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be kept open on every day of the week except chap. iv. 



. ., . Reading Room. 



Sunday, and except Good rnday, Christmas 

 Day, and any Fast or Thanksgiving Day 

 appointed by authority ; except also the first 

 four week-days of March and October ; from 

 nine in the morning till eight in the evening 

 from September to April, inclusive, and till 

 seven during the other months. 



7. Any person desiring to be admitted into 

 the Reading Room is to apply in writing to the 

 Principal Librarian, specifying his profession or 

 business, his place of abode and, if required, 

 the purpose for which he seeks admission : his 

 application must be accompanied by a written 

 recommendation satisfactory to the Principal 

 Librarian ; and, thereupon, the Principal Libra- 

 rian may grant to him admission or refer the 

 application to the Trustees at their next 

 Meeting. 



8. Readers are not to lay the paper on 

 which they write upon the book or manuscript 

 they are copying from. 



9. No person is to write or make any mark 

 whatsoever on any printed book, manuscript 

 or map. The permission to use the Reading 

 Room will be immediately withdrawn from any 

 one infringing this rule. 



10. The Keeper, Assistant Keeper and 

 Assistants, of the Department of Manuscripts, 

 and the Superintendent and Clerk of the Read- 

 ing Room, shall attentively observe persons 



