41:. The governor had purchased 509 books to be used as a resource for the Ohio State Legislature. Mr. Harper was paid $ 2.00 per day for each day the legislature was in session. The second librarian was appointed by a senator in 1820. In 1823 the Ohio legislature passed a law defining the term of state librarian as three years with an annual salary of $ 200.
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