(1) Every District Library Authority shall consist of,-
(a) the Deputy Commissioner of the district who shall ex-officio be the Chairman of the Authority;
1[(b) the Deputy Director of Public Instructions incharge of the district;]1
1. Substituted by Act 45 of 1976 w.e.f. 5.6.1976
(c) two persons elected from among its members by the District Development Council;
(d) one person elected from among its members by each municipal council or other municipal body in the district with jurisdiction over a municipal area other than an area for which a City Library Authority is established having a population of not less than fifty thousand;
(e) two persons nominated by the State Government from among the members of municipal councils or other municipal bodies in the district with jurisdiction over a municipal area having a population of less than fifty thousand;
(f) one person nominated by the council of the District Branch, if any, of the 1[Karnataka Library Association]1;
1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973
(g) one person nominated by the State Government from among the members of the Taluk Development Boards in the district;
(h) two persons nominated by the State Government from among the members of the village panchayats and town panchayats in the district;
(i) two persons nominated by the State Government from among the members of the governing bodies of aided libraries in the district;
(j) a Principal of a First Grade College in the district nominated ex-officio by the State Government ;
(k) a Headmaster of a High School in the district nominated ex-officio by the State Government ;
(l) an officer of the Department of Public Instruction having jurisdiction over the district or a part thereof nominated ex-officio by the State Government;
(m) three persons nominated by the State Government from among persons ordinarily resident in the district;
(2) The Vice-Chairman of the District Library Authority shall be elected by the members from among themselves.
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(3) The Chief Librarian of the district shall ex-officio be the Secretary of the District Library Authority and of the Committees of the said Authority;