Abstract: A paper sheet takeout apparatus has an eccentric roller rotatably supported and placed against one side of a stack of paper sheets. The roller feeds the paper sheets one-by-one. The stacked paper sheets are urged toward the eccentric roller by a backup member. The back up member is urged toward the stacked paper sheets by a base member. There is provided an absorbing member between the backup member and the base member. During the takeout operation, the backup member vibrates due to the eccentric rotation of the eccentric roller. With the absorbing member, such as a coil spring between the backup member and the base member, vibrations are absorbed so as to continuously take sheets out one-by-one.