Sec. 456. Protection of the books and other property in
the city public library and to punish all who shall
wilfully remove the same therefrom or who shall
fail to return the same after receiving notice from
the librarian.
Any person who wilfully, maliciously, or wantonly writes upon,
injures, defaces, tears, cuts or destroys any book, plat, picture,
engraving, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, manuscript or
other property belonging to the City Public Library or wilfully
and without authority remove any book or other property from
the City Public Library shall be punished by a fine of not less
than $2.50 or more than $100.00.
Any person having in his possession any book or other property
of the City Public Library which he shall fail to return
within one week after receiving notice in writing from the librarian
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $25.00; but
if such book shall be lost or destroyed such person may, within
two weeks after being notified to return said book, pay to the
City Librarian the value of such book, the value to be determined
by the Library Board.
