Nominations for officers. It was Voted, That the ex-presidents present at the meeting be appointed a committee to submit nominations for officers for 1901-2. This committee reported at a later session of the Council, and the nominations submitted were adopted, with the provision that the ticket include also without distinction names sent in on nominations signed by five members of the Association.
By-laws. H. M. Utley, chairman of the Committee on By-laws, reported the draft of by-laws prepared by that committee. This was discussed and amended, each section being separately considered and voted upon. It was Voted, That the entire body of by-laws, as amended, be adopted, subject to such arrangement of sections as may be made by the president and secretary.
The by-laws were later presented to the Association in general meeting. (See Proceedings, p. 129.)
Endowment Fund and Publishing Board. Charles C. Soule, trustee of the Endowment Fund, reported that the income of the fund now on hand and to accrue during the year amounted to about $1000, and recommended that the sum of $500 be added to the principal of the fund, unless required by the Publishing Board or for other purposes of the Association.
W. I. Fletcher, for the Publishing Board, stated that the board would need during the ensuing year an appropriation as ample as could be secured; and it was Voted:
That the trustees of the Endowment Fund be authorized to transfer to the Publishing Board the income of the Endowment Fund now on hand and to accrue during the coming year.
Reduced postal and express rates on library books. Recommendations were submitted from the Round Table Meeting on state library commissions, as follows:
1, That the Council be requested to arrange for securing reduced rates from the express companies for travelling libraries;
2, That the Council be requested to give its support to the Jenkins bill providing for the transmission of library books by rural free delivery;
3, That the Council be requested to actively interest itself in securing lower postage rates on library books.