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No book to be purchased except by the written consent of a 

 major part of the Curators. 



The Curators, for sufficient reason, may withhold any 

 book from circulation, such books being marked in the cat- 

 alogue and also on the cover "not to circulate." The 

 Librarian shall insert in a book provided for that purpose 

 the names of the borrowers, the time when taken out and 

 when returned. 



Each member shall be entitled to take from the Library, 

 one folio or one quarto, or two volumes of any lesser fold, 

 at one time; separate volumes of plates, to accompany the 

 text as a part of the same, may be delivered in addition. 



No person shall lend any book belonging to the Society, 

 excepting, to a member, entitled to take out, under a penalty 

 of one dollar, for every offence. 



If any book is damaged or lost, the person for whose use 

 it was taken out, shall make good such damage or loss as 

 the curators may determine. 



The Curators may on special occasions, permit any per- 

 son not a member of the Society to use the books belonging 

 to the Library, under such restrictions as they may think 

 proper. 



The members of the Society residing in the city of Salem 

 or in the towns of Beverly or Danvers, shall not detain any 

 book longer than two weeks, under a penalty of twenty-five 

 cents per week. Members resident in the more distant 

 towns of the county, shall not detain any book longer than 

 four weeks, under the same penalty. 



If any member of the Society, not resident in the city of 

 Salem or either of the towns of Beverly or Danvers, should 

 wish to obtain the use of a book or books, then in the hands 

 of some other member of the Society not resident in either 

 of the aforesaid places, that member may receive such book 

 or books from the other member, on condition that both 

 parties notify the Librarian by letter (post paid.) Non- 



