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Essex Institute. 



LIBRARY OF FRi^NCIS TPEABODY. 



I'KESENTED BY 



The Tiibravy Committee sliall divide the books and other 

 articles belonging to tlie Library into three chisses, namely: 

 (m) those wliich are not to be removed from the- building; (b) 

 those which may be talien only by written permission of 

 thi-ee members of the committee; (c) those which may cii-cu- 

 late under the following rules :— 



Members shall l)e entitled to take from the Library two 

 folio or quarto volumes, or four volumes of lesser fold, with 

 the plates belonging to the same, upon having them recorded 

 by the Librarian, or Assistant Librarian, and |)romising to 

 make good any damage they sustain, while in their posses- 

 sion, and to replace the same if lost, or pay a sum fixed by 

 tiie Lii)rary Committee. 



No jierson shall lend any book belonging to the Institute, 

 excepting to a member, under a penalty of one dollar for 

 each offence. 



The Library Committee may allow members to take more 

 than llie allotted number of books upon a written applica- 

 tion, and may also permit other persons than members to use 

 the Library under such conditions as they may impose. 



No i)erson shall detain any book longer tliau four weeks 

 from the Library, if notified that the same is wanted by an- 

 other member, under a penallj' of live cents per day, anil no 

 volume shall be detained longer than three months at one 

 time undei' the same i)eniilty. 



The Librarian sliall have power by order of the Library 

 Committee to call in any volume after it has been rctaineti 

 by a member for ten days. 



"On or before tlie first Wednesday in iVIay, all books shall 

 be returned to tlie Library, and a penalty of five cents per 

 day shall lie imposed for eacli volume detained. 



No book shall be allowed to circulate until one month .after 

 its receipt. 



