State Act

THE KARNATAKA PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT, 1965

17. Composition of City Library Authorities.- (1) Every City Library Authority shall consist of,- (a) the Mayor of the municipal corporation or the President of the municipal council or other municipal body of the City who shall ex-officio be the Chairman of the Authority; (b) a principal of a First Grade College in the city nominated ex-officio by the State Government, who shall be the Vice-Chairman of the Authority; (c) two persons elected by the municipal corporation, municipal council or other municipal body of the city from among its members; (d) one person nominated by the State Government from among the members of governing bodies of aided libraries in the city; (e) a Headmaster of a High School in the city nominated ex-officio by the State Government; (f) one person nominated by the council of the city branch, if any, of the 1[Karnataka Library Association]1; (g) an officer of the Department of Public Instruction having jurisdiction over the city, nominated ex-officio by the State Government. (h) two persons nominated by the State Government from among persons ordinarily resident in the city. (2) The Chief Librarian of the city shall ex-officio be the Secretary of the City Library Authority and of the Committees of the said Authority.