The Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and Institutes Act 1909 (SA)

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EDWARDI V11 REGIS.

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D. 1909.

No. 986.

An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws as to the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, the Adelaide Circulating Library, and Institutes; to incorporate and regulate the Institutes Association of South Australia; and for other purposes.

[ A s s e n t r d to, December

11

th, 1909.1

E i t Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

B with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

f o l l o ~ ~ s

:

6-986

PRELIMINARY.

l. This Act may be cited as " The Pltblic Library, Museum, and Short title.

Art Galleq-, and Institutes Act, 1909."

2, This Act shall commence on a day to be fixed by Proclama- Commencem=tof

tion, which day is in this Act referred to as the commencement of

this. ,4ct.

3, This -4ct is divided into the following Parts and Divisions, Amngement of Art

namely .-

PART 11.-The

Board of Governors of the Public Libraly,

Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia.

PART

m,--The Adelaide Circulating Library.

PART

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i. PART

IV.-Urban, Suburban, and Country Institutes-

Drvrs lo~ I.-Their

Constitution, Property, and Govern-

ment:

DIVISION 11.-Mortgages

of Institute Property:

T ~ I V I S I O N 111.-Dealings

with

Institute Property otherwise

than by mortgage:

Drvis~olv iv.-Dissolution

of Institutes:

DIVISION v.-Sale

of Institute to Corporation:

DI V ~ S I O N vr .-Transfer

of

Institute to Corporation

under

The Free Libraries Act, 1898 ":

DIVISION

v1 I.-Amalgamation of Institutes.

PART

v.-The

Institutes Association of South Australia-.

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VISION I.-Constitution of the Association:

DIVISION

.II.-Meetings of the Association:

DIVISION

111.--The Council of the Association; its Con-

stitution and Powers and Duties. -

Interpretation.

4, In this Act, and in regulations and by-laws made under this

Act, and in proceedings taken under this Act or such regulations or by-laws, except where the subject matter or the context requires a different construction-

Corporation " means any Municipal Corporation or District Couucil, except the Corporation of the City of Adelaide:

Member Institute " means an institute which is for the time being a member of the Association:

a The Association " deans the Institutes Association of South Australia incorporated by this Act:

" The Board " means the Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of

South Australia:

The C:ouncil " means the Council for the time being of the

Association:

The Minister " means the Minister Controlling Education, or the Minister of the Crown for the time being discharging the duties of the Minister Controlling Education:

"This Act " includes rules, regulations, aud by-laws made by or

under, or continued in force by, this Act.

Repeal.

5. (1) The several enactments mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed.

( 2 ) Except

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(2) Except so far as is necessary for carrying out the provisions

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such repeal shall not-

(a) Affect the operation prior to the commencetnent of this Act

of any of the said enactments; or

( b ) Alter the effect of

anything done or suffered under any of

the said enactments or;

(c) Affect any membership or office held, or any election or appointment made under m y of the aid enactments; or

( d ) Affect any statute, rule, regulation, or by-law made under any of the said enactments; or

( P ) Invalidate any mortgage, conveyance, or transfer validated

bp any of

the -said enactments; or

( f )

Affect any right, privilege, obligation, or lirrhility acquired, accrued, or incurred under any of the said enactments; or

(g) Affect any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred or

liable to be incurred in respect of any offence committed

against any of the said enactments; or

( h ) Affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in

respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability

penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid;

and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishlent may be imposed and enforced, as if this Act had not been passed.

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BOARD O F GOVERNORS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND ART GALkERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

6, (1

) The Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, BOB^^ of Governors

and Art Gallery of South Australia, constituted by the '' Public 09"tinUCd.

206 1883-4;

Library, Museum, and Art Gallery A d, 13834," and the Acts amending the same, is hereby continued as the Board mder this Act.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the ~nembers~of

such

Board of Governors who hold office at the commencement of this Act shall continue in office until the end of the month of October, in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten, and shall then retire.

(3) The Board shall continue to be a body corporate with per- petual succession and a common seal, and shall, by the name of " The Board of' Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia," be capable of suing and being sued,

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of proving and compounding debts, and of doing and suffering, subject to this Act, all such other things as bodies corporate may by law do and suffer.

Constitution of

Board.

Act 296,18834, a. 7.

7. (1) From the beginning of the month of November, one

Act 900, 1902, a. 16.

thousand nine hundred and ten, the Board shall consist of fourteen

members, of whom-

A c t 817, 1903, S.

3.

I. The Governor shall appoint five members:

It. The University of Adelaide shall elect two members:

I I I. The South Australian Society of Arts shall elect one member:

IV. The Royal Society of South Australia shall elect one member:

u. The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South

Australian Branch) shall elect one member:

vr. The Adelaide Circulating Library shall elect one member;

and

V I I. The Association shall elect three members.

(2) No person shall be qualified to be elected a member of the Board by any of the societies or bodies mentioned in subsection (1) hereof (except the Association) unless he is at the time of his election a member of the society or body electing him.

(3) No person shall be qualified to be elected a member of the Board by the Association unless he is at the time of his election a member of an institute.

(4) In the month of November in each year the Governor shall cause to be published in the Government G'azotle a list of the members of the Board for the time being, and the Gazette contain- ing such list shall be primti Jacie evidence that the persons named

in such list are the members of the Board as therein specified.

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Retirement and

election of membere

8. (1) The names of all members of the Board appointed by the

appointed by the

Governor shall be entered upon a roll which shall be kept by the

Governor.

Act 296,1883-4, s. 8.

Board for that purpose.

(2) The Board shall, at its first meeting held after any appoint- ment of members of the Board by the Governor, determine the order in which the names of such members shall be entered on the said roll next after the names already on the said roll: Provided that in any case in which only one member is so appointed the name of such member shall be placed last on the said roll.

(3) On the first day of October in every year the two members whose names are first and second respectively upon such roll shall vacate their seats; and in the month of October in every year two members shall be appointed by the Governor in place of such members: Provided, however, that the members so vacating their .seats shall be deemed to continue as members until their successors are appointed, and may be reappointed. 9. The

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Q. The elected members of the Board shall be elected for one

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year, and in the month of October in every year the several societies

membem

and bodies mentioned in section 7 (except the Association ) shall by the eocietiea.

elect members of the Board as provided b y the said section; and *bid,

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at the annual meeting of the Association, or an adjournment thereof, three members of the Board shall be elected: Provided that every elected member of the Board shall hold office until the election of his successor, and shall then retire, but may be re-elected.

10. Subject as in this section provided, the elections of members members

HOW elections

by societies

of

of the Board by the several societies and bodies mentioned in section,

be conducted.

7 shall take place and be conducted in the manner provided by the cf.

291, 1883-4,

Second Schedule to this Act:

Provided that each of the said 8. i (part), and A C ~

societies and bodies is hereby empowered to make all such statutes, 151, 1859, B. 3.

regulations, and rules, not being inconsistent with this Act, as i t

deems necessary or proper, either in substitution for, in alteration

of, or in addition to the provisions contained in the said schedule

applicable to such society or body, for the following purposes, or

any of them, namely, for prescribing :-

( a ) The time and mode of

nominating candidates for election as

members of the Board;

( b ) The convening and holding of

meetings for such elections;

( c ) Subject to section 9, the times and places for holding such

meetings;

(d) The number of

members or subscribers required to constitute

a qumum at such meetings;

( e ) The conduct of

the business and proceedings of

such

meetings;

(S)

Provisions for the election of members of the Board to fill vacancies arising otherwise than by effluxion of time; and

(g) Generally all such matters of every kind as the society or

body deems it necessary or convenient to make for the

purpose of electing members of the Board:

Provided also that as r2gards the Association the powers conferred by this section shall be exercised by the Council.

11, All the members of the Board, whether appointed or elected, AU members to be on

shall have and exercise the same rights, privileges, and powers, and =me footing.

Act 2YC, 1883-4,

be under and subject to the same liabilities.

S. 10.

12. A casual vacancy in the office of a member of the Board HOW casuaIvacencies

caused.

shall occur in any of

the following circumstances :-

(a) The death of the member:

Cf. Act 296, 1883-4,

B. 11.

(6) The resignation of the member by notice in writing, signed by the member, and received by the president or the secretary of the Board: (c) When

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(c) When the member is not a member of

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which elected him to the Board; or, if so elected by the association when he is not a member of any i rhi tute:

Act 341, 1885, S. 4.

( d ) When the member has been absent, for the period of three months or more, from all the meetings of the Board held during such period, without the permission of the Board granted by resolution of the Board passed before the expiration of such period:

cf. A C ~

296, 1883-4,

(e) If the member was appointed by the Governor, the re-

S. 11.

moval of the member by the Governor.

filled.

Ceeual vacancby how

13, (1) The Governor may appoint a membel af the Board upon

any casual vacancy occui~ing

in the office of any member of the

Act 2Q69 18.

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Board

appointed by him.

B. 11.

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casual vacancy in the office of an elected member of the

Board may be filled bv the election of a member by the society or body, which elected wsuch member. Any member of the Board elected under this subsection shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose place he is so elected.

(3) Every appointment or election under this section shall be notified by the Governor in the Government Gazette, and the Gazette containing such notification shall be primd facie evidence of the appointment or election so notified.

On failure to elect,

14, If any of the electing bodies mentioned in section 7 fails or neglects to exercise the right of election given to it by this Ad, the Governor may appoint a member or members of the Board,

appoint.

tbe Governor may

Ibid, a. 12, and Act

311, MS,?, a. 3.

who shall hold office for the same period and in all respects as if he or they had been elected'by the electing body so making default.

(2) The provisions of this section shall also apply in the case

of any casual vacancy which occurs in the ofice of any elected

member of the Board.

15. (1) The Board may act and may exercise all its powers not-

withstanding any vacancy in its membership, and no act or pro- ceeding of the Board shall be invalid or illegal in consequence only of such vacancy existing a t the time of such act or proceeding.

h d

may a ~ t

not-

(2) All acts and proceedings of the Board shall, notwithstanding

withatsnding vacancy. th e subsequent discovery of any defect in the appointment or electioll

Ibid, S. 13, enlarged. of any member thereof, or that any member was disqualified or dis-

entitled to be a member or to act as such, be as valid as if such member had been duly appointed and was qualified aiid entitled to

be and to act as a member of the Board.

16. At

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16, At all meetings of the Board any five members shall consti- tute a quorum.

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Quorum of Board.

Ibid, 8. 6 (part).

17. There shall be a President and a Vice-president of the Board, I'reqident and Via-

who shall be elected bp ballot by the members present at the first preeldent of Board.

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ordinary meeting of the Board held in the month of November in every year: Provided that the President and Vice-president in office at the commencement of this Act, and each President and Vice- president subsequently elected, shall continue in office until the election of their successors respectively, and shall be eligible for re- election.

18, ( 1 ) At all meetings of the Hoard the President, if present, Chairman.

and if not, then the Vice-president, shall be chairman: Provided New.

that in the absence of the President and Vice-president from any

meeting or part of a meeting one of the other members present shall

be elected by those present to be chairman of the meeting during

such absence.

(2) The chairman shall have a deliberative vote only, and when

the votes are equal for and against a motion no decision shall be

deemed to have been arrived at.

19. (1) The parcels of

land described in the Third Schedule to ~; $ ~, " f ~, " ~ ~: d.

or buildings which the Governor, by Proclamation published in the Act 294,1883-4,s. 1 4.

this Act, together with all buildings thereon, and any other lands

Gocemmeat Guzetre, so directs, shall be under the care, control, and management of the Board.

of taking, purchasing, and holding lands, tenements, and heredita- sell, &C., lande.

(2) The Board shall, with the consent of the Governor, be capable Power to take, &C.,

ments of all kinds, and shall, with the like consent, be capable of

selling, exchanging, letting, and otherwise disposing of the same.

commencement of this Act, except the books, boxes, and other personal property.

20, (1) All the goods and chattels vested in the Board a t the Vestingin Boardof

things used or intended to be used for circulation among institutes or otherwise for the purposes of institutes or any of the111, shall con- tinue to be vested in the Board.

(2) All gifts and bequests before, at, or after the commencement of this Act made to or on behalf or for the benefit or purposes of the Public Library, the Museum, the Art Gallery, or the Art Museum, or the Board, or the governing body of the said institu- tions, or any of them, shall be deemed gifts and bequests to or on behalf or for the benefit or purposes of the Board.

(3) The Board is hereby empowered to receive, take, or purchase any pictures or other works of art, objects of natural history, mineral specimens. exhibits, coins, medals, curiosities, books, maps, manuscripts, documents. pamphlets, or papers, or other goods or chattels whatsoever, and to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the same or any of them; but no picture or other work of art shall

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be sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of without the consent of

the Governor.

(4) The Board is also hereby empowered to lend any of such pictures and works of art to art galleries, art museums, and other similar institutions beyond the limits of the said State, in exchange for loam of pictures or works of art.

O a ~ s o f t h e

Board.

21. The Board may appoint such officers and servants as it

Act 341,188% 2

deems necessary, and may pay them such salaries and wages as it

(par*)

deems proper.

To receive and dis-

pose of moneys voted

22. The Board shall have power to receive the moneys annually

for stsliated bdies,

@all ted by the Pltrliamen t for the Public Library, Museum, and

8tc.

Art Gallery, and for any societies or bodies affiliated with the

Ilia, 8. 2 (pad).

Board, except the Association, and to pay and apply such moneys.

i t a n d d i e

affiliated with the

23. (1) The following societies shall continue to be affiliated

Board.

with the Board, namely-

Cf. Act 311, 1886, e.

The South Australian Society of

Arts;

2 (part).

The Royal Society of South Australia;

The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (.South Aus-

tralian Branch); and

The Astronomical Society of South Australia.

(2) The Association is hereby affiliated with the Board.

(3) The Board shall have power to affiliate with itself any other educational, literary, or scientific societies or bodies, not being institutes, which desire to be so affiliated, upon such terms as are agreed ur>on between the Board and the society or body desiring to

be affiliaied.

I

h t i t u k a Aaasocis-

*ion to be accommo-

(4) After the commencement of this Act no institute shall con-

dated in buildings

tinue to be affiliated with the Board.

controlled by the

Board.

24. (1) The Board shall afford to the Association such accom- modation in the buildings under the control of the Board, and

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shall permit the Association to use soch room or rooms in the said buildings and to use the same in such manner, as is or are for the time being necessary for the transaction and due performance of the business and duties of the Association and of the Council thereof.

(2) In case of dispute arising at any time between the Board and theAssociation or the Council as to what accommodation the Associa- tion or Council should have, or what room or rooms slhould be used, or in what manner the same should be used, by the Association or the Council under this section, the matter shall be referred to the Minister, wbose decision shall be final.

25. 'Ihe

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IV.-Urban, Suburban, and Country Institutes-

Drvrs lo~ I.-Their

Constitution, Property, and Govern-

ment:

DIVISION 11.-Mortgages

of Institute Property:

T ~ I V I S I O N 111.-Dealings

with

Institute Property otherwise

than by mortgage:

Drvis~olv iv.-Dissolution

of Institutes:

DIVISION v.-Sale

of Institute to Corporation:

DI V ~ S I O N vr .-Transfer

of

Institute to Corporation

under

The Free Libraries Act, 1898 ":

DIVISION

v1 I.-Amalgamation of Institutes.

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v.-The

Institutes Association of South Australia-.

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VISION I.-Constitution of the Association:

DIVISION

.II.-Meetings of the Association:

DIVISION

111.--The Council of the Association; its Con-

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Interpretation.

4, In this Act, and in regulations and by-laws made under this

Act, and in proceedings taken under this Act or such regulations or by-laws, except where the subject matter or the context requires a different construction-

Corporation " means any Municipal Corporation or District Couucil, except the Corporation of the City of Adelaide:

Member Institute " means an institute which is for the time being a member of the Association:

a The Association " deans the Institutes Association of South Australia incorporated by this Act:

" The Board " means the Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of

South Australia:

The C:ouncil " means the Council for the time being of the

Association:

The Minister " means the Minister Controlling Education, or the Minister of the Crown for the time being discharging the duties of the Minister Controlling Education:

"This Act " includes rules, regulations, aud by-laws made by or

under, or continued in force by, this Act.

Repeal.

5. (1) The several enactments mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed.

( 2 ) Except

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(2) Except so far as is necessary for carrying out the provisions

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such repeal shall not-

(a) Affect the operation prior to the commencetnent of this Act

of any of the said enactments; or

( b ) Alter the effect of

anything done or suffered under any of

the said enactments or;

(c) Affect any membership or office held, or any election or appointment made under m y of the aid enactments; or

( d ) Affect any statute, rule, regulation, or by-law made under any of the said enactments; or

( P ) Invalidate any mortgage, conveyance, or transfer validated

bp any of

the -said enactments; or

( f )

Affect any right, privilege, obligation, or lirrhility acquired, accrued, or incurred under any of the said enactments; or

(g) Affect any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred or

liable to be incurred in respect of any offence committed

against any of the said enactments; or

( h ) Affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in

respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability

penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid;

and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishlent may be imposed and enforced, as if this Act had not been passed.

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BOARD O F GOVERNORS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND ART GALkERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

6, (1

) The Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, BOB^^ of Governors

and Art Gallery of South Australia, constituted by the '' Public 09"tinUCd.

206 1883-4;

Library, Museum, and Art Gallery A d, 13834," and the Acts amending the same, is hereby continued as the Board mder this Act.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the ~nembers~of

such

Board of Governors who hold office at the commencement of this Act shall continue in office until the end of the month of October, in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten, and shall then retire.

(3) The Board shall continue to be a body corporate with per- petual succession and a common seal, and shall, by the name of " The Board of' Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia," be capable of suing and being sued,

of

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of proving and compounding debts, and of doing and suffering, subject to this Act, all such other things as bodies corporate may by law do and suffer.

Constitution of

Board.

Act 296,18834, a. 7.

7. (1) From the beginning of the month of November, one

Act 900, 1902, a. 16.

thousand nine hundred and ten, the Board shall consist of fourteen

members, of whom-

A c t 817, 1903, S.

3.

I. The Governor shall appoint five members:

It. The University of Adelaide shall elect two members:

I I I. The South Australian Society of Arts shall elect one member:

IV. The Royal Society of South Australia shall elect one member:

u. The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South

Australian Branch) shall elect one member:

vr. The Adelaide Circulating Library shall elect one member;

and

V I I. The Association shall elect three members.

(2) No person shall be qualified to be elected a member of the Board by any of the societies or bodies mentioned in subsection (1) hereof (except the Association) unless he is at the time of his election a member of the society or body electing him.

(3) No person shall be qualified to be elected a member of the Board by the Association unless he is at the time of his election a member of an institute.

(4) In the month of November in each year the Governor shall cause to be published in the Government G'azotle a list of the members of the Board for the time being, and the Gazette contain- ing such list shall be primti Jacie evidence that the persons named

in such list are the members of the Board as therein specified.

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Retirement and

election of membere

8. (1) The names of all members of the Board appointed by the

appointed by the

Governor shall be entered upon a roll which shall be kept by the

Governor.

Act 296,1883-4, s. 8.

Board for that purpose.

(2) The Board shall, at its first meeting held after any appoint- ment of members of the Board by the Governor, determine the order in which the names of such members shall be entered on the said roll next after the names already on the said roll: Provided that in any case in which only one member is so appointed the name of such member shall be placed last on the said roll.

(3) On the first day of October in every year the two members whose names are first and second respectively upon such roll shall vacate their seats; and in the month of October in every year two members shall be appointed by the Governor in place of such members: Provided, however, that the members so vacating their .seats shall be deemed to continue as members until their successors are appointed, and may be reappointed. 9. The

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Q. The elected members of the Board shall be elected for one

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year, and in the month of October in every year the several societies

membem

and bodies mentioned in section 7 (except the Association ) shall by the eocietiea.

elect members of the Board as provided b y the said section; and *bid,

9.

at the annual meeting of the Association, or an adjournment thereof, three members of the Board shall be elected: Provided that every elected member of the Board shall hold office until the election of his successor, and shall then retire, but may be re-elected.

10. Subject as in this section provided, the elections of members members

HOW elections

by societies

of

of the Board by the several societies and bodies mentioned in section,

be conducted.

7 shall take place and be conducted in the manner provided by the cf.

291, 1883-4,

Second Schedule to this Act:

Provided that each of the said 8. i (part), and A C ~

societies and bodies is hereby empowered to make all such statutes, 151, 1859, B. 3.

regulations, and rules, not being inconsistent with this Act, as i t

deems necessary or proper, either in substitution for, in alteration

of, or in addition to the provisions contained in the said schedule

applicable to such society or body, for the following purposes, or

any of them, namely, for prescribing :-

( a ) The time and mode of

nominating candidates for election as

members of the Board;

( b ) The convening and holding of

meetings for such elections;

( c ) Subject to section 9, the times and places for holding such

meetings;

(d) The number of

members or subscribers required to constitute

a qumum at such meetings;

( e ) The conduct of

the business and proceedings of

such

meetings;

(S)

Provisions for the election of members of the Board to fill vacancies arising otherwise than by effluxion of time; and

(g) Generally all such matters of every kind as the society or

body deems it necessary or convenient to make for the

purpose of electing members of the Board:

Provided also that as r2gards the Association the powers conferred by this section shall be exercised by the Council.

11, All the members of the Board, whether appointed or elected, AU members to be on

shall have and exercise the same rights, privileges, and powers, and =me footing.

Act 2YC, 1883-4,

be under and subject to the same liabilities.

S. 10.

12. A casual vacancy in the office of a member of the Board HOW casuaIvacencies

caused.

shall occur in any of

the following circumstances :-

(a) The death of the member:

Cf. Act 296, 1883-4,

B. 11.

(6) The resignation of the member by notice in writing, signed by the member, and received by the president or the secretary of the Board: (c) When

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(c) When the member is not a member of

the society or body

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which elected him to the Board; or, if so elected by the association when he is not a member of any i rhi tute:

Act 341, 1885, S. 4.

( d ) When the member has been absent, for the period of three months or more, from all the meetings of the Board held during such period, without the permission of the Board granted by resolution of the Board passed before the expiration of such period:

cf. A C ~

296, 1883-4,

(e) If the member was appointed by the Governor, the re-

S. 11.

moval of the member by the Governor.

filled.

Ceeual vacancby how

13, (1) The Governor may appoint a membel af the Board upon

any casual vacancy occui~ing

in the office of any member of the

Act 2Q69 18.

3 - 4 y

Board

appointed by him.

B. 11.

(2) 9

casual vacancy in the office of an elected member of the

Board may be filled bv the election of a member by the society or body, which elected wsuch member. Any member of the Board elected under this subsection shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose place he is so elected.

(3) Every appointment or election under this section shall be notified by the Governor in the Government Gazette, and the Gazette containing such notification shall be primd facie evidence of the appointment or election so notified.

On failure to elect,

14, If any of the electing bodies mentioned in section 7 fails or neglects to exercise the right of election given to it by this Ad, the Governor may appoint a member or members of the Board,

appoint.

tbe Governor may

Ibid, a. 12, and Act

311, MS,?, a. 3.

who shall hold office for the same period and in all respects as if he or they had been elected'by the electing body so making default.

(2) The provisions of this section shall also apply in the case

of any casual vacancy which occurs in the ofice of any elected

member of the Board.

15. (1) The Board may act and may exercise all its powers not-

withstanding any vacancy in its membership, and no act or pro- ceeding of the Board shall be invalid or illegal in consequence only of such vacancy existing a t the time of such act or proceeding.

h d

may a ~ t

not-

(2) All acts and proceedings of the Board shall, notwithstanding

withatsnding vacancy. th e subsequent discovery of any defect in the appointment or electioll

Ibid, S. 13, enlarged. of any member thereof, or that any member was disqualified or dis-

entitled to be a member or to act as such, be as valid as if such member had been duly appointed and was qualified aiid entitled to

be and to act as a member of the Board.

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Quorum of Board.

Ibid, 8. 6 (part).

17. There shall be a President and a Vice-president of the Board, I'reqident and Via-

who shall be elected bp ballot by the members present at the first preeldent of Board.

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ordinary meeting of the Board held in the month of November in every year: Provided that the President and Vice-president in office at the commencement of this Act, and each President and Vice- president subsequently elected, shall continue in office until the election of their successors respectively, and shall be eligible for re- election.

18, ( 1 ) At all meetings of the Hoard the President, if present, Chairman.

and if not, then the Vice-president, shall be chairman: Provided New.

that in the absence of the President and Vice-president from any

meeting or part of a meeting one of the other members present shall

be elected by those present to be chairman of the meeting during

such absence.

(2) The chairman shall have a deliberative vote only, and when

the votes are equal for and against a motion no decision shall be

deemed to have been arrived at.

19. (1) The parcels of

land described in the Third Schedule to ~; $ ~, " f ~, " ~ ~: d.

or buildings which the Governor, by Proclamation published in the Act 294,1883-4,s. 1 4.

this Act, together with all buildings thereon, and any other lands

Gocemmeat Guzetre, so directs, shall be under the care, control, and management of the Board.

of taking, purchasing, and holding lands, tenements, and heredita- sell, &C., lande.

(2) The Board shall, with the consent of the Governor, be capable Power to take, &C.,

ments of all kinds, and shall, with the like consent, be capable of

selling, exchanging, letting, and otherwise disposing of the same.

commencement of this Act, except the books, boxes, and other personal property.

20, (1) All the goods and chattels vested in the Board a t the Vestingin Boardof

things used or intended to be used for circulation among institutes or otherwise for the purposes of institutes or any of the111, shall con- tinue to be vested in the Board.

(2) All gifts and bequests before, at, or after the commencement of this Act made to or on behalf or for the benefit or purposes of the Public Library, the Museum, the Art Gallery, or the Art Museum, or the Board, or the governing body of the said institu- tions, or any of them, shall be deemed gifts and bequests to or on behalf or for the benefit or purposes of the Board.

(3) The Board is hereby empowered to receive, take, or purchase any pictures or other works of art, objects of natural history, mineral specimens. exhibits, coins, medals, curiosities, books, maps, manuscripts, documents. pamphlets, or papers, or other goods or chattels whatsoever, and to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the same or any of them; but no picture or other work of art shall

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be sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of without the consent of

the Governor.

(4) The Board is also hereby empowered to lend any of such pictures and works of art to art galleries, art museums, and other similar institutions beyond the limits of the said State, in exchange for loam of pictures or works of art.

O a ~ s o f t h e

Board.

21. The Board may appoint such officers and servants as it

Act 341,188% 2

deems necessary, and may pay them such salaries and wages as it

(par*)

deems proper.

To receive and dis-

pose of moneys voted

22. The Board shall have power to receive the moneys annually

for stsliated bdies,

@all ted by the Pltrliamen t for the Public Library, Museum, and

8tc.

Art Gallery, and for any societies or bodies affiliated with the

Ilia, 8. 2 (pad).

Board, except the Association, and to pay and apply such moneys.

i t a n d d i e

affiliated with the

23. (1) The following societies shall continue to be affiliated

Board.

with the Board, namely-

Cf. Act 311, 1886, e.

The South Australian Society of

Arts;

2 (part).

The Royal Society of South Australia;

The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (.South Aus-

tralian Branch); and

The Astronomical Society of South Australia.

(2) The Association is hereby affiliated with the Board.

(3) The Board shall have power to affiliate with itself any other educational, literary, or scientific societies or bodies, not being institutes, which desire to be so affiliated, upon such terms as are agreed ur>on between the Board and the society or body desiring to

be affiliaied.

I

h t i t u k a Aaasocis-

*ion to be accommo-

(4) After the commencement of this Act no institute shall con-

dated in buildings

tinue to be affiliated with the Board.

controlled by the

Board.

24. (1) The Board shall afford to the Association such accom- modation in the buildings under the control of the Board, and

'

shall permit the Association to use soch room or rooms in the said buildings and to use the same in such manner, as is or are for the time being necessary for the transaction and due performance of the business and duties of the Association and of the Council thereof.

(2) In case of dispute arising at any time between the Board and theAssociation or the Council as to what accommodation the Associa- tion or Council should have, or what room or rooms slhould be used, or in what manner the same should be used, by the Association or the Council under this section, the matter shall be referred to the Minister, wbose decision shall be final.

25. 'Ihe

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. 25. The Board shall have power to accord to any society or

body affiliated with it, or to any society or body having for its object The Board may grant

the encouragement of literature or the arts or sciences, or any of amliateddetiar.

use of property to

them, such privileges and such use of any lands, buildings, and Act ,,,, ,,,,-,

other real and personal property vested in the Hoard, or under its B. la (W),

and A O ~

control, as the Board thinks fit, and for such period and upon such 341, 1886,

8. 2

(part).

terms as the Board thinks fit.

26. (1) Notwithstanding the passing of this Act, all rules and Existing +ationr

continued.

regulations made by the Board which are in force at the commence-

Act 296, 1883-4,

ment of this Act, except such as relate to institutes, shall remain

16.

in force, except so far as repealed or altered under the power con-

ferred upon the Board by this section.

(2) The Board shall have power from time to time to make Powerto make

regulation^.

regulations, not inconsistent with this Act or with the power of any other society or body to make regulations as provided by this Act, for the following purposes :-

I. For the conduct of

its own business and proceedings:

Ir. For the due management of the affairs of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and any other libraries, museums, galleries, and other institutions under the control of the Board:

111. For the admission and for the exclusion or expulsion of

the public or any individual to and from the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and any other libraries, museums, galleries, and other institutions under the con- trol of the Board, or any part thereof:

IV. For specifying the conditions and restrictions upon and subject to which the public may be allowed-

( a ) To read books, manuscripts, and other documents, or to make copies thereof or extracts therefrom:

( h ) To inspect the pictures, works of

art, and exhibits

in the Art Gallery, the Museum, and any other galleries, museums, and other institutions under the control of the Board, and to make drawings or copies thereof:

v. For the effectual use of the pictures, exhibits, coins, medals mineral specimens, curiosities, objects of natural history, works of art, books, maps, manuscripts, documents, pamphlets, and papers for the purposes of public educa- tion and enjoyment:

v I. For fixing penalties for any breach of

any regulation of the

Board authorised by this Act to be made, or of any rule or regulation continued in force by this Act, not exceeding

the sum of

Twenty Pounds for any one offence:

vrl. For such other purposes as the Governor by Proclamation in the Government Gazette allows:

VIII. Generally

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. 25. The Board shall have power to accord to any society or

body affiliated with it, or to any society or body having for its object The Board may grant

the encouragement of literature or the arts or sciences, or any of amliateddetiar.

use of property to

them, such privileges and such use of any lands, buildings, and Act ,,,, ,,,,-,

other real and personal property vested in the Hoard, or under its B. la (W),

and A O ~

control, as the Board thinks fit, and for such period and upon such 341, 1886,

8. 2

(part).

terms as the Board thinks fit.

26. (1) Notwithstanding the passing of this Act, all rules and Existing +ationr

continued.

regulations made by the Board which are in force at the commence-

Act 296, 1883-4,

ment of this Act, except such as relate to institutes, shall remain

16.

in force, except so far as repealed or altered under the power con-

ferred upon the Board by this section.

(2) The Board shall have power from time to time to make Powerto make

regulation^.

regulations, not inconsistent with this Act or with the power of any other society or body to make regulations as provided by this Act, for the following purposes :-

I. For the conduct of

its own business and proceedings:

Ir. For the due management of the affairs of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and any other libraries, museums, galleries, and other institutions under the control of the Board:

111. For the admission and for the exclusion or expulsion of

the public or any individual to and from the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and any other libraries, museums, galleries, and other institutions under the con- trol of the Board, or any part thereof:

IV. For specifying the conditions and restrictions upon and subject to which the public may be allowed-

( a ) To read books, manuscripts, and other documents, or to make copies thereof or extracts therefrom:

( h ) To inspect the pictures, works of

art, and exhibits

in the Art Gallery, the Museum, and any other galleries, museums, and other institutions under the control of the Board, and to make drawings or copies thereof:

v. For the effectual use of the pictures, exhibits, coins, medals mineral specimens, curiosities, objects of natural history, works of art, books, maps, manuscripts, documents, pamphlets, and papers for the purposes of public educa- tion and enjoyment:

v I. For fixing penalties for any breach of

any regulation of the

Board authorised by this Act to be made, or of any rule or regulation continued in force by this Act, not exceeding

the sum of

Twenty Pounds for any one offence:

vrl. For such other purposes as the Governor by Proclamation in the Government Gazette allows:

VIII. Generally

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V I I I. Generally for carrying into effect the objects of

this Part

or any of such objects,

Publication and

27. (1) All regulations made by the Board under the power

effect of

ouch

regulatione.

conferred by the next preceding section shall-

Cf. ibid., r 16

(a) Be published in the Government Gazette :

(part'.

.-

( b ) Take effect from the date of such publication, or from a

later date to be specified therein; and

(c) Be laid before both Houses of Parliament within fourteen days after publication if Parliament is then in Session, and if not, then within fourteen days after the commence- ment of the next Session.

(2) Notwithstanding any publication thereof, no regulation shall continue to have any force or effect if the same is disapproved by resolution of either House of Parliament within thirty days after such regulation has been laid before Parliament, if Par- liament is so long in Session: Provided that if Parliament is not in Session for thirty days after such regulation has been laid before Parliament, then such regulation shall not continue to have any force or effect if disapproved by either House of Parliament within thirty days after the cornmehcement of the next Session of Parliament.

Annual report and

audit.

28. (1) The Board shall, on or before the thirtieth day of

September in each year, report its proceedings during the twelve

Ibid., B. 17.

months ending on the preceding thirtieth day of June to the Governor, and a copy of such report shall be laid as soon as practicable before both Houses of Parliament.

(2) 'l'he accounts of the Board shall, once at least in every ywr,

be audited by the Commissioner of Audit, who shall, m respect of

such accounts, have all the powers conferred on him by The

241 of 1889.

Audit Act, 1682," and any Act for the time being in force relating to the audit of public accounts. An abstract of such accounts, together with the report of the Commissioner of Audit thereon, shall be laid, as soon as practicable, before both Houses of Parliament.

to be carried on

B C ~ O O ~

of Design

9s. (l) The transfer from the Board to the Minister Controlling

by Education

Education of the School of Design, Painting, and 'l'echnical Art,

Department.

forme~ly carried on under the control of the Board, is hereby con- firmed, and the said School shall be carried on by the Fducation Department.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be held to invalidate, or in any way lessen the effect of, any thing done before the commencement of this Act, or shall be construed as raising. any doubt as to the validity or effectiveness of any such thing.

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PART

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THE ADETAAIDE CLRCULATING LIBRARY.

30. In this Part " Library " means the Adelaide Circulating hterprektion.

IJibrary, and

Committee" means the Committee of the said

Libr arp.

31. The Library heretofore known as the Adelaide Circulating AdelaideCir~ulatin~

Library is hereby continued, and the title of the Library to all Library continued.

books, maps, manuscripts, documents, pamphlets, and papem Act

las3-4.

S 3.5.

formerly belonging to the South Australian Institute, which have been transferred to the Library in pursuance of the provisions of section 35 of the a Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery Act, 1883-1," as well as to all other property of the Library, is hereby confirmed.

32. The Board shall, fiwm time to time, assign to the Library ~ h c

Board tpamign

for its use such rooms in the buildings under ite control as the rooms to the Library.

Board thinks fit.

Ibid, S. 33 (part).

33. The Library shall participate in the annual grant of moneys TO participate in

voted by Parliament for institutes, to such extent as the Minister gran" 'Or '".titUtep* directs. Ibid, S. 35 (plrt).

34. The Library shall continue to be a body corporate by the ~, , ~ t i. , ~ w ~

name of

the Adelaide Circulating Library, and shall have per- c o ~ m t e,

p e b d successim ~ n d

a common seal, and by such name shall be lbid, 6.36.

capable of suing and being sued, of proving and compounding debts, and of daing and suffering, subject to this Act, all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may do and suffer, and shall be sub- ject to the rules in the Fourth Schedule to this Act, or other the rules for the time being in force in respect thereof.

35, Persons subscribing, as provided by the rules in the said Subscribers to be '

Fourth Schedule, to the Library shall be members thereof:

membera.

vided 'that no person shall be allowed to vote as such member a t

Pro- Ibid, a. I,.

any meeting held in pursuance of this Act unless he has been a subscriber, and has paid his subscription, for the six months next preceding the time of such meeting.

l

.3& (1) I t shall be lawful for the members of

the Library, at S u b s ~ r i b e ~ t o L i b ~ ~ ~

the annual general meeting in every year, to elect from among to

commitme-

themselves five persons to be the Committee of the Library, and !bid2 8.38.

the persons so elected shall retain office until the election of their

successors.

(2) At all meetings of the Committee any three members shall constitute n quorum.

37. Any casual vacancy :awed by the death or resignation of t;$;~;;;;;$,~~.

any member of the Committee may be filled by the election of a

member Ibid, B. 39.

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member of the Committee by the members of the Library, in the manner prescribed by the next succeeding section, and such member shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose place he is so elected.

Election of membera

of Committee.

38. (1) The election of members of the Committee shall be by

ballot, which shall be taken in a place and on a day to be fixed by

Ibid, 8. 43.

any general or special meeting of the members of the Library, or

by any adjournment of any such meeting.

(2) On the taking of such ballot, the secretary of the Library, or such other officer as is appointed by the Committee for that purpose, shall act as returning officer, and shall have the general .manage- ment and control of the election.

(3) Such ballot shall be open on the day fixed for election from eleven o'clock in the morning until all members of the Library, who are present in the place fixcd for taking the ballot at eight o'clock in the evening, have had an opportunity of voting.

(4) No person shall be eligible as J. member of the Committee unless he has given to the secretary of the Library, or such other person as is appointed as aforesaid, ten days' notice in writing of his intention to offer himself as a candidate for election.

(5) The result of such election shall be certified in writing to the Committee by the said secretary, or such other person as is appointed as aforesaid.

Committee may

39,

(1 ) The Committee of the Library may appoint a secretary, a

appoint of8oem.

librarian, and such other officers as to the Committee seem proper.

Ibid, a. 40.

(2) The salaries of such officers, and all moneys disbursed by the Committee in the purchase of books, and the general expenses of the Library, shall bc paid out of the subscriptions received from subscribers, and such moneys as are appropriated for the purposes

Annual general

of the Library by the Minister under section 33.

meeting.

40, (1) A general meeting of the members of the Library shall

be held annually in the month of October, on such a day and at

Ibid, a. 4 1.

such hour and place as are from time to time fixed by the Committee, by giving seven days' notice in any two newspapers published and circulating in Adelaide.

(2,) Not less than ten members (in addition to any members of the Committee) shall be necessary to constitute a quorum a t such meeting, and if a quorum is not present within an hour of the time fixed for such meeting, the Committee, or the chairman of the meeting, shall adjourn the said meeting for such period, not exceed-

ing one month from the date fixed for such meeting, and to such

place, as they or he appoints, and thereafter in like manner until a

quorum is obtained.

(3) At such general meeting-

(a) The time and place for the ballot for the election of the Committee for the ensuing year shall be fixed:

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shall be laid before the meeting:

(c) The necessary steps shall be taken to elect a member of the

Board; and

(d) All matters connected with the affairs of the Library may

be discussed.

(4) The Committee may a t any time, upon givmg seven days'

notice in any two newspapers published and circulating in Adelaide,

convene a meeting of the members of the Library for the pwpose of

taking the necessary steps to elect a member of

the Board.

or more members of the Committee or of any thirty or more of the meetinge.

41. The Committee may and, on the requisition of any two special geneml

members of the Library, shall, by giving fourteen days' notice in Ibidp8- 42-

any two newspapers published and circulating in Adelaide, and

affixing a legible copy of such notice in a conspicuous place near

the desk a t which books are issued to subscribers, convene a special

general meeting of the members for the purpose of considering

such matters connected with the Libiary as are set forth in such

requisition.

42.

(1) All sums of money received by the Library shall be paid A11 m o n e ~

to be

into bank and pay-

to its credit at such bank in Adelaide as the Committee directs.

menb to be by

cheque.

(2) All moneys above the sum of Two Pounds shall be paid by

signed by the secretary or other person appointed by the Committee

for such purpose.

cheque, signed by two members of the Committee and counter- Ibid, 8. 44.

43. (1) The Committee may, from time to time, make rules for Power of making

the Library, not inconsistent with this Act, in addition to, or in ruleasin the

rules and altering the

substitution for, or in amendment or alteration of, the rules con- Schedule.

tained in the said Fourth Schedule.

Ibid, 8. 45.

(2) The provisions of section 27 as to regulations made by

the Board shall apply to all rules made under the power conferred

by this section.

PART W.

PART

rv. '

URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND COUNTRY INSTITUTES.

44. I n this Act, unless the subject matter or the context requires what are inst i tut~

a different construction, the word

institute " means any urban, within the A C ~.

aubur ban, or country institute (whether incorporated or not) existing Act BOO* 190*.

re- arranged, and

Act

at the commencement of this Act or thereafter established, and 296, 1883-4,#. 18.

includes any institute which, or the real and personal property of

which, has been transferred to a corporation under any Act hereby

repealed,

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DIVISION

1.

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transferred to a corporation under this Act, and also includes any institute formed by the amalgamation of two or more institutes under any Act hereby repealed or this Act.

Free Libraries t l be

$6,

f i ee Libraries within the meaning of

''

'l'he Free Libraries

institutes for partici-

.

pation in grants.

Act, 1898," shall be deemed to be institutes for the purpose of par-

ac t 700, 1898, ,,. 8.

ticipating in any grant voted by Parliament in aid of institutes.

Prohibition againat

incorporation.

4.8. ,4fter the commencement of this Act no institute shall be

Act 296,1683-4,s. 26.

capable of becoming incorporated

Managementveatea

47, The management of an institute shall, subject to P)ivision as provided* by the rules of

in committee.

V. of this Part, be vested in a committee constituted and elected

New.

such institute.

Membership.

48. (1) The power to admit members or reject applications for

Act 296,1883-4,s 19, membership, and the power to expel members of

an institute, shall

altered.

vest in the committee thereof.

(2) Any person, not being less than fifteen years of age a t the date of applying for membership, shall be entitled to become a member of an institute on complying with the rules of such insti- tute as to subscription and entrance fee (if any), and making appli- cation in accordance with such rules: Provided that the committee may reject any application or expel any member whom they deem unfit to be a member of the institute.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in this section, any person whose application for membership of an institute has been rejected, or who has been expelled from membership, may appeal against such rejection or expulsion to a general meeting of the members of the institute? in which case the committee shall act in accordance with

the decision of the meeting, which decision shall be final.

Council be trusfee

uolese trustees

49, From the commencement of this Act the Association shall

appointed.

be the trustee. of any institute which has not, for the time being,

New.

n trustee or trustees appointed or elected by such institute under

any Act hereby repealed or this Act.

Appointment of

50. (1) The members of an institute may, from time to time,

trustees.

at a general meeting of such member8 duly convened by notice

Act 296, 1883-4,

a. 27.

stating the object of such meeting, appoint or elect trustees of such

institute.

(2) Such trustees, having aceepted office, shall continue to be

trustees, subject, as to the duration of office and as to powers and

duties, to anything prescribed in the rules of the institute.

PW*Y

of i o * i t u t ~

51.

(1) All real and personai property belonging to an institute shall be vested in the trustees of such institute for the time being

to be vested in the

bring and defend

aations, &c.

for the use and benefit of such institute, and for the purposes

Ibid, a. 28.

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!'ART 1 ~.

trusts affecting the same created by any instrument dealing with - D I V I ~ ~ O "

I.

such property.

(2) After any change of trustees, whether by the death, resigna- tion, or removal of any trustee or otherwise, the real and personal property of the institute shall, upon the filing of the memorial mentioned in section 53, and without any assign&ent, conveyance, or other assurance whatever, vest in the trustees for the time being for the same estates and interests as the former trusteea had therein, and subject to the same trusts and for the same purposes.

(3) For the purposes of all actions and other matters, civil or criminal, in any Court or before any tribunal, the property of the institute shall be deemed the property of the person or persons for the time being holding the offlce of trustee or trustees of such institute, who may sue and be sued, in respect of such property, in his or their proper name or names as trustee or trustees of the institute, without other description.

(4) No such action or other matter shall be discontinued or abate by any change in the trustees, whether by the death of any trustee or by his resignation or removal from the office of trustee, or other- wise; but the same may be proceeded with by or against the trustees for the time being in the proper names of the person or persons by gr against whom the same was commenced; and such trustees for the time being shall receive or pay the like costs as if the action or other matter had been con~rnericed by or against them in their names as trustees of the institute.

52. The trustees of an institute shall permit all and every part Use of institute

of the property of such institute vested in them as such trustees to property.

be used for the purposes of the institute, and in such manner as New.

the committee of such institute from time to time decides: Pro-

vided that if there is for the time being no such committee, the If no committee.

trustees shall use all and every part of such property in such manner,

not being inconsistent with the purposes of the institute, as they

deem best suited to further such purposes.

53, (1 ) A memorial of the names of the persons in whom the Memorials or names

property of an institute is vested as trustees thereof, in the form or 9 ~ ~ ~ ~; ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ~ d

to the effect set forth in the Fifth Schedule to this Act, signed by

such trustees and verified on oath before a Justice of

the Peace for Act 296,1883-4,a. 29.

the said State, or a Commissioner for taking affidavits in the Supreme C o ~ ~ r t thereof, shall be filed in the Supreme Court within thirty days after the election or appointment of such trustees.

(2) When any trustee of such institute is newly elected or ap- pointed, a memorial of the name of such newly elected or appointed trustee, in the form or to the effect aforesaid, signed by su& newly elected or appointed trustee, and by the continuiag trustees of such institute, and verified as aforesaid, shall be filed in the Supreme Court within thirty days next d t e r such trustee is so elected or

appointed.

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payment of a fine of Ten Shillings, and after six mont,hs on

payment of a fine of Five Pounds.

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l. - be filed after the said thirty days and not later than six months on

(4) When the property of an institute becomes vested in the Association as trustee by virtue of this Act the memorial required by this section shall be signed by the President, or any two members, and the secretary of the Council, and may be filed without fee at any time whilst such property is so vested. The signatures to such memorial shall not require verification.

~nt i lauth

memorial

(5) Until a memorial, or memorials if necessary, of the name or

filed no artion to be

brought.

names of the trustee or trustees for the time being of an institute

Ibid, 8. 30.

is or are filed in the manner hereinbefore directed, no action, suit, or other proceeding shall be brought by such institute, or by the trustee or trustees thereof, under the authority of this Act.

~egis trar-~eneral ta

make necessary entries

54. (1) Notwithstanding " The Real Property Act, 1886," or

in ~egister-book.

any Act amending or substituted for that Act, the Registrar-

New.

General shall, upon the filing with hi111 of an office copy of any such memorial as mentioned in the next preceeding section, sealed with the seal of the Supreme Court, and without requiring any transfer or other assurance whatever, make such entries in the Register-book, and do all such other acts and things, as are neces- sary to register the trustees of an institute, as shown by such office copy, as the proprietors of any land the property of such institute, which has been brought under the provisions of The Real Property Act, 1886," or any Act substituted for that Act.

(2) If in any such case the Registrar-General is not satisfied that any land is the property of such institute, the matter may be decided by the Supreme Court or a Judge thereof upon originating summons taken out by the trustees for the time being of such

institute, or by the committee of such institute, and served upon

the Registrar-General: Provided that no costs of or incidental to or

consequent upon such summons shall be ordered to be paid by the Registrar-General, but whatever is the result of the summons he shall be entitled to such (if any) costs as the said Court or Judge deems proper.

Trustees to deliver

returns of real

55. ( 1 ) The person or persons in whom the real property of any

property.

institute becomes vested as trustee or trustees shall, within three

A& 296, 1883-4,

months from the vesting of such real property in him or them,

a. 20.

make out and deliver to the Minister, or to such person as is from time to time appointed by the Minister in that behalf, a return containing the particulars set forth in the form in the Sixth Schedule to this Act.

(2) The persons in whom the real property of any institute from

time to time remains vested shall make out and deliver, in like

manner, a similar return in the month of January in each year.

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(a) Fails to make out and deliver such return within the time fixed by this section sha,ll be liable to a penalty of not less

than One Pound nor more than Five Pounds:

( b ) Makes out and delivers a false return, knowing it to be

false,

shall be liable to a penalty of not less than Five Pounds

nor more than Fifty Pounds:

Provided that subsection (2) of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with if the return thereby required hae been made out and delivered, as therein mentioned, by either of the persons thereby required to make out and deliver the sdme.

(4) Subsection (8) of this section shall not apply to the Associa- tion holding property as trustee under the provisions of section 49.

56. Any institute the trustees of which make default in Inatitufea.thetruatee4

delivering any return required by the next preceding section shall, furnish returns, to be

whereof do not

whilst such default continues, be disqualified and debarred from dhntitledtogront.

receiving any grant of moneys voted by the said Parliament, or any 1% 8.21-

part of any such grant, or any other benefit, to which, but for this

section, such institute might have been or become entitled.

57. Every institute shall, at such time and in such form and Institute to furnish

accounts and reports

manner as are from time to time appointed by the Minister,.furnish

rsqufi

by

to the Minister, or to such person as is from time to time appointed the Miniater-

by the Minister in that behalf, all such just and true accounts, Ibid, a. 31.

reports, statistical tables, and statements as are required to elucidate

I. The state and proceedings of such i~lstitute

;

11. The manner in which the purposes of such institute and the

provisions of this Act have been carried into effect; and

1 1 1. The manner in which grants of money voted by the said

Parliament and received by such institute, or the parts of such grants so received, have been expended.

58. Any institute which fails (either by default of its officers or Institutesnotdmply-

otherwise) to comply with the provisions of this Act, or any of them,

ing with this Act not

,aled

to

shall, whilst such default continues, be disqualified and debarred until compliance.

from receiving any grant of moneys ioted byethe said Parliament, or Ibid, a. 32.

any part of any such grant, or any other benefit to which, but for

this section, such institute might have been or become entitled

59.

(1) Every institute may, from time to time, with the consent fmtitutea to haye

power to make, alter,

of the majority of

the members present a t a general meeting, make and rescind rules,

rules not inconsistent with this Act, for the government of such Act

181M, a.

institute, and may, subject to subsection (2) hereof, from time to

time alter or rescind any rules so made.

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IV.-Urban, Suburban, and Country Institutes-

Drvrs lo~ I.-Their

Constitution, Property, and Govern-

ment:

DIVISION 11.-Mortgages

of Institute Property:

T ~ I V I S I O N 111.-Dealings

with

Institute Property otherwise

than by mortgage:

Drvis~olv iv.-Dissolution

of Institutes:

DIVISION v.-Sale

of Institute to Corporation:

DI V ~ S I O N vr .-Transfer

of

Institute to Corporation

under

The Free Libraries Act, 1898 ":

DIVISION

v1 I.-Amalgamation of Institutes.

PART

v.-The

Institutes Association of South Australia-.

DI

VISION I.-Constitution of the Association:

DIVISION

.II.-Meetings of the Association:

DIVISION

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Interpretation.

4, In this Act, and in regulations and by-laws made under this

Act, and in proceedings taken under this Act or such regulations or by-laws, except where the subject matter or the context requires a different construction-

Corporation " means any Municipal Corporation or District Couucil, except the Corporation of the City of Adelaide:

Member Institute " means an institute which is for the time being a member of the Association:

a The Association " deans the Institutes Association of South Australia incorporated by this Act:

" The Board " means the Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of

South Australia:

The C:ouncil " means the Council for the time being of the

Association:

The Minister " means the Minister Controlling Education, or the Minister of the Crown for the time being discharging the duties of the Minister Controlling Education:

"This Act " includes rules, regulations, aud by-laws made by or

under, or continued in force by, this Act.

Repeal.

5. (1) The several enactments mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed.

( 2 ) Except

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such repeal shall not-

(a) Affect the operation prior to the commencetnent of this Act

of any of the said enactments; or

( b ) Alter the effect of

anything done or suffered under any of

the said enactments or;

(c) Affect any membership or office held, or any election or appointment made under m y of the aid enactments; or

( d ) Affect any statute, rule, regulation, or by-law made under any of the said enactments; or

( P ) Invalidate any mortgage, conveyance, or transfer validated

bp any of

the -said enactments; or

( f )

Affect any right, privilege, obligation, or lirrhility acquired, accrued, or incurred under any of the said enactments; or

(g) Affect any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred or

liable to be incurred in respect of any offence committed

against any of the said enactments; or

( h ) Affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in

respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability

penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid;

and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishlent may be imposed and enforced, as if this Act had not been passed.

PART

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PART 11.

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BOARD O F GOVERNORS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND ART GALkERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

6, (1

) The Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, BOB^^ of Governors

and Art Gallery of South Australia, constituted by the '' Public 09"tinUCd.

206 1883-4;

Library, Museum, and Art Gallery A d, 13834," and the Acts amending the same, is hereby continued as the Board mder this Act.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the ~nembers~of

such

Board of Governors who hold office at the commencement of this Act shall continue in office until the end of the month of October, in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten, and shall then retire.

(3) The Board shall continue to be a body corporate with per- petual succession and a common seal, and shall, by the name of " The Board of' Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia," be capable of suing and being sued,

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of proving and compounding debts, and of doing and suffering, subject to this Act, all such other things as bodies corporate may by law do and suffer.

Constitution of

Board.

Act 296,18834, a. 7.

7. (1) From the beginning of the month of November, one

Act 900, 1902, a. 16.

thousand nine hundred and ten, the Board shall consist of fourteen

members, of whom-

A c t 817, 1903, S.

3.

I. The Governor shall appoint five members:

It. The University of Adelaide shall elect two members:

I I I. The South Australian Society of Arts shall elect one member:

IV. The Royal Society of South Australia shall elect one member:

u. The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South

Australian Branch) shall elect one member:

vr. The Adelaide Circulating Library shall elect one member;

and

V I I. The Association shall elect three members.

(2) No person shall be qualified to be elected a member of the Board by any of the societies or bodies mentioned in subsection (1) hereof (except the Association) unless he is at the time of his election a member of the society or body electing him.

(3) No person shall be qualified to be elected a member of the Board by the Association unless he is at the time of his election a member of an institute.

(4) In the month of November in each year the Governor shall cause to be published in the Government G'azotle a list of the members of the Board for the time being, and the Gazette contain- ing such list shall be primti Jacie evidence that the persons named

in such list are the members of the Board as therein specified.

f l

Retirement and

election of membere

8. (1) The names of all members of the Board appointed by the

appointed by the

Governor shall be entered upon a roll which shall be kept by the

Governor.

Act 296,1883-4, s. 8.

Board for that purpose.

(2) The Board shall, at its first meeting held after any appoint- ment of members of the Board by the Governor, determine the order in which the names of such members shall be entered on the said roll next after the names already on the said roll: Provided that in any case in which only one member is so appointed the name of such member shall be placed last on the said roll.

(3) On the first day of October in every year the two members whose names are first and second respectively upon such roll shall vacate their seats; and in the month of October in every year two members shall be appointed by the Governor in place of such members: Provided, however, that the members so vacating their .seats shall be deemed to continue as members until their successors are appointed, and may be reappointed. 9. The

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Q. The elected members of the Board shall be elected for one

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year, and in the month of October in every year the several societies

membem

and bodies mentioned in section 7 (except the Association ) shall by the eocietiea.

elect members of the Board as provided b y the said section; and *bid,

9.

at the annual meeting of the Association, or an adjournment thereof, three members of the Board shall be elected: Provided that every elected member of the Board shall hold office until the election of his successor, and shall then retire, but may be re-elected.

10. Subject as in this section provided, the elections of members members

HOW elections

by societies

of

of the Board by the several societies and bodies mentioned in section,

be conducted.

7 shall take place and be conducted in the manner provided by the cf.

291, 1883-4,

Second Schedule to this Act:

Provided that each of the said 8. i (part), and A C ~

societies and bodies is hereby empowered to make all such statutes, 151, 1859, B. 3.

regulations, and rules, not being inconsistent with this Act, as i t

deems necessary or proper, either in substitution for, in alteration

of, or in addition to the provisions contained in the said schedule

applicable to such society or body, for the following purposes, or

any of them, namely, for prescribing :-

( a ) The time and mode of

nominating candidates for election as

members of the Board;

( b ) The convening and holding of

meetings for such elections;

( c ) Subject to section 9, the times and places for holding such

meetings;

(d) The number of

members or subscribers required to constitute

a qumum at such meetings;

( e ) The conduct of

the business and proceedings of

such

meetings;

(S)

Provisions for the election of members of the Board to fill vacancies arising otherwise than by effluxion of time; and

(g) Generally all such matters of every kind as the society or

body deems it necessary or convenient to make for the

purpose of electing members of the Board:

Provided also that as r2gards the Association the powers conferred by this section shall be exercised by the Council.

11, All the members of the Board, whether appointed or elected, AU members to be on

shall have and exercise the same rights, privileges, and powers, and =me footing.

Act 2YC, 1883-4,

be under and subject to the same liabilities.

S. 10.

12. A casual vacancy in the office of a member of the Board HOW casuaIvacencies

caused.

shall occur in any of

the following circumstances :-

(a) The death of the member:

Cf. Act 296, 1883-4,

B. 11.

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which elected him to the Board; or, if so elected by the association when he is not a member of any i rhi tute:

Act 341, 1885, S. 4.

( d ) When the member has been absent, for the period of three months or more, from all the meetings of the Board held during such period, without the permission of the Board granted by resolution of the Board passed before the expiration of such period:

cf. A C ~

296, 1883-4,

(e) If the member was appointed by the Governor, the re-

S. 11.

moval of the member by the Governor.

filled.

Ceeual vacancby how

13, (1) The Governor may appoint a membel af the Board upon

any casual vacancy occui~ing

in the office of any member of the

Act 2Q69 18.

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Board

appointed by him.

B. 11.

(2) 9

casual vacancy in the office of an elected member of the

Board may be filled bv the election of a member by the society or body, which elected wsuch member. Any member of the Board elected under this subsection shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose place he is so elected.

(3) Every appointment or election under this section shall be notified by the Governor in the Government Gazette, and the Gazette containing such notification shall be primd facie evidence of the appointment or election so notified.

On failure to elect,

14, If any of the electing bodies mentioned in section 7 fails or neglects to exercise the right of election given to it by this Ad, the Governor may appoint a member or members of the Board,

appoint.

tbe Governor may

Ibid, a. 12, and Act

311, MS,?, a. 3.

who shall hold office for the same period and in all respects as if he or they had been elected'by the electing body so making default.

(2) The provisions of this section shall also apply in the case

of any casual vacancy which occurs in the ofice of any elected

member of the Board.

15. (1) The Board may act and may exercise all its powers not-

withstanding any vacancy in its membership, and no act or pro- ceeding of the Board shall be invalid or illegal in consequence only of such vacancy existing a t the time of such act or proceeding.

h d

may a ~ t

not-

(2) All acts and proceedings of the Board shall, notwithstanding

withatsnding vacancy. th e subsequent discovery of any defect in the appointment or electioll

Ibid, S. 13, enlarged. of any member thereof, or that any member was disqualified or dis-

entitled to be a member or to act as such, be as valid as if such member had been duly appointed and was qualified aiid entitled to

be and to act as a member of the Board.

16. At

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Ibid, 8. 6 (part).

17. There shall be a President and a Vice-president of the Board, I'reqident and Via-

who shall be elected bp ballot by the members present at the first preeldent of Board.

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ordinary meeting of the Board held in the month of November in every year: Provided that the President and Vice-president in office at the commencement of this Act, and each President and Vice- president subsequently elected, shall continue in office until the election of their successors respectively, and shall be eligible for re- election.

18, ( 1 ) At all meetings of the Hoard the President, if present, Chairman.

and if not, then the Vice-president, shall be chairman: Provided New.

that in the absence of the President and Vice-president from any

meeting or part of a meeting one of the other members present shall

be elected by those present to be chairman of the meeting during

such absence.

(2) The chairman shall have a deliberative vote only, and when

the votes are equal for and against a motion no decision shall be

deemed to have been arrived at.

19. (1) The parcels of

land described in the Third Schedule to ~; $ ~, " f ~, " ~ ~: d.

(2) Each member of the Council appointed by the Governor shall, eubject to his earlier death or resignation, hold office for one year from the date of his appointment, bnt shall be removable a t pleasure; and any member so appointed may be re-appointed from time to time.

120, (1) At all meetings of the Council the President if present, Chairman.

and if not, then the Vice-president,, shall be chairman: Provided that in the absence of the President and Vice-president from any meeting or part of a meeting one of the other members present shall be elected by tLe votes of the majority of those present to be chair- man of the meeting during such absence.

(2) The chairman shall have a deliberative vote only, and when the

votes are equal for and against a motion no decision shall be deemed

to have been arrived at.

121. A t all meetings of the Council any five members shall Quorum.

constitute a quorum.

122, (l) The Council may act and may exercise all its powers Councilmay act

notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership; and no act or v,can,,.

notwithstanding

proceeding of the Council shall be invalid or illegal in consequence only of such vacancy existing a t the time of such act or proceeding.

(2) All acts and proceedings of the Council shall, notwithstand- ing the subsequent discovery of any defect in the appointment of an member thereof, or that any member was disqualified or disen-

tit ed to be a member or to act as such, be as valid as if such !i

member had been duly appointed and was qualified and entitled to

be and to act as a member of

the Council.

123, The Council may from time to time make, alter, and Reguletioneas to

rescind regulations, not being inconsistent with this Act, for the fol-

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lowing purposes, or any of them, namely--

1. For prescribing the times and places and notices of its meet-

ings, and of the annual and other meetings of the Associa-

tion:

11. For the conduct of its proceedings and business, and of the

proceedings and business of the Association:

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their control, supervision, and guidance:

IV. For regulating the use of the common seal of the Associa-

tion:

c. For all or any of

the purposes mentioned in section 10.

v]. For fixing the penalties for any breach of any regulation

made under this section, not exceeding the sum of Twenty

Pounds for any one offence:

vrr. For such other purposes as the Governor by Proclamation ill the Govwnment Gazette allows.

Publication and effect

of such regulations

124. ( 1 ) All regulations made by the Council under t,he power conferred by the next preceding section shall-

( a ) Be published in the Government Gazette ;

( b ) Take effect from the date of such publication, or from a later date to be specified therein; and

(c) He laid before both Houses of Parliament within fourteen

days after publication if Parliament is then in Session, and if not, then within fourteen days after the commence- ment of the next session.

('L) Notwithstanding any publication thereof, no regulation shall continue to have any force or effect if the same is disapproved, by resolution of either House of Parliament within thirty davs after such regulation has been laid before Parliament if parliament is so long in Session: Provided that if Parliament is not in Session for thirty days after such regulation has been laid before Parlia- ment, then such regulation shall not continue to have any force or effect if disapproved by either House of Parliament within thirty daysaf ter the commencement of the next Session of Parliament.

Secretary and

125.

( 1 ) T h e O'ouncil shall appoint a secretary, who shall be the

other officers, and

expenses.

secretary of t h e Council and of the Association, and may appoint

such (if any) other officers and servants as it deems necessary for

the transaction and due performance of the business and duties of

the Council and of the Association.

(2) The salaries of such secretary and other officers and servants (if any) shall be fixed by the Council, and such salaries, and the other expenses of the Council and of the Association, may be paid out of any funds in the hands of the Council, whether voted by Parliament or otherwise obtained, for the general purposes of the Council or of the Association or for the benefit of institutes generally.

Secretary to visit

126. I t shall be the duty of such secretary, so far as is consistent

inst itutes.

with the performance of other duties imposed upon him by the

Council -

I. To visit member institutes;

11. To offer advice to member institutes; and

111. To furnish to the Council reports as to such visits.

127. Except

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not in anyway interfere with the control or management by any ~11's powen.

127. Except so far as provided by this Act the Council shall Limitation of Coun-

institute of its affairs or property.

128. All moneys held by the Board at the commencement of How moneys voted

for instituter, to be

this Act, for the benefit of institutes, shall upon such commencement distributed,

be transferred by the Board to the Council.

Such moneys and all c f.

296, 1883-1

moneys voted by the said Parliament, after such commencement,

18(part)-

for the support and maintenance of institutes shall, subject to subsection ( 2 ) of section 125 and unless oth~rwise provided by the said Parliament, be distributed and applied by the Council for the benefit of institutes and the Adelaide Circulating Library in such manner as the Minister directs.

129. All books, pictures, boxes, and other things whatsomer Books, ke.9 for cimu-

lation amongst insti-

which are, at the commencement of this Act, vested in or are in the tutes to be vest01 in

custody of the Board and are used, or intended to be used, for circu- the C3unci1.

lation among institutes or otherwise for the purposes of institutes or Cf. Ibid, S. 15 (part).

any of them, shall upon such commencement become vested in and shall be delivered to the Council, and shall thereafter Le used by the Council in manner aforesaid.

130. All gifts and bequests made to or on behalf or for the GiftsfOrinstitutee

generally to vent in

benefit or purposes of

the Association, or of the Council, or of insti- and be applied by

tutes generally, or of institutes without specifying any particular COucil-

institutes, shall be deemed to be gifts and bequests to the ~ssociation,

c f. 8

20 ( 2 ) (ante).

and shall be applied by the Council for the furtherance of the purposes of institutes generally in such manner as the Council deems best suited to further such purposes.

131. (1) The Council dhall, 011 or before the thirtieth day of Annnal report nnfl

September in each year, report its proceedings during the twelve audit.

('"")a

months endinq on the preceding thirtieth day of June to the Governor,

and a copy of such report shall be laid, as soon as practicable, before

both ~ o u k s

of Parliament.

(2) The accounts of the Council shall, once a t least in every

year, be audited by the Commissioner of Andit, who shall, in respect

of such accounts, have all the powers which may be exercised by

him under

'' The Audit Act, 1882," and any Act for the time being 241 of i s s ~

in force relating to the audit of public accounts. An abstract of such accounts, together with the report of the Commissioner of Audit thereon, shall be laid! as soon as practicable, before both Houses of Parliament.

132. Without in any way, or to any extent, derogating from, Powers and duties of

limiting, or annulling any power or duty conferred or imposed upon Council.

or vested in the Council by this Act, whether in this section speci-

fically mentioned or not, it is hereby declared that the Council shall

have and may, or shall, exercise the following powers and duties in

relation

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applicable, whether member institutes or not,-~li~mel~

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I. The power, from time to time, to call the attention of in&tutea to the requirements of sections 53,55,56,57, and 58, and to the powers conferred by sections 59 and 60, and to any other provisions of this Act, and any other matters which, in the interests of individual institutes or institutes generally or of the Association, the Council deem it ex- pedient to bring before the notice of institutes:

11. The duty to consider rules made under section 59 and

submitted to the Council, and to report thereon to the

Governor:

I I I. The duty to consider applications for reports under sections

64, 74, 81, 91, and 96, and to report thereon to the

institutes applying for the same:

IV. The duty to consider applications for consents to dealings with property of institutes under section 76, and to report thereon to the institutes applying for the same:

v. The duty to consider decisions, submitted to the Council, as to the disposal under section 78 of the property of dissolved institutes, and to report thereon to the trustees of such institutes submitting the same, with power, in the circumstances and to the extent mentioned in the said section, to dispose of such property:

vr. The power, under section 79, to declare institutes dissolved and to deal, under that section, with the property of institutes so dissolved:

v11. The duty to consider applications of institutes for admission as members of the Association:

YIII. The duty to keep a roll of member institutes, with the names of the representatives from time to time a.ppointed by or

for such institutes to attend the meetings of

the Association:

IX. The powers and duties specifically conferred or imposed upon

or vested in the Council by the preceding sections of this

Division:

X. Such other powers and duties as are prescribed by regulations made under section 123; and

Y I. Slich, if any, other powers and duties as before the commence-

ment of this Act, the Board had and might or were required to exercise or discharge, in relation to institutes under the Acts hereby repealed or any of such Acts.

PAFLT

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PART

VI.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Application of

Copyright Act, No

133. In the construction and for the purposes of

The Copy-

95 ot 1878.

right Act, 1878," the expression

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'' Institute," wherever used, shall be taken to mean the Public Act296,1883-4,

Library, under the control of the Board, and the expression '' Board a. 46.

of Governors," or

Board of Governors of the said Institutv," shall

be taken to mean the Board.

134. (1) All proceedings in respect of offences against this Act

offences.

shall be by information, and shall be heard and determined in a sum-

Ihid., s. 47, altered.

mary way before any Special Magistrate or any two Justices of the Peace under Ordinance No. 6 of 1850, or any Act for the time being in force relating to the duties of Justices of the Peace as to summary proceedings.

(2) Such Magistrate or Justices may make any order as to costs which he or they think proper.

(3) All convictions and orders made by such Magistrate or Justices may be enforced as provided by the said Ordinance, or any Act for the time being in force in that behalf, or, a t the option of the Board (if the offence is against Part II., or auy rule, regula- tion, or by-law made under that Part), or of the Council (if the offence is against Part IV. or Part V., or any rule, regulation, or by- law made under either of the two last-mentioned Parts), the fine or penalty may be recovered in any Court of competent jurisdiction by, or by any person authorised by, the Board or the Couqcil (as the case may be), as a debt due to the Board or the Council (as the case may be) or to such authorised person.

135. (1) There shall be an appeal from any conviction under this Appeal.

Act, or from any order dismissing any information for an offence Ibid., a. 48, altered. against this Act, or from any other order on such an information.

(2) Such appeal shall be to the Local Court of Adelaide in its Full Jurisdiction, or to the Local Court of Full Jurisdiction nearest to the place where the offence is alleged to have been committed.

(3) Such appeal shall be regulated by the said Ordinance No. 6

of 1860 arid the Act, No. 298 of 1883-4, or any Act for the time being in force relating to appeals to Local Courts: Provided that the Local Court on such appeal may make such order as to costs as it thinks fit, although such costs exceeded Ten Pounds.

136. An information for any offence against this Act may be laid who may lay infor-

mation.

by or at the instance of

any person.

Ibid., a. 49.

137. One moiety of every fine or penalty recovered for any One moiety of penal-

offence against this Act may, if the Magistrate or Justices so direct, informant.

ties may be paid to the

be paid to the informant.

Ibid., s. 60, altered.

I n the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

DAY H. BOSANQUET, Governor.

THE

VII, No.

The P d l k Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and Institutes

Act .1909.

THE SCHEDULES.

THE PIRS'L' SCHEDULE.

South Australian Institute Act Amendment Act, 1879 .. .. .. ..

No. 151 of

1879

Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery Act, 1883-4

.. .. ..

No. 296 of 1883-1

The Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery Act, 1885. .....

No. 341 of 1885

The lnstitutes Amendment Act, 1888 ...................... No. 434 of 1888

The Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery Act, 1895

.. ..

No. 621 of 1895

l 'he Institutes Mortgage Act, 1893 ........................ No. 696 of 1898

'l'he Institutes Further Amendment Act, 1902 .............. No. 800 of 1902

The Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery Act, 1903.. ....

No. 817 of 1903

The Institutes Further Amendment Act, 1907 .............. No. 937 of 1907

Sec. 10.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD,

Election by the University of Adelaide.

Cf. Act, 296, 1883-4,

1. (a) In these regulations as to the University of Adelaide " prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes and regulations for the time being in force as to the election of members of the Board by the University, whether such statutes and regulations were made under the "South Australian Institute Act Amendment Act, 1879," or are made under this Act, and " University " means the University of

Fint Schedule.

Adelaide.

( b ) In statutes and regulations made under the " South Australian Institute Act Amendment Act, 1879," the expressions " Board " and

Board of Governors"

shall be deemed to mean the Board.

2. The members of the Board to be elected by the University shall be elected in manner prescribed.

A C ~

161, 1879, 8. 1,

3. In the month of October in each year the Council of the University shall convene, in the prescribed manner, a meeting in Adelaide of the University, for the purpose of electing two members of the Board; and whenever the office held by any member elected by the University becomes vacant before the expiration of the year, or other pericd for which he was elected, the said Council shall, in the prescribed manner, convene a meeting of the University for the purpose of electing another member to hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member whose office has become vacant.

altered.

Ibid.l 8. 4,

4. Whenever the prescribed number of members of the University is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding any such meeting, the Council shall, as soon as convenient thereafter, elect two members or a member (as the case may require) of the Board, in such manner as the Council thinks proper.

5. The resiilt of every such election shall be certified to the Go~ernor

under the

hand of the Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor of the University, whose certificate shall

be conclusive as to the matters stated therein, and as to the validity of the election.

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Election by the South Australian Society of Arts, the Royal Society of South Australia, or the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia f South Australian Branch).

l. 'I'hr3 member of the Board to be elected by any of these bodies shall be elected Act2969 1883-4,

in accordance with such regulatioos as are made in that behalf by the electing F1*t Sche!ule.

body under this Act and are for the time being in force: Provided that, until

such regulations are made, such election shall be in accordance with the regulations

in force at the commencement of this Act for the election of a member of the Board*

by the electing body.

2. The result of every such election shall be certified to the Gorenior, under the

hand of the President of the electing body, whose certificate shall be conclasive acl

to the matters stated therein, and as to the validity of the election.

Election by the Adelaide Circulating Libmry.

1. The member of the Board to be elected by the Adelaide Circulating Library Act296, 1883-4,

shall be elected by the members of the said Library at a general or special meeting First Schedule.

called for that purpose, or any adjournment thereof.

2. At such meeting it shall be competent for any member to propose a candidate for membership of the Hoard, provided that such candidate is a member of the said Library, and that his writtcn consent to act as a member of the Board, if elected, is produced to the meeting.

3. If one candidate only is proposed, he ehall be declared by the chairman of the meeting to be duly elected by the said Library as a member of the Board.

4. If more than one candidate is proposed. the meeting shall fix a day (not more than fire days from such meeting) upon which, and a plnEe within the city of Adelaide at which, a poll shall be taken of the members of the said Library.

5. On the day fixed for the poll, the secretary of the said Library, or some person appointed for the purpose by the committee or" the said Library, shall attend at the polling-place, from the hour of 11 o'clock in the forenoon to the hour of 8 o'clock in the evening, and act as returning officer.

6. On the taking of the poll the proposer or seconder of any candidate, or Rome

person appointed in writing by such candidate, may act as a scrutineer on behalf of

such candidate.

7. The voting on the taking of the poll shall be on voting papers prepared by the returning officer for that purpose, which shall be delivered to him on the polling day within the hours aforesaid, or shall be sent through the post and actually received by him prior to the hour of 8 o'clock in the evening of the polling day.

8. The returning officer shall accept the rotes only of such persons as appear by the list of subscribers to the said Library to be members thereof, and who are

entitled to rote a t meetings of

the said Library.

9. Every member shall be entitled to one ~ o t e

and no more.

10. All the arrangements for the taking of the poll and the method of taking and recording the votes shall be made and prescribed by the returning officer.

11. At the close of the poll, or as soon as convenient thereafter, the voting papers shall be counted by the returning officer in the presence of such of the scrutineers as desire to attend; and the candidate for whom the greatest number of votes has been recorded shall be declared by the returning officer to be the member of the Board elected by the Adelaide Circulating Library.

12. The returning officer shall enter in the minute-book of the said Library the names of the candidates at every election, the numbers of rotes recorded for them respectively, and the result of the election.

13. The result of every election by the said Library of a member of the Board shall be certified to the Governor under the seal of the said Library; and such certificate shall be conclusive as to the matters stated therein, and as to the validity of the election.

14. These rules shall also apply to the election by the said Library of a member of the Board to fill a casual vacancy.

Election

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1. The members of the Board to be elected by the'~ssociation

shall be elected in

accordance with such regulations as are made in that behalf by the Council under this Act, and are for the time being in force: Provided that until such regulations are made such election shall be made in the same manner as the election of members of the Council.

2 The result of every such election shall be certified to the Governor, under the hand of the President of the Association. whose certificate shall be conclusive as to the matters stated therein, and as to the validity of the election.

T H E THIRD

SCEIEDULE.

LAND AND BUILDISGS UNDER THE CARE, CONTROL, AND MANAGEMENT

OF THE BOARD,

I. All that piece or parcel cf land situated on the north side of the street or road within the city of Adelaide known as North Terrace, the boundaries whereof are as follows, viz. :-Commencing at the south-east corner at a point on the northern side of North Terrace, city of Adelaide, 100 links west of the south-west corner of University block; thence northerly by a line 100 links west of and parallel to the western boundary of said University block for 348 links; thence westerly at an angle of 89' 47' for 901 links; thence southerly at an angle of 90' 40' for 340 links to the northern side of North Terrace; thence easterly along said side of terrace for 898 links to the point of commencement, together with all buildings now or here- after erected on the said piece of land.

11. All that piece or parcel of land commencing a t the south-west corner of the University block, City of Adelaide; thence northerly for 5134 links; thence westerly at a southern angle of 86' 16' for 77 links; thence south-westerly at a southern angle of 139' 45' for 184 links; thence southerly at an eastern angle of 133O 49' for about 46 links to the ncrthern boundary of land set apart for Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery by Act 296 of 1883-4 ; thence easterly along said boundary to its north-east corner; thence southerly along east boundary of land set apart aforesaid to the north side of North Terrace; thence easterly along said side of terrace to the point of commencement.

111. All that piece of land commencing at the south-west corner of land referred

to in Second Schedule to Act No. 296 of 1883-4 ; thence westerly along the

northern side of North Terrace, City of Adelaide, for about 22ft. to its intersection

to its intersection with the production weet of the northern boundary of land afore-

with the eastern side of Kintore Avenue; thence northerly along said side of avenue

said; thence easterly for about 22ft. to the north-west corner of said land; and

thence southerly along its western boundary to the point of commencement.

Secs. 34, 35.

THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.

RULES OF THE ADELAIDE CIRCULATING LIBRARY.

Persons shall be allowed to become and be subscribers to the Adelaide Circulating Library, subject to the following regulations :-

I. Any person deeiring to become a subscriber to the said Library shall previously insert his name and full address, with particulars of his occupation, in a book to be kept for the purpose at the said Library; and shall also (if required) deposit with the secretary a certificate, signed by two householders of respectability, to the effect that such person is known to them, and is a fit person to be a subscriber to the said Library; and every subscriber shall pay an annual subscription of Twenty Shillings, payable in advance, or a quarterly subscription of Five Shillings, also payable in advance, or such other sum as the Committee from time to time determine:

XI. When

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rr. When any person desires to become a subscriber to the said Library, the secretary, or other officer appointed for the purpose, may admit such person as a subscriber or may, if he sees fit, refuse to receive his subscription pending the decision of the Committee; and the Committee at their next or any subsequent meeting may, a t their discretion, either receive such subscription and admit snch person as a subscriber, or refuse to receive such subscription and to admit uuch person as a subscriber.

111. The committee may, if they see fit, a t any time expel any subscriber guilty

of misconduct:

IT. ( a ) Subscribers to the Library shall be allowed to take out, a t one time, one or more volumes of a single work or of two separate works, or of such greater number of separate works at4 the Committee from time to time determines, for a fixed period, as specified in or on such volume or rolunles: Provided that persons so taking out books shall, if required by the librarian or other officer appointed for the purpose, deposit a sum not exceeding the value of the work or uorke so taken out, to ensure their return, or to be forfeited if such work is not returned;

( h ) If the period fixed for the retention of any book so takm out is exceeded

the librarian may, if he sees fit, give notice thereof in writing to the subscriber so retaining such book, Cnd such subscriber shall thereafter be subject to a fine of Two Pence for every day that he retains such bo )k after the delivery of such notice;

(C)

In the cave of magazines or otherperiodicals, if a t the time of issue thereof the outside cover bears a legible notice, stating the time within which the periodical must be returned, and also stating that failing such return a fine of Two Pence for every day thereafter until the return of the magazine or periodical will be imposed, then any subscriber retaining the same beyond the time so stated shall be subject to the said fines without any further or other notice;

(d) The librarian may, in his discretion, at any time refuse to issue books to a

subscriber who is in arrear with subscription or fines, without prejudice to the claim of the said Library for payment of any subscription or fine then due or to become due.

v. The librarian may, in h i d discretion, refuse to issue any book to any sub- scriber who, or any member of whose family or household, he haL Q reason to believe to be suffering or recovering from any infectious or contagious disorder:

vr. Any subscriber lending t\. book belonging to the said Library to any non-

subscriber, not being a member of such subscriber's household, shall render

himself liable to expulsion:

YII.

If any snbscriber loses any book, the property of the said Library, or has any such book out when it becomes damaged or defaced, he shall be required to pay for a new copy of the same; and if the book so lost, damaged, or defaced is one volume of a set, and i t is found impracticable to replace the said volume, such subscriber shall replace the whole work; but in either case the said subscriber shall be entitled to the damaged or defaced volume or work as soon ar it ie so replaced:

vIrI. No book shall be issued to any subscriber in an imperfect condition, unless a

memorandum is made in such book stating the nature and extent of such imperfection; but, in the event of any book being so issued, or of its receiving damage while in the custody of any subscriber, he shall, on returning such book, call the attention of the librarian to any injury it haw sustaineci; and any subscriber failing to do so shall be held responsible for any such injnry. Nothing in this rule shall be held to diminish thc effect of the next preceding rule:

rx. Any annual subscriber shall be entitled, on payment of double subscription, to take out, a t one time, one or more volumes of twice the number of works that a subscriber of a single subscription muy take out, and to retain such volumes so taken out for twice the number of days notified therein or thereon respectively, except in case of a volume which has been added to the library within the preceding twelve months, in which case the ordinary number of days only shall be allowed: a. All

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X. All entries by the librarian, secretary, or other person appointed or authorised in that behalf, made in the issue-book of the Library, relating to the loan of any book to any subscriber, shall be good and sufficient prim& facie evidence that the book mentioned in snch entry was lent a t the time and to the person mentioned in such entry; and if, within one month from the time at which such book ought to have been returned by such subscriber, there is no entry made in the issue-book of such return, such subscriber shall be conclusively deemed to have lost or kept such book:

xr. If any subscriber carelessly or negligently permits or suffers any book be- longing to the Library to be sold or dispo~ed of when in his possession or custody, he shall be subject to a fine of not less than One Pound nor more than Five Pounds, which fine the committee is hereby empowered to impose

by notice in writing to such ~ubscriber

:

XII. In the event of any subscriber making special application in writing for the

use of several works, for the purpose of study, the secretary may, in his

discretion, grant the same for a period not exceeding fourteen days:

X I X I. The committee may, if they see fit, once in every year, call in all books in

circulation, and suspend the issue of books for a period not exceeding

twenty-one days, and during that period close the said Library:

xrv. The said Library shall (subject to rule XIII.) be open to subscribers (except on public holidays) from half-past nine o'clock in the morning until half- past six o'clock in the evening on every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and from half-past nine o'clock in the morning until eight o'clock in the evening on every Wednesday and Saturday: Provided that the Committee may from time to time appoint such other times as they deem fit during which the said library shall be so open:

xv. All fines and penalties imposed under the foregoing rules in this Schedule contained, or to which any person is subject under such rules, may he recovered by the Committee as a debt due to the said Library in any Court of competent jurisdiction; and the Committee may, in their discretion, remit or mitigate any such fines or penalties, if the circumstances of the case appear to them to warrant such remission or mitigation:

xvl. The Committee may, from time to time, make any arrangements in writing, which they in their discretion consider fit and reasonable, with any country and suburban institutes for the loan to such institutes of books belonging to the said Library:

x v ~ r.

(a ) The Committee may issue tickets, without charge, to scholars attending the public schools under the Education Acts situated within that part of the City of Adelaide which lies to the south ol the River 'l'orrens:

(b) Each such ticket shall be tenable for one year from the date thereof:

Provided that the Committee may cancel any such ticket if they deem the holder an unfit person to enjoy the privileges thereby conferred, whereupon such ticket shall cease to be in force:

(c) Not more than two of such tickets shall be held at the same time by scholars attending the same school, and not more than one male scholar nor more than one female scholar attending the same school shall hold such tickets at the same time:

(d) The holder of each such ticket shall, whilst the same is in force, be entitled to all the rights of a subscriber to the said Library, except the rights of voting and holding ofice, and shall, except as aforesaid, be subject to all the rules of the said Library as though he were a sub- scriber thereto:

xv111. In these rules, except where a contrary intention appears,

book " or

" books" includes a magazine or periodical, or magazines and periodi-

cals, as the case may require.

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Sec. 63.

Memorial of the names of Trustee (or Trustees, as the case may be) of the [name of

I~&stitute]

Institute, pursuant to the Public Library, Museum, and Art

Gallery, and lnstitutes Act, 1909.

1

Names of Trustee or Trustees.

Address.

I

Occupation.

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[Signatures of Trustees or Trustee.]

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Trustees (or Trustee, as

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

the case may be).

[ fu l l name, address, a n d occupation] make oath and say that I was present

and did see the foregoing memorial signed by the above-named Trustee (or Trusteea

respectively, as the case may be) whose names appear thereto.

I

Sworn at

this

day of

before me.

Justice of the Peace in and for the State of South Australia (or Com- missioner for taking affidavits in the Supreme Court of the State of South Australia).

THE SIXTH SCHEDULE.

8ec. 65.

PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND ART GALLERY, AND INSTITUTES ACT, 1909.

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Description of real estate,

Encumbrancee.

stating number or die-

tinguiehing mark of

Description

Names, addresses,

[State nature of

allotment, acre, or eec-

of

descriptions, and

snaumbranc~s

tion, and name of

county

buildings

occupations of

and the mount

and hundred or city,

thereon.

the trustees.

thereof;

orif

town,ortownshipwhere

none, #tale the

situated; also area.

f ~ t. 1

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day of

[Signcctures of Trustees or Trustee.]

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Trustees or Trustee.

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FORM OF RESOLUTION.

That the

Institute hereby delegates to its committee for the time

being its power to appoint representatives to attend the meetings of The Institutes

Association of South Australia, Incorporated.

[N.B.-The

terms of the resolution as prescribed must be adhered to.]

CERTIFICATE OF THE PASSING OF TEE RESOLUTION.

The

Institute.

At an ordinary (or special) general meeting of the members of the abore-

named Institute, summoned and duly held according to the rules for t h t time being

in force for the government of the Institute, on the day of l

19,

the following resoiution was duly passed. namely :-

[Set out the r e d u t t o ~ ~

as passed.1

Dated this

day of

19

.

, Chairman of

the Meeting.

, Secretary of the above-named Institute

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By authority, R. E. E. Itooms, Acting Government Printer, North Terrace.

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