[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the Town of Boonton as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted by Ord. No. 5-97]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The receipt of library materials from the Holmes Library
by means of or by charging the same to a library card pursuant to
procedures as established by the library requiring the return of said
library material within a specified period of time.
The library established as a municipal library by public
referendum primarily funded by the taxpayers of the Town of Boonton,
which library is open to and serves the public of the Town of Boonton.
Any books, other written materials, phonograph records, videocassettes,
other audiovisual materials and any other materials provided by the
library for borrowing by its patrons, including materials provided
pursuant to reciprocal and interlibrary loan programs.
The Board of Trustees of the Holmes Library
shall adopt and post in a conspicuous place in the library reasonable
rules, regulations and procedures governing the borrowing of library
materials which may be available for borrowing to the public and concerning
such other matters as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Board
of Trustees.
No person shall cut, tear, deface, disfigure,
damage or destroy any library materials or other property borrowed
from, owned by or in the custody of the Holmes Library.
No person shall remove from the library any
materials or other property owned by or in the custody of the library,
unless such person shall have complied with the applicable rules,
regulations and procedures of the library governing the borrowing
of such library materials.
No person shall detain or fail to return any
library materials borrowed from the Holmes Library after 30 days have
elapsed from the date of posting by certified mail, return receipt
requested, of a notice demanding return thereof, addressed to said
person at the last address furnished to the library. Compliance with
the requirements of this section shall be in addition to the requirements
of any library regulations governing one for the late return of borrowed
library materials.
No person shall register or furnish a false
name or address to obtain a library card or use without the owner's
permission any library card other than the one issued to said person
for the purpose of borrowing library materials from the Holmes Library.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Director of the Holmes Library or such person as may, from
time to time, be designated by the Board of Trustees of the Holmes
Library.
A.
Persons charged with a violation of this article shall be permitted to pay the penalties through the Violation Bureau, provided that all library materials are returned to the library, fine paid to the library and a receipt therefor exhibited to the Violations Clerk. For the first offense, the penalty shall be $20; and for the second offense, the penalty shall be $25. For further offenses and for other violations of this article, a court appearance is required, and a penalty will be assessed, in the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court, not to exceed the penalty provision of Subsection B.
[Adopted 11-19-2001 by Ord. No. 16-2001[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 2 of this ordinance
provides as follows:
Section 2. Current Membership. There are currently
five citizen members of the Boonton Holmes Public Library Board of
Trustees whose terms have not expired and/or have not been removed
as a result of poor attendance. These five citizen members shall continue
to serve in accordance with their terms as originally appointed.
A.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:54-9 et seq., the Boonton
Holmes Public Library Board of Trustees shall be comprised of seven
trustees as follows:
B.
The terms of the citizen trustees shall be for five
years each, beginning on January 1 of the first year and ending on
December 31 of the last year.
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired
term only.
