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18. The Principal Librarian shall keep a chap. ii. 
book, in which shall be entered the names of Reading Room * 
all those who have duly obtained admission into 
the Reading Room ; and the duty of the offi- 
cer in waiting shall be to take care that no one 
enter the Room without being duly authorised; 
to see that the readers are severally accommodat- 
ed, and provided with such books or manu- 
scripts as they may require ; and to assist them, 
so far as may be in his power, in the objects of 
their research: he shall also see that they do 
not damage the books or manuscripts, or annoy 
any of the other readers. 
19. The Principal Librarian, and, at least, 
one officer of each department, shall give due 
attendance at all General Meeings of the Trus- 
tees ; and all the officers shall be within the 
precincts of the Museum during the time of 
any visitation. 
20. In framing these regulations, the Trus- 
tees are aware that it is impossible for them to 
define the duty of each officer with a sufficient 
degree of precision for all possible emergencies, 
in addition, therefore, to the above rules, it is 
to be considered as a general instruction to the General in- 
several officers, that they do conduct them- 8tructlons ' 
selves as becomes men of honour, integrity, 
and liberality, in the conscientious discharge of 
