2453 Rules and Regulation of the Cary Library, 1869

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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CARY LIBRARY, LLXINGTON. ARTICLE I. The room shall be open from one o'clock to five, P. M., every Wednesday, and from one o'clock to eight, P_ M., every Saturday, excepting on legal holidays, and such days as the Trustees may designate for the annual examina- tion of the Library. ARTICLE II. Any inhabitant'of the town of Lexington, over fourteen years of age, shall be entitled to the use of the Library. ARTICLE III. One book may be taken at a time, and may be retained two weeks-; unless the time be limited, and so marked on the cover. Books may be renewed unless marked otherwise on the cover. : The fine for the retention of any volume over the time -*ecified shall be five cents for every day it is so retained. - ARTICLE IV. No,person except the Librarian shall be allowed to take books-from the cases. ARTICLE V. All books are required to be returned to the Library on or before the last day of July, under penalty of% fine of twenty-five cents. ARTICLE VI. All injuries to books, beyond a reasonable wear, and all losses shall be made good to the satisfaction of the Trustees of`the Library, by the person liable. ARTICLE VII. No person owing a fine shall receive books from the Library until the same is paid. ARTICLE VIII. Sojourners in the town may have the same privilege of using the Library' s inhabitants, by first signing an agreement to abide by the regulations, and to be subject to their fines and other penalties. [Extract from the Laws, Chap. 69, Acts of 1867.] Whoever wilfully and maliciously writes upgn, injures, defaces, tears or destroys any book, plate, picture, en raving, or statue, belonging to any law, town, city, or other pudic library, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars. nor more than one thousand dollars for every such offence.