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except cash or invested funds, without the previous consent and ap- 

 proval of the Council. 



See Chap. ii. art. 4, 5; chap. vi. art. 2; chap. ix. art. 6; chap. x. art. 

 1, 2, 3; chap. xi. art. 1. 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Librarian and the Library. 



Article 1. The Librarian shall have charge of the printed books, 

 keep a correct catalogue thereof, and provide for their delivery from 

 the Library. 



At the Annual Meeting, as Chairman of the Committee on the Li- 

 brary, he shall make a Report on its condition. 



Article 2. In conjunction with the Committee on the Library he 

 shall have authority to expend such sums as may be appropriated by 

 the Academy for the purchase of books, periodicals, etc., and for de- 

 fraying other necessary expenses connected with the Library. 



Article 3. All books procured from the income of the Rumford 

 Fund or of other special Funds shall contain a book-plate expressing 

 the fact. 



Article 4. Books taken from the Library shall be receipted for to 

 the Librarian or his assistant. 



Article 5. Books shall be returned in good order, regard being had 

 .'to necessary wear with good usage. If any book shall be lost or 

 injured, the Fellow or Resident Associate to whom it stands charged 

 shall replace it by a new volume or by a new set, if it belongs to a set, 

 or pay the current price thereof to the Librarian, whereupon the 

 remainder of the set, if any, shall be delivered to the Fellow or Resi- 

 dent Associate so paying, unless such remainder be valuable by reason 

 of association. 



Article 6. All books shall be returned to the Library for examina- 

 tion at least one week before the Aimual Meeting. 



Article 7. The Librarian shall have the custody of the Publica- 

 tions of the Academy. With the advice and consent of the President, 

 he may effect exchanges with other associations. 

 See Chap. ii. art. 6; chap. x. art. 1, 2. 



