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the sum of 25 cents; and for each non-attendance of anj member of the 

 Board of Directors at any regular meeting of said Board, such member shall 

 forfeit and pay to the treasurer of the society the sum of 25 cents : Provided, 

 however, That the society in the former case, and the board in the latter, may 

 excuse such absentees from such forfeiture, for good reasons shown. 



5th. It shall be the duty of the Librarian of this society to subscribe for 

 all such books and periodicals for the use of said society as are ordered by the 

 society, and for which money in the hands of the treasurer not otherwise ap- 

 propriated, shall be appropriated by this society at their monthly meetings in 

 December. 



The said Librarian shall keep said books and periodicals for the use of, and 

 for circulation among the members of this society, and none others. He shall 

 keep a register of the receipt and returns of all such books and periodicals, 

 which are hereby made returnable every four weeks. 



No member shall be allowed to take from the library or retain during the 

 same time more than one book, and one number of a periodical. And any 

 member losing, destroying, or injuring any such book or periodical, shall pay 

 ' the fair damage to the librarian for the use of the society. 



Any member who shall fail to return any book or periodical on or before the 

 return day, shall forfeit and pay to the librarian the sum of ten cents, for the 

 use of the society ; all which forfeitures and damages so collected by the li- 

 brarian shall be paid over to the treasurer, and his receipt taken for the same, 

 and by said librarian filed and kept in his office. Provided further. That the 

 society may, for good cause, remit a forfeiture for not returning a book or 

 periodical at the proper time. 



It shall also be the duty of said librarian to report fully once every year 

 the whole of his official transactions to the society. 



6th. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of this society to safely keep the 

 moneys coming into his hands, and disburse the same on the order or warrant 

 drawn on him by the Secretary, signed by the President and countersigned 

 by said Secretary ; and annually make full report of the financial condition 

 of the society. 



7th. Neither the President and Secretary, nor either of them, shall draw 

 such warrant on the Treasurer for moneys unless the society shall have previ- 

 ously ordered such warrant, and made the specified appropriation of money. 



