676 Select Communications from various Book- Societies. 



two ctalTes. the firft comprifing books for 

 temporary ufe, the other forming the perma- 

 nent library. Catalogues of both are to lie 

 in the library-room for the infpedtion of the 

 members, and a copy of both to be fent an- 

 nually to each member, that of the tempo- 

 rary books to receive the necelTary additions 

 on being returned to the library room. 



15. No book for the permanent library, 

 nor any inftrument, fhall be porchafed, un- 

 left apprOTed of by two-thirds of the votes at 

 a (quarterly meeting; the members pref^nt 

 voting for themfelvcs, or as proxies fir ab- 

 fent members. All books and iuftrumcnts 

 propofed to be thus purchafed fliall be men- 

 tioned ill the notices fent by the prefldent to 

 all the members a fortnight before fucli quar- 

 terly meeting. 



20. The books for temporary ufe a-e to be 

 purchafed by orderof a conimitt;e, confuting 

 of the prefident, fecrctary, and fevrn mem- 

 bers chofen at the annual meetings, and fit- 

 ting on the firft Wcdiicfaay in the months of 

 November, February, May, and Auguft. Of 

 this committee five are emiov/ered to tranf- 

 aft hufinefS) and to purchjfe within tlic year 

 books to an amount nottxctedinp two thirds 

 of that of tliE whcle annual fabfcription of 

 the fociety. The members of the com- 

 mittee to attend at feven o'clock in the even- 

 ing, under the penalty of half-acrown for 

 every failure. 



2r. Any member of the foclcty may pro- 

 pofe for temporary ufs whatever book in the 

 Englirti or French language Iil- pleafej, pro. 

 vided the bonk have been publirtied within 

 the laft five years, and tlie price of it do not 

 exceed two guineas, on condition that he 

 takes the book at half price, if it will not 

 fell for more; or at two thirds, if the origi- 

 nal price exceed one guinea. Two or more 

 members may join to give an order to any 

 amount not exceeding the proportion of two 

 guineas for each member, on condition of 

 taking among them the article ordered at 

 two-thirds of the original price. 



22. The price of the bsoks propofed for 

 temporary ufe by any one member, during 

 the fpace of one year, fhall not exceed two 

 guineas. 



25. No duplicate of any bnok is to be 

 purchafed for temporary ufe, unlefs the 

 fame be requefted by at leaft three men.bers. 



2.].. A catalogue of all fuch books pur- 

 chafed for temporary ufe as have been in the 

 lihrjiy eighteen months, (hali be laid before 

 the quutcrly meeting of the fociety in July, 

 when the members prefent fiia'.l cietermine 

 by ballot what books of that nurnbt-r fhall be 

 lold at the annual meeting in Octo!)er fol- 

 Inwing, and wlut (h.ill be retained in tiie 

 pel nvanent library : but far the afiirmstive uf 

 ilir latter quefbion two thirds of the votes 

 prefent (as in art. 15) Ihall be necclVary, 

 Thole books v^'hich are voc«d neither to be 



fold nor to be placed in the permanent libr«ryj 

 are confidered as ftanding over for determina- 

 tion the following year. 



25. No member is to be allowed the ufe 

 (at his own houfe) of more than one volume 

 from the temporary books, or more than two 

 volumes from the permanent library, at one 

 time. No book is to be kept beyond a li. 

 mi ted number of days, according to the fize, 

 quantity of contents, &c. If the lall day of 

 the time limited fall on Wednefdayor Satur- 

 day, the book is to be returned to the li. 

 brary-room that day ; ctherwife, on the Wed-, 

 ucfday or Saturday next enfuing, under the 

 penilty »f a fine (to be paid at the time of 

 returning the book) at the rate of 2d. for 

 every fupernumerary day. If a book from 

 the per.i.anent library has not been previoufly 

 enquired for, the member may have the pri- 

 vilege of taki.'ig it back to his own houfe, 

 on condition of returning it at the expiration 

 of the fame period, or of fuft'ering the be- 

 fore-mentioned penalty. The time allowed 

 for keeping each book, with that of its bting 

 ifl'ued, returned, re ifTued, &c., with the 

 name of the c, embers receiving and return- 

 ing it, to be copied from the libr-iriin's bookj 

 and to be written oti the outfide cover. 



26. If any member ilia'.! lend a book be- 

 longing to theforiety to another perfon who 

 is not 3 member, he fhall be finer) is. 6d, 

 for the firft oltence, 5s. for the fecond, and 

 for euery fubfeqaent offence los. 6d. 



27. if any member lofe a book, he (h^.ll 

 replace it, or pay for it the London p.ice ; 

 an.l if it be one of a fet, he (hall replace or 

 pay for the whole fet. 



2S. If any member write in a book, or 

 fuffer others to write in it, tear the leaves, 

 or in any manner injure or deface it, he (hall 

 take the book, and pay for it as by the laft 

 article. 



29. No inftrument (hall be taken out of 

 the liljrary, or houfe of the librarian, but by 

 exprefs confcnt of two- thirds of the members 

 affembled at a quarterly meeting ; fuch con- 

 fent to be entered in the minute-book of th« 

 fociety. 



30. If an Inftrument be injured by any 

 member, either in the library or at his own 

 ho'jfe, fuch injury (hall be completely re- 

 paired at the expence of that member ; or, 

 if it cannot He rep.iired, the member (hall 

 fiarnifh the fo:iety, at his own expence, with 

 a new inftrument of the fame kind and of 

 equal value. 



31. No new regulation or law (hall be 

 made, nor any eftaljlilhed One refcinded, un- 

 lefs notice of it be given to each member of 

 the focitty, at leaft a fortnight before 

 the annual meeting in Oilo'sier ; and the 

 votes of not kfs than t.vo-thirds of the 

 members then prefent fhall be neceflary ta 

 ellabliiha -lew law, or to annul an old one. 



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