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being had to the necessary wear of the book with good usage. 

 And if any book shall be lost or injured, the person to whom 

 it stands charged shall replace it by a new volume or set, if 

 it belong to a set, or pay the current price of the volume or 

 set to the Librarian ; and thereupon the remainder of the set, 

 if the volume belonged to a set, shall be delivered to the 

 person so paying for the same. 



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

 tion, at least one week before the Annual Meeting. 



CHAPTER Vm. 



OF MEETING^S. 



1. There shall be annually four stated meetings of the 

 Academy ; namely, on the day next preceding the last 

 Wednesday in May (the Annual Meeting), on the second 

 Wednesday in October, on the second Wednesday in Janu- 

 ary, and on the second Wednesday in March ; to be held 

 in the Hall of the Academy, in Boston. At these meetings 

 only, or at meetings adjourned from these and regularly noti- 

 fied, shall appropriations of money be made, or alterations of 

 the statutes or standing votes of the Academy be effected. 



2. Fifteen Fellows shall constitute a quorum for the trans- 

 action of business at a stated meeting. Seven Fellows shall 

 be sufficient to constitute a meeting for scientific communica- 

 tions and discussions. 



3. The Recording Secretary shall notify the meetings of 

 the Academy to each Fellow residing in Boston and the 

 vicinity ; and he may cause the meetings to be advertised, 

 whenever he deems such further notice to be needful. 



