ART. 19.-All tracts, books, maps, and manuscripts belonging to the Society, shall be distinctly marked as its property; and any such tract, book, &c., that may be presented to the Society, shall be marked with the name of the donor, and recorded as his gift.

ART. 20.-The Library shall be open on all week-days, from nine o'clock in the forenoon to two in the afternoon, throughout the year, except on days of public observance, and also during the fortnight before the annual meeting in April, when it shall be closed for examination; and all books that may be lent are hereby required to be returned previous to that fortnight, under a penalty of a fine of one ddollar for each volume not so returned.

CHAPTER IX.

OF THE CABINET-KEEPER, AND THE MUSEUM.

ART. 1.-The Cabinet-keeper shall have charge of all coins, works of art, remains of antiquity, and other articles appropriate to the Socimety's Museum, and shall make and keep perfect and exact catalogues of the same.

ART. 2.-He shall acknowledge each donation he may receive, by red letter, to the person making it. At every monthly meeting of the Society, he shall report whatever may have been added to the collecned tion of which he has charge, with the names of the donors; and, at the annual meeting, shall present a full report of the condition of the Museum.

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CHAPTER X.

OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE.

ART. 1.-The Standing Committee, as vacancies may occur in the order Society by death or otherwise, shall, at their discretion, report nominations for Resident Members to fill the same.

ART. 2.—They shall pay the current expenses of the Society, drawing on the Treasurer, from time to time, for such sums as may be necessary for that purpose.

ART. 3.-They shall annually, in the month of April, make a careful examination of the Library and Museum of the Society, and also of the Dowse Library; comparing the books, manuscripts, and other articles in each, with their catalogues, respectively, and reporting at the April meeting, in detail, concerning their condition.

ART. 4.-They shall record in full, in a book kept by them for the purpose, any permission granted by any one of their number for the consultation of the manuscripts of the Society, by persons not members.

ART. 5. They shall meet in the Society's rooms one hour previous to every regular meeting, for the fulfillment of their appropriate duties, and for the purpose of facilitating the transaction of such business as will be brought before the Society.

ART. 6.-They shall, at every meeting, report to the Society all their doings since the last meeting, suggesting at the same time such business as they may deem advisable to bring before it.

CHAPTER XI.

OF THE PUBLISHING COMMITTEE.

Immediately after the publication of any volume of the Collections of the Society, or at any other time when the Society may order, a Committee of not less than three persons shall be appointed by nomination from the chair, whose duty it shall be to prepare and publish another volume; for which purpose, free use is granted to them of all the manuscripts, printed books, and other resources of the Society, except the manuscripts deposited as confidential; said Committee being required hereby to return whatever they may have thus received, so soon as their use of the same for the purposes of such publication shall have ceased.

In every publication that shall be made from the income of the APPLETON FUND, there shall be inserted in each volume a notice, in print, that it was made at the charge of that fund.

CHAPTER XII.

OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE TREASURER'S ACCOUNTS.

At the monthly meeting in March, annually, a Committee shall be appointed by nomination from the chair, consisting of not less than two persons, whose duty it shall be to examine the Treasurer's accounts for the year preceding, and at the monthly meeting in April to report thereon, and on the state of any property of the Society in his hands.

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CHAPTER XIII.

RULES FOR THE DOWSE LIBRARY.

ety: ART. 1.-The room in which the books are deposited which were presented to the Society by Thomas Dowse shall be known for ever as the DowSE LIBRARY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ART. 2.-No book shall be taken out of this room.

ART. 3.-Books may be used in the room by members of the Society, and by others introduced by them in person; but no book shall be taken from the cases except by members, or by the Assistant Librarian, who shall cause each book to be returned to its proper place immediately after it has been used.

ART. 4.-Meetings of the Society may be held in the Dowse Library, at the discretion of the Standing Committee; but the room shall not be used for any other meetings.

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OFFICERS

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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY,

1857-8.

President.

Hon. ROBERT C. WINTHROP, LL. D., of Boston.

RESIDENT MEMBERS,

IN THE ORDER OF THEIR ELECTION.