Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-28
COMMUNICATION-rer 'as t4rsin'ar

| A. an Adjourned Meeting ot the subscribers
10 n Reading Room IN LYnehbnrg, held nj the
| Franklin Hotel on "Wednesday evening the
% h at April. 1881. Samuel Claytor. E,u wn.
called 10 the Char aud NJ. w. Davenport ap.
pointed Secretary.
| The Committee appointed by the meeting,
| held Oh the l3lh of April 10 frame n Cousiifu-
| lion fot the government OF the Society, and
Tor other purposes, submitted 10 the meeting
their rrpOIt With drai, of ~ Constitution.
| On motion, ma DE- and seconded, the draft If
| . Constitution, submitted by The COMMITTEE
was read, article by article, for smeudmrnt
| aud Adoption. Aner alterations aud amend
m. nts being made thereto, IL was adopted a.
lh- Constitution of this Soc,e, y--and read. ms
| fol o~s:
Constitution Of The Lynehbnrg Reading Room
Society.
! .9riioie J. The objrc, al this Society shall he
| TO establish and maintain u Reading Room Of
Reviews. Magazines and Newspapers Tor III.
use OF its members.
2 It's Officers shall be a President, Secretary
! Treasurer and four other Directors, who shall
const,uta Board for managing all the alfans
of,he Society, and maintaining o,der Ia the
| Reading Room
| 8. The Board Of Director. shall, at each
Annual Meeting, rnbm'' 10 the Society the Re.
cord OF heir proceedings. together with Their
Annual Report. aud n fall aud exact statemen,
OF the amount and disposal oftbo funds Of the
Sorirt,
4. lhr Annual Meeting Of the subscribers
shaIl b. held, after the present year, ON The
hts' "wednesday in NAV, at which time the
officers shaft be chosen and other meetings
stall be called by the President, on the rcqn,-
sn,on OF any five members.
For membership in his Society, the Al
nnnl subscription shall be five do'lars.
y. Any member wishing 10 withdraw from
'hE Sp'if'y, shall notify III" Treasurer 10 that
'fec', one month previous TO the expiration uI
such members annual subscription.
7. Members han sgn The Constitution and
bye'i,a"srit' y obtaining tne Irca,urer's re.
ceip, Tor paymeni OF their annual subscrip-
| ton.
On motion, tho meeting proceeded to the
appointment OF officers under the .dopted
C"nstitution-when the foil wing person,
"eTe chosen ~ constitute n Board of Diroctors
Tor the firstly
EIigha Fletcher, p tsdtui; NJ w D.
sc"port Secre'ary james Boal Inamrer +
q. Smith, Inchsrd X Call VIM L. Ran,
doph, Samuel Clay'of, Directors
On mofion, The Chairman adjourned the
| Meeting sine die.
SAMUEL CLAYTON, Chain
NJ. W. DA,tSponr. Sec',.
| Tue Board oi Directors have adopted c fol
lowing ByT-i.s~s tor the fnlther govprnmen,
OF the Society, and for regulating the Reading
Room.
Byt-LaH! Jor de Government ofMe Lgnci.burv
R,odlHg Room Soeieiy.
]. a Snpermen.a OF the Reading Room
shall be appointed annually by ths Board Of
directors, aud may be removed from office ~
any tune by the SAM. lie shall receive such
.n, ,ft.ng ant, far. a II. ~
consider reasonable. II snail he his duty 10
receive the papers from the Post Office i'm.
nefntely after III" the opening Of the mails
and Gauge tbem 10 b. conveyed 10 the RDom.
aud generally 10 attend to the preservation ui
the files and general police Of the Room-aud
report To the Board OF Directors all vio ations
OF the rules establish, d by tue. for pr, serving
good oide, thereiu.
.. All appropriations for the objects con.
templ I'D by tie Constitution oi the Society
shall lie made by draft. on thu L elsnrrrsIgn.
ed by the President by and with the advice Vi
be Board of Directors.
3. The Board OF Directors shall have power
10 adopt and enforce such rules aud regulations
for the preservation of good order IN the
! Room as they may deem necessary. The Su.
perntendanl shall cause copy oil the rule,
40 adopted, TO be hung up IN the Room.
1. II shalt he the duty OF The Secretary 10
10 w a HsI oil SUCH
sous ar have coupled with the condifiun. OF
mrmbersh,p-a copy of which il shall he tho
du'y Of the Superintendent To hang Up ia the
| Room.
D. strangers NAV be introduced into the
! Room by any member.
Any member or members may be expelled
BY the vote OF two thirds of he mt mbels OF the
| SOrieiy IN general mrrhng.
7 lbe Superintendent shall deliver the key
OF the Reading Room 10 any member appl, Iog
Tor the same within the time designated IN the
! first rule for keeping the Room open.
Ruics 10 be Observed By persons rhiting The
Reddng k0OBt
! J. The Room shall lac kept open rom sunrise
unltl 10 O'Clock, 7. NJ.
Q. Nenher smoking nor loud conversation
are allowed in The Room.
| 3. Members are 10 lay down tn files of pa.
per. in the particular place as isned Tor each
| by The Directors.
4. Members a'e moi permitted to remove The
papers from the files. or from tue Room, %
destroy or mniiaie tnem any manner.