as ▁and ▁Pan ch ay ats . ▁Those ▁bodies ▁rem it ▁the ▁tax ▁to ▁their ▁Local ▁Library ▁Association ▁( LL A ), ▁which ▁oper ates ▁as ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁organisation ▁at ▁the ▁mid - t ier ▁District ▁administrative ▁level . ▁The ▁rate ▁of ▁tax ation ▁is ▁fixed ▁in ▁law ▁but ▁the ▁L LA ▁can ▁request ▁a ▁higher ▁rate ▁if ▁the ▁State ▁government ▁agre es ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁State ▁government ▁matches ▁the ▁funds ▁generated ▁by ▁the ▁c ess . ▁The ▁L LA ▁determ ines ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁libraries ▁under ▁its ▁control . ▁ ▁C ities ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁must ▁have ▁a ▁central ▁library ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁and ▁prov isions ▁exist ▁for ▁expansion ▁to ▁include ▁branch ▁libraries ▁and ▁other ▁means ▁of ▁de vol ved ▁access ▁if ▁demand ▁should ▁require ▁such . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁libraries ▁that ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁L LA , ▁the ▁Act ▁provides ▁for ▁a ▁register ▁of ▁other ▁libraries . ▁This ▁is ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁D PL , ▁who ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁issue ▁gr ants ▁from ▁State ▁resources ▁to ▁those ▁institutions ▁listed . ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mad ras , ▁these ▁gr ants ▁cannot ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁c ess ▁collected ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Further ▁resources ▁are ▁obtained ▁by ▁a ▁modification ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁Act . ▁The ▁Press ▁and ▁Reg istration ▁of ▁Books ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁is ▁am ended ▁such ▁that ▁a ▁situation ▁somewhat ▁a kin ▁to