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§ 1 128 Detention. Whoever wilfully detains any book, news- 

 paper, magazine, pamphlet, manuscript or other property belonging 

 to any public or incorporated library, reading-room, museum or 

 other educational institution, for thirty days after notice in writing 

 to return the same, given after the expiration of the time which by 

 the rules of such institution, such article or other property may be 

 kept, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one nor more than 

 twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment in the jail not exceeding six 

 months, and the said notice shall bear on its face a copy of this section. 



Source. Education L. 1909, § 1038, revised from former Univ. L. (L. 1892, 

 eh. 378) § 44. 



§ 1 129 Transfer of libraries. Any corporation, association, 

 school district or combination of districts may, by legal vote duly 

 approved by the Regents, transfer, conditionally as provided in 

 section 11 19 of this article, or otherwise, the ownership and control 

 of its library, with all its appurtenances, to any municipality, or 

 district, or public library [museum] in the University, or any desig- 

 nated branch thereof, and thereafter such transferee shall be entitled 

 to receive any money, books or other property from the State or 

 other sources, to which the transferring body would have been 

 entitled but for such transfer, and the trustees of body making the 

 transfer shall thereafter be relieved of all responsibility pertaining to 

 property thus transferred. 



Source. Education L. 1909, § 1039, revised from former Univ. L. (L. 1892, 

 ch. 378) § 45, as amended by L. 1907, ch. 606. 



§ 1 130 Local neglect. If the local authorities of any library 

 [museum] supported wholly or in part by state money, fail to provide 

 for the support and public usefulness of its books [collections], the 

 Regents shall in writing notify the trustees of said library [museum] 

 what is necessary to meet the State's requirements, and on such 

 notice all its rights to further grants of money [or books] from the 

 State shall be suspended until the Regents certify that the require- 

 ments have been met; and if said trustees shall refuse or neglect to 

 comply with such requirements within sixty days after service of 

 such notice, the Regents may remove them from office and thereafter 

 all [books and other] library [museum] property wholly or in part 

 paid for from state money shall be under the full and direct control 

 of the Regents who, as shall seem best for public interests, may 

 appoint new trustees to carry on the library [museum], or may store 

 it, or distribute its books [collections] to other libraries [museums]. 



Source. Education L. 1909, § 1040, revised from former Univ. L. (L. 1892, 

 ch. 378) § 46. 



