1870 Kansas Statute Establishing The State Library Of Kansas

Download or read book 1870 Kansas Statute Establishing the State Library of Kansas written by Kansas and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Territorial Legislature of 1858 founded a library under the management of a commission consisting of the Governor, Secretary of State, President of the Council, Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Librarian. The Librarian was appointed by the Governor. Rules were passed in 1859 governing the care and use of the books. In 1861 the services of the Librarian were discontinued, and the property, consisting of maps, charts, pamphlets and books was put in the care of the State Auditor. The State Auditor was made ex officio State Librarian. His duties were to make a report to the Governor ten days before the Legislature convened, and to make out a written catalog of all books, maps, and pamphlets in the library. The Auditor served in this capacity from 1861-1869. In 1870 a law was passed creating the office of State Librarian, appointed by the Governor. From: Bibliography of the Official Publications of Kansas, 1854-1958, by Bessie E. Wilder.