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Página vi - Those of the first class shall hold office until their successors shall be elected, at the annual town-meeting, in the year 1861 ; those of the second class shall hold office until their successors shall be elected, at the annual town-meeting, in the year 1862 ; and those of the third class shall hold office until their successors shall be elected, at the annual town-meeting, in the year 1863. ART. II. — The officers of the Board of Trustees shall consist of a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and...
Página vi - The Society shall meet annually on the second Wednesday in April. SEC. 2. The Board of Directors shall meet regularly on the second Wednesday of every second month, beginning May 10, 1892. SEC. 3. The Secretary shall call a special meeting of the Board at the written request of three members. ARTICLE IV. ELECTIONS. The officers and Board of Directors shall be elected annually at the meeting of the Society in May. All vacancies shall be filled by the Board until the next annual meeting. ARTICLE V....
Página viii - Any book retained two weeks beyond the time prescribed by these Regulations shall be sent for by the Librarian, and the expense incurred in obtaining it shall be paid by the person who has so retained it.
Página viii - All injuries to books, beyond a reasonable wear, and all losses, shall be made good, to the satisfaction of the Library Committee, by the persons liable ; and any book not returned within one week after demand for it, made by the Librarian, shall be regarded as lost.
Página ix - Librarian as the only mode of obtaining any book which may be asked for, will be retained until the book shall be returned by the borrower. ART. VIII. — Books of reference, and those deemed by the Board unsuitable for general circulation, shall not be lent, except by an order signed by at least two of the Trustees. ART. IX. — All persons visiting the Library-rooms will be required to demean themselves quietly, and to avoid all unnecessary conversation in the rooms. Any person abusing the privileges...
Página x - ART. IX. — He shall annually, at the discretion of the Committee on the Library, call in all books that are out, and prepare for examination the books and other property of the Library under his control ; and shall, at the same time, make and present to the Committee on the, Library a detailed report of its condition and increase during the year.
Página viii - No person shall be allowed more than one volume, and no family of the same household shall be allowed more than three volumes at any one time. Books may be kept out of the Library fourteen days only ; provided always that any book may be renewed once to the same person, but not more than once, until it shall have remained in the Library one full Library-day. The fine for the retention of any volume over the time above specified shall be two cents for every day it is so retained. The provisions of...
Página ix - ART. IV. — He shall prepare such catalogues, books, and forms as the Committee on the Library may direct. ART. V. — He shall acknowledge all gifts to the Library as soon as they shall have been reported to the Board and accepted ; first procuring the signature of the President to each acknowledgment he may make. ART. VI. — He shall keep a careful record of all such books as are asked for and are not in the Library, and of the names of the persons asking for them ; and exhibit the same to the...
Página vii - ... any vacancy shall occur during the year, it may be filled at any regular meeting. SECT. 7. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business ; and any number may adjourn a meeting when a quorum is not present. SECT. 8. No book, pamphlet, work of art, or other property whatsoever, offered by any person to the library shall be accepted and placed therein except by express vote of the board ; a notice of acceptance shall then be sent to the giver, with suitable acknowledgment....
Página ix - ... of the work to be done, and fit himself at once to be the literary counsellor of the institution. As he must act upon some clearly defined system, it will be well to give early consideration to rules concerning THE LIBRARIAN AND HIS DUTIES. ART. I. The Librarian, under the direction of the Board or Committee on the Library, shall have the charge and superintendence of all books and other property belonging to the Library, and shall be responsible for the due care thereof. ART. II. He shall be...