The purpose of the county governmental library commission shall be to establish, acquire,
maintain and operate a county governmental library. The commission shall have full
power and authority to acquire by purchase, gift, rent, lease, loan or otherwise,
law books, codes, treatises, or other works of law, government, medicine, literature
or otherwise, that it may deem necessary or beneficial to the courts, state, county
and municipal officials, members of the Bar, and the public for research or use in
the preparation, trial or decisions of any matters that come or may come before the
courts of the county and state, or of use by such public officials or the public,
on questions of law or government; also to acquire in like manner furniture, fixtures,
bookcases, supplies and all things necessary to establish, maintain and operate the
county governmental library; together with the right to employ and discharge librarians,
clerks and other assistants, to fix salaries of such employees; and in its discretion
to make all reasonable rules and regulations governing the operation and use of the
library. Space in which to house the library shall be provided by the county in the
courthouse or other public building of the county, without cost to the county governmental
library commission. All books, furniture and other equipment so purchased or acquired
shall become the property of the county.
