RULES AND REGULATIONS 
FOR THE 
OF T II E 
Moi'ctster Cmmt]j horticultural Socicto. 
ADOPTED BY THE TRUSTEES, FEB. 6. 1849. 
Article I. All Books, Engravings, Paintings, and otlmr arti¬ 
cles appertaining to tlie Library shall be confined to the care of the 
Librarian, under the supervision of the Trustees. 
Article II. It shall be the duty of the Librarian to keep a cor¬ 
rect Catalogue of all the Books, Engravings, &c., belonging to the 
Library, together with a list of all the Books, &c. presented to the 
Library, with the date of the bequest, and the name and residence 
of the donor. 
Article 111. Not more than one volume, if of octavo or larger 
size, or two volumes if smaller than octavo, shall be taken out by 
any member at one time ; or retained more than three weeks, if of 
the large size, or two weeks for the smaller; and every person 
shall be subject to a fine of ten cents per week for each volume 
retained beyond the specified time. 
Article TV. Every Book shall be returned in good order, re¬ 
gard being had to the necessary wear thereof, with proper usage ; 
and if any book shall be lost or injured, the person to whom it stands 
charged, shall replace it by a new volume or set, if it belonged to a 
set; or pay the current price of the volume or set, and thereupon 
the remainder of the set, if the volume belong to a set, shall be de¬ 
livered to the person so paying for the same, unless otherwise di¬ 
rected by vote of the Trustees. 
Article Y. No other person than members of the Society shall 
be permitted to take Books, &c. from the Library; and no member 
shall loan a Book to another person. 
Article VI. The Librarian shall keep a record of the names of 
all the persons who take Books out, together with the titles of the 
Books, and the dates when they are taken away and returned. 
Article VII. All Books, &c. belonging to the Library shall 
be returned previous to the time of holdiug the Annual Meeting in 
each year. And it shall be the duty of the Librarian to report to 
the Society at each Annual Meeting the state and condition of the 
Library, and the addition, if any, made to it during the previous 
year. 
Article VIII. Every Book shall have a copy of the foregoing 
Regulations affixed to it. 
