Sdcct Comyjuinkationsfrom various Book-Societies. 673 



per quarter, but has been lately raifed 

 to 45., which final! fum has hitherto 

 enabled us to procure books, or lets, of 

 the value of 31. 5s., and even 61. 6s. 

 Half the money is indeed furc of being 

 at Icaft returned, as every pi-oprietor of 

 a book mull (by the IGth rule), at the 

 iiile of it when done with, fet it up at 

 half price, and take it if no one bids 

 more ; and by means of forfeits for 

 keeping books over time, and not at- 

 tcndin;^ the meetings of the fociety, tnc 

 fubfcription is much iacreafed. 



Tlie only material alteration fmce the 

 printing of the rules, has been the abo- ' 

 lition of the monthly meetings, and 

 laifmg the fine for not attending the quar- 

 terly meetings (at which we now do all 

 the bufmels) to '2s. 6d. 



I am yours, &c. 

 Chichejler, Jidi/ '23, 180t>. Senex, 



THE ciiicnESTrn book society. 



1. The fociety to confift of not more 

 than twelve members, each paying los. 6cl. 

 at his firft entrance, anj 4s. per cjuarter af- 

 terwards. 



3. The members to take the office of 

 fteward in turn and regular rotation, for three 

 months, at whofe houfc (if in Chichefter) 

 the other members are to meet the firft Wed- 

 nefday in every month, from eight till nine 

 in the evening, to infpeft the accouurs, order 

 new hooks, &c. j except on the firft Wed- 

 nefday in every quarter, when the other 

 members are to dine with the fteward. 

 Whenever, however, the fteward (hji'.l "Ot 

 be relidcnt in Chichefter, then the quarterly 

 meetings only to be held at his hout^e, and 

 the other meetings at fome room to be ap- 

 pointed by him in Chichefter. Alfo, in 

 cafe of the firft Wednrfday in any quarter 

 coincidirtg wi'h the quarterly meeting of the 

 farmers' club at the Swan and Dolphin inns, 

 then it (hall be held either on the Wednefdjy 

 following inftead, or on the firft vVednefday 

 in the fecond month of the quarter, chang- 

 ing with the monthly meeting. ' 



3. Every member living ^n Chichefter, to 

 • forfeit 6d. for each non attendance at the 



monthly meetings before nine in the evening 

 by the Crofs clock, and is 6d. for not at- 

 tending each quarterly meeting, unlefs pre- 

 vented by illnefs or profcllinnal bulinefs. 

 Members not refident in Chichefter to be ex- 

 cufed from attending the monthly meetings, 

 but to pay 7S. 6d. for every non attendance 

 at the quarterly meetings, unlefs preventid 

 as aforefiid. 



4. The fteward (either himfelf, or by 

 proxy) to fend cards to all the members, at 

 leaft twf) days before each monthly, and fix 

 days before each quarterly meet.ng, with 

 notice of the books to be fold at the latter (if 

 any), fpecifying aifo the piinie colls of 



each ; or forfeit is. for not giving timely no- 

 tice, and js. 6d. for omitting to fend out 

 cards at all. 



5. A treafurer to be alfo appointed, to hold 

 his office annually, or at pleafure of the fo- 

 ciety ; who (befides keeping the accounts of 

 the fociety, and entering the proceedings, 

 &c. at each meeting) ii to fend for the book* 

 ordered, cover them properly, with the order 

 of circulation annexed thereon, and fend 

 them out accordingly,' having the privilege 

 of reading any book himfelf firft. 



6. Books, or fets of books, not exceeding 

 one guinea in value, (that have been pub- 

 lillied within feven years psft,) on being prc» 

 poled at any meeting, and approved of by any 

 three members (including the propofer), to 

 be immediately fent for, in hoards, by the 

 treafufcr, and put into circulation Books 

 exceeding that value not to be procured, un- 

 lefs approved of by at leaft five members; 

 and books above two guineas value to be ap- 

 proved of by a majority of the fociety. Alfa 

 (in order that the ftock may not be reduced 

 too low by ordering cxpenfive books) any 

 member propofing a book, or (st, of the price 

 of three guineas, or upwards, is to depofit 

 half the value (if required) in the trea- 

 furer's Iwnds, to be repaid him when it come* 

 to be fold. 



7. Books not exceeding 2oe. in value, to 

 be fent for immediately, on being propofed by 

 any member, and approved of by two others, 

 without waiting till the next monthly meet- 

 ing. Should however, at any time, the ftocit 

 be nearly exhaulted, the treafurer is then to 

 give notice to the memoers, and not order 

 more books than there is money in hand, with 

 the arrears due, to pay x'or. 



8. The MTi". of keeping caeh book to be 

 fixed by the treafurer, and exprelTed upon the 

 order of circulation, allowing about five days 

 for every 200 p.iges, cammoii printing. Clofe 

 ditto, or large typfs and vviae margins, to be 

 varied as to tim= accordingly. 



9. Every new book (in general) to be fent 

 to the propofer of it firft, and forwarded by 

 him to the next on the lift, and fo on ; fiich 

 propofer being allowed to k«ep it double the 

 time mentioned on the order. In cafe, how- 

 ever, of there being more than one volumej 

 the firft only is to be kept double time. 



10. In cafe of two or more books, or fets 

 of books, being procured at the fame time, 

 liaving the fame propofer, he is then to chufe 

 which he will take himfelf, ami let the 

 ethers go to fome other perfon. Magazines, 

 Reviews, and Annual Rcgifters, being al- 

 ways procured as foon as publiihtd, awd not 

 having any particular propiifcr, are to be feiit 

 by the treafurer to the feveral members in 

 turn 5 fending one of them, however, always 

 to the fteward fro tempore 



11. Sets of books to be fent out in fingle 

 volumes immediately following each other, 

 and pafied on in fuccelfion, and not altoge- 

 ther I except when there is a general map or 



volume 



