The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
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order of the proceedings, which shall be con
Quoted according to the general rules of par.
liamentaIy usage and give the casting vote
when required.
H. THE SECRETARY shall keep u full
clear and comprehensive record of the trans
actions Of all meetings of this Society, and at
the opening of each of them, shall read those
of the preceding meeting; he shall have the
custody of the constitution, bylaws and re-
cords; shall give due notice, by mail, to each
member, of the time and place of all of the
Society's meetings; and he shall keep In
strongly bound books, provided for the pur-
pose, q neat and accurate record of all the
orders and proceedings of the Society, and
properly index them. He shall conduct the
correspondence of the Society he shall pre-
serve in a suitable book, and regularly index
the originals of all communications addressed
to the Society, and keep copy of all his let
tiers in books indexed
1t shall moreover be his duty to read to the
Society the correspondence which he has car
ried on since the last meeting.
He shall likewise present all the documents,
essays, collections and contributions, of what
ever nature, that he has received since the
last meeting.
He shall also prepare and furnish for pub
llcation in the newspapers, an accurate sum-
mary of the transactions of the Society at
each of its meetings.
He shall have full power to employ an as
sistant Secretary whenever, in his judgment,
aiG Shall be required for the proper fulfill
ment of the duties of his office.
Ill. The TREASURER shall receive and
keep deposited in bank, to the credit of the
Society, all donations and requests Of money
and all other cash receipts belonging to the
Society. He shall pay all such sums as may
be due by the Society, when Endorsed by the
Presidentan countersigned by the Secretary
| He shall keep faithful account of all moneys
received and paid by him, and once in every
year, at the annual meeting, render a partic-
ular statement of the same to the Society,
which shall appoint committee of three
members to audit and report on his accounts
to the next quarterly meeting.
| Nv. The LIBRARIAN shall preserve, ar
range and keep in good ORDER all books,
| manuscripts, documents, pamphlets, papers
| and contributions of every kind to the library
| of the Society. He shall keep a catalogue of
the same, and take especial care that no MSS,
newspapers-eth in single sheets or bound
| III volumes-document objects or papers of
| the Society, pertaining to the library, confd-
| ed to his keeping, be, under any prctext, or
by the permission or authority of any officer,
removed or taken from the Societys rooms.
He shall be furnished with book in which
to record and index all donations and be-
quests of whatever nature, relating to his de-
partment, with the name of the donor, and
the time when bestowed He shall carefully
number the books, MSS, and collections, and
mark them with the title of this Society, and
the name of the donor or depositor. He shall
cause to be made and regularly continued an
alphabetical index, by author, subject and
title, OF all papers that have been or may be
| read before the Society, aud make an annual
| report at the October meeting, of the num-
Der of volumes, pamphlets, Sc, received by
the Society. The Librarian shall also have
under his charge, and keep in good order, all
COINS medals, articles of vrtu, curiosties and
| other similar matters He shall prepare and
continue an accurate catalogue of the same,
keep them properly arranged and displayed
IN suitable cases or otherwise as may be di-
rected by the Society.
V. The COMMITTEE OF THREE ON THE
LIBRARY, elected by ballot at the annual meet
ing, to serve until the election of their success
sors, shall, with the Librarian, provide suit
able shelves, cases and fixtures, by which to
arrange and display the books, manuscripts
and collections of the Society,"
The Librarian shall keep pamphlet
Catalogue" on which to enter each pamphlet
when received, under its appropriate class,
and TO aifix on the title page number in the
Pamphlets shall be classified according to
subjects-not alphabetically.
MSS. shall be kept by the Librarian in
portfolios, and catalogued with proper refer
ences to their subjects.
All purchases Of books shall be made only
by the Library Committee.
No maps, manuscripts, drawings, engrav-
ings or works of art shall be loaned to any
person to be taken from the rooms of the
Society.
The President, Vice President and Library
Committee may exercise sound discretion
in refusing to authorize the loan ofany books,
which, by reason of their value, rarity, or any
other cause, they may deem unsuitable to be
loaned, to be taken from the rooms of the
Society
1t will become highly important in the &c.
complishment of one of the chief objects of
the Society, for this Committee to devote
special attention to securing and to the pres
ervatiou of old records, diaries, account books,
letters and the genealogical materials connect
ed with the citizens of Hartford county, and to
have copies made of church, parish and other
| local records that may serve to interest and
benefit the members of the Society and the
general public.
1t is also desirable, for the public good, that
the Society be made the custodian of old and
rare books, papers and MSS, now in the
| possession of families who do not wish 10
| yield their ownership to be held by the
| Society, at the pleasure Of their owners, for
| the benefit of students of history and others,
and all books and papers so deposited with the
Historical Society, but not the property
thereof, shall be strictly held in trust, and not
be loaned to any person.
VI In regard to the dues of members, any
failure on the part of a member, after due
| notice for six months by the Treasurer, to
pay his or her dues, shall be considered for
| fixture of membership, and no person who
has thus lost his or her membership shall be
eadmitted without the strict payment of all
| arrears.
VII. All vacancies occurring during the
| Society's year in committees by death, resigna.
ton or otherwise shall be filed by the other
members ofthe committee.
| VIII. In event of the dissolution of the
Hartford Historical Society, at any period, the
books collections, documents and all objects
of interest presented to or deposited with the
| Society, shall be returned TO their original
owners or depositors, or to their representa-
tives. And if neither original owners, de-
postors nor their lawful representatives are
| to be found, then the said books, documents
or objects shall be presented to the Maryland
| Historical Society, and the books and docu-
ments that have been purchased by the COM
mon fund of the Society, shall be as equtably
as possible distributed among its mem.
bers, or thcii legal representatives. And
further, the Librarian shall cause label
10 be engraved, which shall be placed in every
book, document or other object belonging to
the Society, upon which label it shall be his
duty to write the name of the donor or depos-
| itor.
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