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8. A list of the Books, Periodicals and Works of Reference wliich must 

 not be taken out of the Library without special permission of the Council, 

 shall be placed in a conspicuous position in the Library, and such books 

 shall be marked with a star in the Catalogue. 



9. Non-resident members are entitled to take out books, plates, draw- 

 ings and manuscripts from the Library under the provisions of Bule 14e 

 of the Society's Byelaws, viz. : on making special application to the Council, 

 and signing an obligation to defray the expense of carriage and to make 

 compensation for any book, plate, manuscript, &c., which may be lost or 

 damaged. 



10. No member shall be permitted to have more than 10 sets of books 

 from the Library in his possession at any one time without the special per- 

 mission of the Secretary. 



11. Not more than two MSS. shall be lent out at any one time, to 

 the same person, except with the sanction of the Council. 



12. Except with the special sanction of the Council, Members shall 

 not be permitted to keep books, &c,, borrowed from the Library for more 

 than three months. 



13. All books except in the case stated below shall be returned to the 

 Library before the 1st January in each year. Early in December, the 

 Librarian, having previously ascertained that the books are actually absent 

 from the Library, shall forward to all members who have books belonging 

 to the Society in their possession, a letter requesting that such books 

 be returned before the end of the month. Non-resident members who, 

 on the 1st January, have had books &c., from the Library for less than 3 

 months may send a detailed list of such books instead of returning them. 



The Librarian shall report to the Council each year at their meeting 

 in January, the names of all books not returned, and of the members by 

 whom they were borrowed, and the Council may, if they think proper, sus- 

 pend the names of such members in the Keading-room. 



14. If application be made to the Librarian for a book already taken 

 out from the Library, he shall issue a notice to the borrower, requiring him 

 to return it, free of expense, within one week from the receipt of such 

 notice, if a resident member, and within 15 days, if a non-resident member.. 



15. If any book borrowed from the Library be lost or damaged, the 

 borrower shall be held responsible for such loss or damage, and if the book 

 belong to a set, he shall be held liable to make good the set to the satisfac- 

 tion of the Council, or pay its value. 



16. No book (fee. shall be issued from the Library to any member while 

 he retains any property of the Society in contravention of the above rules. 



17. A book shall be kept in the Library in which members may write 

 the names of any books, &c., they may recommend to be purchased for the 

 Library. 



