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The doors shall be permanently closed at 5 p. m. 

 The business offices are open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. 

 The work rooms and shops are open from 7.30 a. m. to 4.30 p. m. 

 No smoking will be allowed in the public halls. 

 No dogs will be admitted to the exhibition halls. 

 Canes and packages will be deposited with the janitor. 

 Employees of the Museum are forbidden under penalty of discharge 

 to receive fees from visitors. 



CXXXVIII. 



Access to the Building after Office Hours. — After the buildings are 

 closed in the afternoon, and nntil the hour of opening, the watchmen 

 are forbidden, under penalty of dismissal, to allow to remain, or to en- 

 ter, any persons whose names are not upon the lists furnished them, or 

 who are not provided with a properly certified pass. This rule applies 

 to Sundays and other days when the Museum is closed. No exceptions 

 can be made in favor of friends of the watchmen. 



The main entrance of the Museum building will be kept closed except 

 during hours of public admission, and access to the building can be 

 gained only by ringing the bell at the entrance to the Northwest 

 I)avilion. Every person admitted to the building, when closed, shall 

 register his name upon a special record kept for the purpose, and the 

 watchman is required to note opposite his name the hours of his admis- 

 sion and departure. When a jierson whose name is on the list is accom- 

 panied by a friend, he must sign his own name underneath that of his 

 friend preceded by the words "Introduced by." 



CXXXIX. 



Removal of Property. — No Museum property shall be removed from 

 the buildings except upon the presentation of a written order signed by 

 the Director of the Museum, the Assistant Director, or the Chief Clerk 

 of the Smithsonian Institution. 



The Janitors shall be instructed to detain packages, unless the bearer 

 presents a permit signed by some officer whose name is on his permit- 

 list. These permits shall be filed. 



These rules do not apply to boxes and packages leaving the buildings 

 under the management of the Eegistrar. 



CXL. 



Approvals. — Requisitions for supplies shall require the approval of the 

 chief of the department for which they are needed. 



The written indorsement of the Director or the Assistant Director shall 

 be necessary before proceeding with — 



(1.) Any changes in arrangement or decoration of the buildings. 

 (2.) Any changes in the use or occupanc}^ of apartments. 



(527) 



