenues, alleys or market places, or public squares; and on such condemnation and the payment of the appraisement as therein provided, the title of such land. shall vest in such city for the uses and purposes for which it was taken. [R. S. 1889, Sec. 1726; amended laws 1895, p. 51.

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SECTION 1. Library fund in cities, when tax for may be levied-election, etc.-When one hundred tax paying voters of any incorporated city shall petition the proper authorities, asking that an annual tax be levied for the establishment and maintenance of a free public library in such incorporated city, and shall specify in their petition a rate of

taxation, not to exceed one mill on the dollar annually, and in cities of over one hundred thousand inhabitants, not to exceed one-fifth of one mill annually, on all the taxable property in the city, such officers shall, in the next legal notice of the regular annual election in such incorporated city, at such election every voter may vote "for a. a free public library," or "against a

give notice that ............mill tax for mill tax for a free

public library," specifying in such notice the rate of taxation mentioned in said petition; and if the majority of all the votes cast in such incorporated city shall be "for the tax for a free public library," the tax specified in such notice shall be levied and collected in like manner with other general taxes of said incorporated city, and shall be known as the "library fund: " Provided, that such tax shall cease in case the legal voters of any such incorporated city shall so determine, by a majority vote, at any annual election held therein. [R. S. 1889, Sec. 1779.

SEC. 2. Directors. When any incorporated city shall have decided to establish and maintain a public library and reading room under this article, the mayor of such city shall, with the approval of the legislative branch of the municipal government, proceed to appoint a board of nine directors for the same, chosen from the citizens at large, with reference to their fitness for such office; and no member of the municipal government shall be a member of said board. [R. S. 1889, Sec. 1780.

SEC. 3. Term of office-removal.-Said directors shall hold office one-third for one year, and one-third for two. years and one-third for three years from the first of June following their appointment, and at their first regular meeting shall cast lots for the respective terms; and annually thereafter, the mayor shall, before the first of June of each year, appoint, as before, three directors, who shall hold office for three years and until their successors are appointed. The mayor may, by and with the consent of the legislative branch.

of the municipal government, remove any director for misconduct or neglect of duty. [R. S. 1889, Sec. 1781.

SEC. 4. Vacancies-compensation.-Vacancies in the board of directors, occasioned by removals, resignation or otherwise, shall be reported to the city council, and be filled in like manner as original appointments, and no director shall receive compensation as such. [R. S. 1889, Sec. 1782.

SEC. 5. Organization — powers of directors funds.--Said directors shall, immediately after appointment, meet and organize by the election of one of their number president, and by the election of such other officers as they may deem necessary. They shall make and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for their own guidance, and for the government of the library and reading room, as may be expedient, not inconsistent with this article. They shall have the exclusive control of the expenditure of all moneys collected to the credit of the library fund, and of the construction of any library building, and of the supervision, care and custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leased or set apart for that purpose: Provided that all moneys received for such library shall be deposited in the treasury of said city or village to the credit of the library fund, and shall be kept separate and apart from other moneys of such city or village, and drawn upon by the proper officers of said city or village, upon the properly authenticated vouchers of the library board. Said board shall have power to purchase or lease grounds, to occupy, lease or erect an appropriate building or buildings for the use of the said library; shall have power to appoint a suitable librarian and necessary assistants, and fix their compensation, and shall also have power to remove such appointees; and shall in general carry out the spirit and intent of this article, in establishing and maintaining a public library and reading room. [R. S. 1889, Sec. 1783.

SEC. 6. Who may use library. Every library and reading room established under this article shall be forever

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