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of all the property of the Academy entrusted to him, and the character 

 of the investments. 



Article 6. The Financial Year of the Academy shall begin with 

 the first day of April. 



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

 in the name of the Academy, unless in accordance with a previous 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 approval 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 

 he 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 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, 



