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Rules and Regulations, 

 RULES OF THE LIBEARY. 



1. All books borrowed from the Library shall be duly entered in the 

 Receipt Book, with the date of giving out, and the date of the return. 



2. No book to be written on, or injured in any respect whatsoever, 

 and every book borrowed shall be returned in proper condition, as re- 

 ceived. 



3. The period for which books borrowed may be kept shall be as 

 follows : — ■ 



[1.] Periodicals, and numbers or volumes of a series, while they re- 

 main unbound for 14 days only, and no more. 



[2.] Other books for 3 weeks, unless in the case of persons resident 

 out of the district of Colombo : in which case they may be re- 

 tained for 6 weeks, and no more. But 



[3.] All books borrowed, of whatsoever description the same maybe, 

 shall be returned to the Library one week at least before the 7th 

 February in every year, — that pamphlets and serials may be bound 

 up, and the Catalogues corrected ; and that a proper Report on the 

 state of the Library may be prepared for the Anniversary Meeting. 



4. Dictionaries, and works of reference, or of especial rarity or value, 

 do not go out : they remain in the Library for use or inspection ; and 

 Periodicals lie on the table for one Week. 



5. All works in the Library, or on the table of the Society, may be 

 seen and consulted by Members, and also by others properly recommended, 

 with the leave of the Librarian or of his assistant under his direction. 



THE MUSEUM. 



No article under the charge of the Curator of the Museum, or of the 

 Conservator of the scientific instruments belonging to the Society, shall 

 be moved or touched but by the Curator and Conservator respectively, or 

 their assistants under their express direction. 



