ART. 7. The Treasurer shall give security in the sum of one thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of his trusts.

ART. 8. The President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Directors shall constitute a Board of Direction, with full powers to appropriate funds, enact by-laws, and generally conduct the affairs of the Association. It shall meet at least once in each month, for the transaction of business; and at the annual meeting, report its proceedings for the past year, and the state of the concerns of the Association.

ART. 9. In case any vacancies shall occur in the Board of Direction, by death, resignation, removal, or inability to discharge the duties of their respective offices, the Board shall have power to fill such vacancies.

ART. 10. A Librarian, appointed by the Board of Direction, shall attend at the library on each day of the week (Sunday excepted); shall keep a register of all books, magazines, maps, charts, papers, and all other property in his possession, belonging to the Association; arrange them in proper order; make a record thereof, with the names of the donors; and keep an accurate account of books delivered to members.

ART. 11. Each member, on subscribing to the Constitution, shall pay an initiation fee of one dollar, and one dollar for the first six months, and fifty cents thereafter quarterly in advance.

ART. 12. Any person (engaged in mercantile business as a clerk) may, if approved of by a majority of the Board of Direction, become a member of this Association, on complying with the terms of the preceding Article.

ART. 13. Any merchant, not eligible to regular membership in this Association, shall become entitled to the privileges of an Honorary Member, on subscribing to the Constitution, and paying the sum of five dollars annually, in advance, so long as he shall continue a member; but shall not be entitled to a vote, or to act in any official capacity.

ART. 14. Any member of this Association commencing business on his own account, shall be entitled to the privileges of an Honorary Member, by continuing the semi-annual contribution of one dollar.

ART. 15. There shall be an annual meeting of the members of this Association on the second Tuesday of January, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Treasurer and Board of Direction; electing officers for the ensuing year; and the transaction of such other business as may be presented to them.

ART. 16. The President, at the request of two-thirds of the Board

of Direction, shall call a meeting of the members, for the transaction of special business.

ART. 17. A Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Direction, to examine the books and other property belonging to the Association, and report thereon, at least one month previous to each annual meeting.

ART. 18. One month previous to each annual meeting the Board of Direction shall call a meeting of the Association, for the purpose of appointing a Committee of seven members to nominate suitable officers for the succeeding year.

ART. 19. There shall be no alteration in this Constitution, unless the same shall have been proposed to the Board of Direction at least one month previous to an annual meeting, and then approved of by twothirds of the members of the Association.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

FOR THE

LIBRARY AND READING-ROOM.

ART. 1. The Library and Reading-Room shall be open from 10 o'clock A. M. until 10 o'clock P. M. every day, except Sundays, the Fourth of July, Annual Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New-Year's.

ART. 2. The Librarian shall give security in the penal sum of one thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and shall hold his office at the pleasure of the Board of Direction.

ART. 3. He shall register, in a book prepared for that purpose, and to be kept in the Library-Room, the name of each member of this Association; and shall in no case deliver a book to any member, until the name of such member shall have been so registered. ·

ART. 4. He shall enter in a book, to be kept for that purpose, the No. of every volume delivered by him; the name of the person to whom delivered; the time of taking and returning the same, together with the forfeitures arising from every default.

ART. 5. He shall keep a full and accurate catalogue of the books belonging to the Association, and a duplicate of the same, which shall at all times be open to the inspection of the members.

ART. 6. He shall collect all forfeitures incurred by the members, and account for the same to the Treasurer, on the first Thursday of each month.

ART. 7. He shall, from time to time, report to the Board of Direction the names of such members as may refuse to pay their forfeitures, lose or damage any book belonging to the Library; and at their first regular meeting in March, June, September, and December, report to the Board the names of all delinquents, with the amount of dues remaining unpaid.

ART. 8. He shall suffer no person, except members of the Board, to remove a book from its place in the Library, without his permission.

ART. 9. He shall replace the books in proper order upon the shelves, as soon as may be, after they are returned, having first examined them with eare, and ascertained whether they have been injured or defaced.

ART. 10. He shall see that the Books, Library-Room, and ReadingRoom are kept in good order; shall duly observe the instructions which may be given him by the Board of Direction, and take care that the regulations relative to the loaning of books be strictly adhered to.

ART. 11. He shall ascertain, during the months of January, April, July, and October, by examination of the account of each member, the book or books not then returned to the Library in due season; and he shall cause the same to be procured of the member in default.

ART. 12. The Librarian shall deliver to any member applying, one volume, if it be a folio, quarto, or octavo; and one book or set (not exceeding three volumes), if a duodecimo, or volume of less size.

ART. 13. Every member may detain each book or set delivered aforesaid, if it be a folio or quarto, four weeks, an octavo, three weeks, a book, or set of less size, two weeks; except new publications, which, until they shall have been in the Library four months, shall not be detained, an octavo longer than two weeks, and books of less size one week, and which shall not be renewed. No book shall be reserved by the Librarian for any Director or member.

ART. 14. Any member who shall detain a book or set, longer than the time above limited, respectively, shall forfeit and pay to the Librarian, for every day a volume is so detained, if it be a folio, four cents; a quarto, three cents; an octavo, two cents; if it be a duodecimo, or smaller volume, or a pamphlet, one cent; provided, always, if a whole set be taken out and a part of it detained longer than the time above limited, the fine shall be exacted for each book not returned; and if such book be detained one week beyond the time above limited, the forfeiture shall be doubled.

ART. 15. The holders of all books not returned at the time directed by the Board for the purpose of an examination of the Library, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Board, to have their names exposed at the annual meeting, as defaulters.

ART. 16. If any member lose or injure a book, he shall make the same good to the Librarian; and if the book lost or injured be one of a set, he shall pay to the Librarian, for the use of the Association, the full value of said set, and may thereupon receive the remaining volumes as his property.

ART. 17. No member shall be permitted to receive a book from the Library until he shall have paid all sums due from him to the Associa

tion, and made good all damages and losses which he may have occasioned.

ART. 18. No member shall lend a book belonging to this Association to any person out of the dwelling-house or counting-room of said member.

ART. 19. Each member shall have the privilege of using any book from the Library, in the Reading-Room, though at the same time in possession of a book belonging to the Association; yet it will be considered an invariable rule, that such book must be resigned to any member drawing it from the Library.

ART. 20. No periodical work shall be taken from the Room until three months shall have elapsed from the time of its being received.

ART. 21. The books marked in the catalogue with an asterisk, (*) and such others as may from time to time be specially designated by the Board, shall not be taken from the Library, except by special permission of the Board.

ART. 22. The Librarian shall enter upon a slate all books drawn to be read in the Reading-Room, and when returned to him, after due examination, shall erase the entry.

ART. 23. Any member wishing to withdraw from the Association must inform the Librarian of it; see that his resignation is registered, and pay up his dues and fees; else he will be considered as continuing a member, and charged accordingly.

REGULATIONS OF THE READING-ROOM.

ART. 1. No member shall be permitted to sit in the Reading-Room with his hat on.

ART. 2. No conversation shall be allowed in the Reading-Room otherwise than in a whisper.

ART. 3. No person shall be permitted to smoke, spit on the floor, damage or injure the furniture thereof, or conduct in any way inconsistent with decorum.

ART. 4. Any member who shall mutilate the periodicals or papers placed in the Reading-Room, shall be liable to a fine equal to four times the cost thereof.

ART. 5. Any member may have the privilege of introducing a friend, not a resident of the city; whose name shall be registered by the Librarian, in a book provided for that purpose, and who will receive a ticket of admission to the Reading-Room for the term of four weeks.