Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [ December, 
entitled to borrow shall be limited to two, but this number may be 
exceeded on the recommendation of the Philological Committee. 
3. Every loan shall be reported to the Council. 
4. All manuscripts lent must be returned at the end of three 
months. 
‘5, With regard to Editors each individual case will be 
dealt Sia on its own merits, 
conditions under which each editor may borrow manu- 
scripts will be forwarded with his letter of appointment. 
Loans to Europe. 
. Loans cannot be made to private individuals but only to 
Sompareta Bodie S. 
s to Morporate Bodies in Europe must receive the 
eee of the Counce 
3. The loan < a be made in the first instance for si 
months only, and renewals of loan for periods of three months 
onl 
3 With each manuscript lent a form will be sent in 
duplicate, and three forms of application for renewal: one form will 
be retained by the borrower and the other duly signed by him 
returned to the Society. 
That the Corporate Body to whom the loan is made will 
not be at liberty to allow the manuscript to leave their premises. 
General Rules. 
. Cer -tisin manuscript of special importance or rarity shall 
be placed by the Philological Secretaries in rages on a 
e list. The the Library 
Catalogue with asterisks, and, as a general rule, shall not be lent 
; 8. 
-[t-is, however, at the discretion of the Council, in very 
special cases, to sanction the Joan of such manuscri ipt. 
Form of ie: 
“We navel to acknowledge receipt of 
in good order and condition, to be held in trust foe the “Asiatic 
ee! of Bengal and not to be removed from our premise 
We ereby undertake either to return the said csaanoed pt by 
e date being six months from the date of iain 
able Sere es or to aor renewa lof f the loan 
y the...... .- (five months from the time of an arrival ), 
ee we fur ther same order 
‘aha condition i sian) Daas by insured parcel po Bt bythe... ...ccsace 
if previous sanction n to retain it for a farther period has not 
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