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law of December 2, 1947
PUBLIC LIBRARIES. †" They are entitled to use the Dewey system in the bibliographic classification.
ENRIQUE HERTZOG G.
CONSTITUTIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPAsBLICA
For how much, the Honorable National Congress has sanctioned the following Law:
THE H. NATIONAL CONGRESS
DECCRETA:
ArtA-culo lo†" The libraries of public offices and universities and schools, have the power to use the bibliographic classification systems of Dewey, the Brussels-based BibliogrA Institute or the Library of the Washington Congress.
ArtA-ass 2o. †" The annual tax of Five Bolivians (Bs) is created. 5. †") per inhabitant, throughout the territory of the Republic, to stop from the 21 years of age, for the following purposes;
a) The collection of the 1948 and 1949 years, for the sending of three becados who study the science of Librarian, in the Republic of Argentina, Brazil and the United States, and for the construction of the building of the Library and the National Archives;
b) The collection of 1950 onwards, for the operation of the Institute of Librarian-a Annex to the National Library, and the balance is allocated equally to all Departments of the Republic for the foundation and increase of popular libraries, corresponding to 50% of the respective share to the capitals and the other 50% to the provinces.
ArtA-culo 3o †" It is determined that, from January of January 1948, the Library and the National Archive, will depend on the technical and administrative of the University of San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca.
Communal-be to the Executive Branch for the constitutional purposes.
Session of the H. National Congress.
La Paz, November 17, 1947.
M. Urriolagoitia. †" A. LandA-var Ribera. †" M. Mogro Moreno, Senator Secretary. †" P. Saucedo BarberA-, Senator Secretary. †"P. MontaA ± o Diputado Secretariariâ€" A. Camacho Pábércel, Deputy Secretary
FOR TANTO: the law for the law of the Republic of the Republic to be held and complied with as Law of the Republic
Palace of Government, in the city of La Paz, at the two days of December of a thousand nine hundred and forty seven years.
E. HERTZOG. †" A. Alba.