674 Stlect Communications from various Book-Societies. 



"tolume of platfs to the whoJr, in which 

 cafe the whole fet is to go together to each 

 member. 



II. The trcafariT Is to put the dateagjinft 

 the perfon's name be ("ends each book to ; and 

 every member is to Ho the fame to the next in 

 fucceflfion, whenever he forwards a book, or 

 forfeit 6H. 



13. Kich mennber to forfeit id for every 

 rfay any book or paiT.phlet (lefs fhan a quarto) 

 rtlall be kept above the time 2llow\;cl ; anJ 

 ad. a day for a quarto. — Members, however, 

 may have any book a fecond or third time on 

 making their wilh known by prefixing a crofs 

 to their names, when they (i:ni it on. 



14. In cal'e of books overtaking one ano- 

 ther, Or two or more coming together to any 

 nscmber, lie may (to prevent their rcfptihve 

 times from running out togetlier, if he keep 

 them all) retain whichever he plc.ifes, and 

 ieiid the others on ; either putting a crofs 

 before his name on thofe fent on, or (triking 

 cut his name and puttiiii; it at the bottom of 

 the lift, by which rr;eans it may come to 

 him fooner than by letting it ftand widi a 

 •rufs before it. 



15 Kvery member lofing a book to pay 

 the full price of it ; and if it brlon^ to .i let, 

 to pay for the whole. Alfo, for damaging 

 a book, to pay whaiever a majority at any 

 cjiiarterly meeting (hall direct. .Ani for 

 lending a book to any pcrfon out of the fo- 

 aiety, of a g'uincj value, 2i. 6i. ; or if under 

 that value, is. 



16. All books that have twice palfjd 

 through tlie order of circjia'ion (if fo re- 

 quired), to be fold byauftion by the fteward 

 at the firft quarterly meeting afterwariis, 

 aniongft the members only, if a majority of 

 the ter.tlemen (hall be prefent, but not elfe ; 

 cxce[>t a.i to books or lets not exceeding 14s. 

 or 3 5>. ir, value, wbieh may he fold if one 

 of the gen'lemen of the fociety are prefent. 

 At th- fe auctions the urnpofer of every book 

 to le fold is to fet it up at balf price, and 

 take it if no one bids more. 



17. All (iiigle volumes, a.id fets not ex- 

 ceeding two volumes 8vo., thit have been in 

 circulation a year ; fets of two volumes 4to., 

 or three volumes 8vo., that have fo been a 

 year and a half; fets of three voluxes 4to., 

 or four 8vf)., two years j four volumes 4C0., 

 or fix Svo., tince years, and fo in proportion, 

 to lie (old (if rtijuired by a majority of the 

 focie y) at the firif quarterly meetings after- 

 ■w rds, whether done with by all t.ie mem- 

 bars or not. 



iS. In cafe of vac.incies happening, a new 

 member may be propofed at any meeting, 

 either monthly or quarterly, and ballotted 

 ior .\t the next quarterly meeting afterwards, 

 if a majority of the gentlemen of the fociety 

 he prelcnt ; but not admitted a member if 

 there ihould be two black balls againft him. 



19. That the ^lonthly Review, and Bri- 

 tlih Critic, Monthly and European Maga- 

 ziQcs, and alfo the Annual Regiiter, be (on- 



iVantly takea in and circulated in this To* 

 cicty. 



20. That none of the foregoing rules be 

 altered, or any Review, M.igazine, &c. chan- 

 ged, but by confenc of at leaft a majority of 

 the whole fociety. 



( liir HESTr.i! i.iiin vuv-.'-orir.TV. 



The pcrfons who compofe this alTociatiorj 

 have in view two objefls : firft, by procuring 

 new publications, to gratify curiofity, and to 

 fpread information ; and fecondly, by colleiff- 

 ing into a public library books of eftabli(hed 

 ch:iracter, to provide a fund of rational 

 amufement. and to facilitate the attainment 

 of fubftaiitidl knowledge. It is alfo pro- 

 poled, at a St opportunity, to purchafe fome 

 of the moltufeful mathematical and philofo- 

 phical inftrunients, which [under certain 

 relttiflions) are to be at the command of 

 fuch of the members as may be inclined to 

 ufe them. 



1. This fociety fnall be called the Library 

 So.iety of ChicheOer. 



2. No perfon cm be admitted a member 

 whofe place of refidence is diftant more than 

 twelve miles fr.-im Chicheftcr. 



3. One of the mcmbrrs rtlident in the city 

 (hill annually be cholen prefident. His bufi- 

 n->fs (hall be to fuperintend the gentr.il con- 

 cerns of the fociety, to fill the chair at the 

 me'-tings, and to illue notices (figned bv the 

 fccretary ) to the members. The prefident 

 (hall have the difcretionary power of mitigat- 

 ing or remitting fuch (ines as (hall appear to 

 him to have been incurred in con(equence 

 of unavoiJable accidents, &c. 



4. The olTices of fecretary, treafurer, and 

 librariin, (h.iU be veiled in on.- gentleman, 

 whufe bufinefs lliall be 10 take care cf the 

 boiiks and inllruments, that the property of 

 the fociety fufVer no injury j to procure the 

 books which are to be purcluled \ to figii and 

 fend notices iflued by the prefident ; to re- 

 ceive admillion-fees, fubfcriptioiis, ai.d fines ; 

 to rcgifter all arrears j to keep the caih ac- 

 counts of the fociety, and to produce them 

 at every quarterly meeting ; to minute down 

 the tranfaclions of every meeting in a book 

 to be kept in the library-room for the infpec- 

 tion of the members ; and to attend either in 

 perfon, or by a clerk , age, t, or aeputy in the 

 library-room during the hours it is oiieii. 



5 Every member, at liis or her aamifTinn 

 into the foci:ty, (liail pay into the hands of 

 the fecretary the luni of three guineas. This 

 admiffion fee, if it be deemed expedient, 

 may be hereafter raifed in proportion to the 

 encrea(i'!g property of the lociety, and is to 

 be fixed at every annual meeting for the year 

 enfuing. 



6. Over and above the fee on admillion, 

 every member fliall fubfcribe one guinea 

 yearly, to be paid into the hands of the fe- 

 cretary at the annual meeting in Oftober. 

 The fum paid at the firft fubfcription, hov?- 



ever. 



