§ 745. Limitations.-No public or free library shall receive any public money from the state or from local sources unless regis

tered by the University.

[Univ. Law, § 37, in part, rewritten, without change of substance.]

§ 746. Selecting books.-The University may on request select or buy books for libraries under its supervision, or may make its grants to libraries in books instead of in money, and may also make loans or exchanges of books through the exchange division. [Univ. Law, § 48, in part, rewritten, without intended change in substance.]

§ 747. Detention.-Whoever wilfully detains any book, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, manuscript or other property belonging to any public or chartered 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 rule 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 not exceeding six months. Such notice shall bear on its face a copy of this

section.

[Univ. Law, § 44, rewritten, but without intended change in substance.]

§ 748. Injuries to property.- Whoever intentionally injures, defaces or destroys any property belonging to or deposited in any public or chartered library, reading-room, museum or other educational institution, under this chapter, shall be punished by imrisonment in the state prison for not more than three years,

or in the county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and im

prisonment.

[Univ. Law, § 43, rewritten, but without intended change of substance.]

§ 749. Home education.-The state or other libraries may carry

on or affiliate museums or any other feature of the work of home education.

[New.]

§ 750. State museum.-The state museum consists of:

1. All natural history and other scientific specimens and collections, works of art, objects of historic interest, and similar property appropriate to a general museum, if owned by the state and not specifically placed in other custody by law.

2. Such divisions as the regents may establish for history, art, education, ethnology or other subjects, one of which shall be an Indian division, which shall embrace as complete a collection as. practicable of the historical, ethnographic and other records and relics of the Indians of the state of New York, including implements or other articles pertaining to their domestic life, agriculture, the chase, war, religion, burial and other rights or cus toms or otherwise, connected with the Indians.

3. All scientific interests of the University, including the work of the state geologist, paleontologist, botanist and entomologist,

and similar officers.

[Univ. Law, § 22, in part, as amended by L. 1896, ch. 493, and 1896, ch. 586, rewritten and combined, without intended change in substance.]

§ 751. Collections made by the staff.-All scientific specimens collected by a member of the museum staff during his term of office shall, unless otherwise authorized by a vote of the regents, belong to the state and form part of the state museum.

[Univ. Law, § 23, rewritten, but without intended change of substance.]

§ 752. Inspection of museum property.-The regents shall provide for the annual inspection of museum property not kept in the state museum rooms, and the report on the state museum to the legislature shall include summaries of such property, with its location, and any needed recommendations as to its safety or usefulness.

[Univ. Law, § 22, in part, as amended by L. 1896, chap. 493, rewritten, but without intended change.]

§ 753. State teachers' library.-The state teachers' library in the department of public instruction is continued. It shall be under the supervision of the superintendent and maintained by him. The library is for the benefit and free use of the teachers of the state, and shall be circulated under such rules as the superintendent may establish.

[New in form, but based on L. 1892, chap. 573, § 9, as amended by L. 1895, chap. 546.]

§ 754. School libraries..-The existing school or district libraries are continued as school libraries. Each such library shall be kept in the school building, when practicable, and shall be for the exclusive use of the school, except that the superintendent, if there is no public library in the district, may by order on the

application of the trustee or board of education, set apart any specified books for the free use of the people of the district. The library shall not be deemed a public library under this article. The superintendent and the school authorities of a district, upon. the establishment of a chartered library by such district, or jointly by it and one or more of the municipal bodies specified in this article, may transfer to such chartered library, or to an existing public library, any books not needed for the exclusive use of the school.

[Based on Con. School Law, tit. 13, § 2, but mostly new. A school library is not now available for general use by the people in the district. We propose to permit the superintendent to set apart books for general use upon the application of the school. authorities.]

(Page 94, § 2.)

§ 755. Superintendent to make rules. The state superintendent may make, alter or repeal rules for expending and distributing. library money, and the administration and care of school libraries.

[Con. School Law, tit. 13, § 1, in part, rewritten, but without intended change of substance.]

§ 756. Books for school libraries.-Books for a school library or apparatus can be bought only on approval of the superintendent, who may on request select or buy books or apparatus for a library or school under his supervision, or furnish books or apparatus instead of money. The school library shall consist of reference

books for use of the school room, suitable supplemental and read

ing books for children, and books relating to teaching or to

branches pursued in the school.

[Con. School Law, tit. 13, § 1, in part, rewritten and changed so as to confer upon the superintendent of public instruction the right to select and purchase books for a school library, on being requested so to do by the school authorities.]

(Page 93, § 1, in part.)

§ 757. School district librarian.--The school authorities in each district which has a school library shall appoint a teacher in the school or other suitable person librarian, who, together with such authorities, shall be responsible for the safety and proper care of the books, and shall annually, and whenever required, make such reports concerning the library as the state superintendent may direct.

[Con. School Law, tit. 13, § 2, in part, rewritten, but without intended change.]

(Page 94, § 2, in part.)

§ 758. Compensation of school librarian.-In a common school district a district meeting and elsewhere the school authorities may allow a reasonable compensation to the school librarian. [New.]

§ 759. Distribution of school library money.-A district to be entitled to share in school library money must raise and use funds for the same purpose and also comply with the school library rules. The superintendent shall on application, but not more than once in each school year, pay to a district entitled to share in such money, an amount equal to that raised and used