CHAPTER 475

An Act to amend and reenact § 42-9, as amended, of the Code of Virginia,
relating to board of trustees of county and regional library systems.

(S 395]
Approved April 4, 1966

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 42-9, as amended of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 42-9. The management and control of a county free library system
shall be vested in a board of five trustees. In a county free library system
they shall be appointed by the judge of the circuit court of such county,
chosen from the citizens at large with reference to their fitness for such of-
fice, one of whom shall be the superintendent or the assistant superintendent
of public schools of such county. Such trustees, other than the superintend-
ent or the assistant superintendent of schools, shall be appointed in the
beginning for terms of one, two, three and four years, respectively, and
thereafter for terms of four years, provided, however, that in any county
having the county executive form of organization and government pro-
vided for in §§ 15.1-588 through 15.1-621, and in any county having
the county manager form of organization and government provided for in
§§ 15.1-622 through 15.1-660, such appointments may be made by the
governing body of such county. In a regional free library system they shall
be appointed by the judge or judges of the circuit court or courts in such
region, one member being a superintendent or the assistant superintendent
of public schools. Such trustees other than the superintendent or the
assistant superintendent of public schools shall be appointed in the be-
ginning for terms of one, two, three and four years, respectively, and
thereafter for a term of four years; but in the case of a regional library
the judge or judges may provide for the service in rotation of each of the
several superintendents or the assistant superintendents of public schools.
Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms as soon as possible in the
manner in which members of the board are regularly chosen. No ap-
pointive member shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms.
A trustee shall not receive a salary or other compensation for services as
trustee but necessary expenses actually incurred shall be paid from the
library fund. A library trustee may be removed for misconduct or neglect
of duty by the judge, judges or governing body making the appointment.
The trustees shall, immediately after appointment, meet and adopt such
by-laws, rules and regulations for their own guidance and for the govern-
ment of the county free library system or regional free library system
as may be expedient. They shall have control of the expenditures of all
moneys credited to the county free library fund or the regional free library
fund. The board of trustees shall have the right to accept donations and
bequests of money, personal property, or real estate for the establishment
and maintenance of such county free library systems or regional free
library systems or endowments for same.
An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.