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Section 6. The Library Committee shall consist of three members, 

 who shall have charge of all books belonging to or deposited with the 

 Academy, and shall have power to make such exchanges of duplicates 

 as may appear desirable. 



Section 7. All committees must report in writing, and every report 

 must be signed by a majority of the committee offering it. All special 

 committees must report at the regular meeting next succeeding their 

 appointment. 



The President shall be, ex-officio, a consulting member of all standing 

 committees, and authorized to be present at their meetings, but shall 

 not be entitled to a vote. 



Article IV.— MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. 



Section 1. All members, and the public generally, shall have access 

 to the museum at such times and under such regulations as the Board 

 shall determine. 



Section 2. No specimens shall be removed from the museum with- 

 out leave of the Curator and committee of the department to which 

 they belong, who shall take a receipt for the same and be responsible 

 for their return in good order. 



Section j. The Rules and Regulations for the use of the library 

 shall be printed and exposed in the library rooms. 



Section 4. None but members of the Academy shall be entitled to 

 the use of the library; but the Librarian may, at his discretion, permit 

 persons not members to consult the books at the rooms of the asso- 

 ciation. 



Section 3. Books on deposit shall not be taken from the Academy 

 rooms without the consent of the owner, and periodical and new pub- 

 lications shall remain on the tables for one month after their reception. 



Section 6. The Librarian or Curator may allow members to draw 

 books from the library for the purpose of study, or in the preparation 

 of papers, and when books are so drawn, the Librarian or the Curator 

 shall record in a book for the purpose, the title of the volume, name of 

 drawer, and date of drawing, and. on its return, the date of return. 



Section 7. Books shall not be kept out longer than one calendar 

 month at a time, and may be called in sooner by the Librarian. 



Section 8. No person shall retain more than two volumes at any 

 one time, and books returned shall not be redrawn by the same person 

 before three days after their return. 



