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ORDINANCE 140. 5829
At4 0RDINAAICE AU 1.OTRIZING THE RESTORATION
OF TIC OLD ARSENAL BUILDING INTO A
17TSM11 OF NATURAL HISTORY A14D ANTIQUITIES
UPON LAND OWNED BY THE CITY IN THE LITTLE
ROCK CITY PARK; PROVIDING FCP, TIE SELECTION
OF A BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOP. TNT' T;ANAGEMENT
AND CONTROL OF SAID MUSEUM: PROVIDING FOR
TAE I:',1,,'YBERSHIP OF THE BOARD: AND FOR OTHER
PQRPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKA14SAS
Section 1. Sufficient funds have been pledged from private sources and from
Federal aid to insure the cost of the Restoration and Remodeling of the said
building, including a heatinp plant and lighting facilitiesm as per plans sub-
mitted by Mr. H. Ray Burks, Architect, The Mayor is hereby authorized to allow
the Restoration and Remodeling of said building upon City property located in
the Little Rock City Park, to be converted into a Museum of Natural History and
Antiquities, provided that said building shall be completed vri_thout any cost to
the City* of Little pock. And the City of Little Rock hereby expressly exempts
itself from any and all liability which might arise by virtua of the construction
of said building; it beinP7 expressly* understood that said building is to be
completed without any cost to the City of Little Rock.
Section 2. Upon the completion of said building free of all encumbrance and
charges the same shall then revert to and become the property of the City* of
Little Rock, provided that upon the completion of said building free of encumbrance
and cost to the Cit�r of Little Rock that the said City of Little Rock by the
passage of this ordinance does agree to devote this building in perpetuity for the
purpose named and to assume the cost of maintenance of said museum and its exhibits,
it being expressly understood that the cost of maintenance will include the light-
ing, heating, cleaning, necessary caretaking and supervision of the building and
the exhibits.
Section 3. The exclusive management and control of said R'useum of Natural
History* and Antiquities is hereby- vested in a Board of Trustees to be composed of
five (5) members as follows to- merit:
The Yayor of the City of Little Rock shall be ex- officio members of said
Board of Trustees.
. p, :ter_ Ga`. L.. _. t 1C,
.;.Allsap is,.,hereby desi - nated a life member -c3` said.bar ovidod that !!
upon,lii death or resignation'14is successpr shall be elected for a terr,of four (4)
yeears an thereafter'-,such term of office shall be for a period of four (4) years.
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.eta -??iz - ks"'i "s "hereby elected a member of sF -id hoard for a perioc'ryof two (2)
'8'71
_rs J�..=:�. T lerehy- electd `a member of said Board for 'a period of three_,,..
°7ears .
I' �r.�,,...Bernie Babcock - -is hereby- elected ' a comber of said "R68Lrd ' for a period of
..four - -(4 )� .gears
Upon the expiration of the term of office of the members hereinabove designated
the term of office of the successors shall be for a period of four (4
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such elected shall be,�
resignation or disqualification of any Trustee his successor sha11? -1519
fill out the unexpired term of the Trustee succeeded,
Section 4. The members of the Board of Trustees shall serve
years an�'
pon death,
lected to
pay or a ...
compensation in any form. Irmediately upon the appointments of s d.,ABoard of
trustees thetr shall proceed to organize by the election of a Chairm4 and Secretary \
and such other officers as the members of said Board may deem ne ce s Vxy,�,. -- `The Board
of Trustees shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations governing the
management and the operation of said Kuseum of Natural Hi story.
The Board of Trustees shall annually make a report showing the work and activity
of the Board for the -rear.
Section 5. That the building is to be the home and meeting place of the Juseugi
of Natural History and Antiquities at all times. It will continue its work of
promotion and perpetuation of a Museum spirit and the collection of relics and
antiques for the building.
Section 6. If the City fails or refuses to provide for necessary Hinds to
care for the maintenance of the said Yuseum of 14atural History and Antiquities then
in that event after the expiration of thirty (30) days notice to the City Council
that such failure or refusal exists, the maintenance of s,-id building may be assumed
and taken over b,r the Yuseum of Natural History and Antiquities„
Sect!-on 7. ' L REAS the Restoration of said T us eum of 1'latural History and
Antiquities will provide employment for persons now unemployed and in addition will
provide the the cultural development of the citizens of the Cit-r of Little Rock
the same is found to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety and an emergency is therefore declared to exist and this
ordinance shall be in full force and effect ffom and a
Passed: Decemb r lath, 1939 Appr
Att e p
City Clerk