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of all the property of the Actuleiny entrusted to liiiii, and the eluiracter 

 of the investments. 



Article G. The Financial Year of the Academy shall begin with 

 the first day of Ai)ril. 



Article 7. No person or committee shall incur any debt or 

 liability in the name of the Academy, unless in accordance with a 

 pre\ious vote and appropriation therefor by the Academy or the 

 Council, or sell or otherwise dispose of any property of the Academy, 

 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 L The Librarian shall ha\e charge of the printetl books, 

 keep a correct catalogue thereof, and pro\'ide 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 Librar\' shall be receipted for to 

 the Librarian or liis assistant. 



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

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

 injured, the Fellow to whom it stands charged shall replace it by a new 

 volume or by a new set, if it l>elongs to a set, or pay the current price 

 thereof to the Librarian, whereupon the remainder of the .set, if any. 



