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Art. 4. The Society shall be responsible for the safe-keeping 

 and careful usage of books deposited, and shall recompense the 

 owners for any damage which may occur to them while in the 

 Society's keeping. 



Art. 5. Books owned by the Society may be taken from the 

 Library by members, upon signing a receipt for the same, and 

 promising to make good any damage which may be sustained when 

 in their possession, and to replace the same if lost. 



Art. 6. The Council may prohibit valuable and rare books 

 from circulation. 



Art. 7. Books shall not be kept from the Library more than 

 one calendar month, by the same person, without renewing the 

 loan. 



Art. 8. The Council may appoint particular days for taking 

 books from the Library. 



Art. 9. All books shall be returned to the Library on the 

 third Wednesday of April, annually, and remain one fortnight ; 

 and any person having then one or more books, and neglecting to 

 return the same, shall be reminded of his delinquency by the 

 Librarian. 



Art. 10. The Council may extend the use of the Library to 

 other persons than members. 



SECTION V. 

 OF THE MUSEUM. 



Art. 1. The Museum shall consist of collections in the different 

 departments of Natural History. 



Art. 2. All specimens sent to the Museum shall be considered 

 the property of the Society, unless the owner shall make known in 

 writing his wish to retain the privilege of withdrawing them. 



Art. 3. When a member deposits in the Museum a sufficient 

 number of articles to fill an entire case, a key of the case shall be 

 at all times at his command. 



Art. 4. The names of donors, with the articles given, shall, in 

 every instance, be recorded in a book kept for that purpose, by the 

 Cabinet Keeper, under the direction of the Curators of each de- 

 partment. 



Art. 5. No specimens shall be removed from the Museum, 

 without the leave of the Curator of the department to which they 



