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 Geo. S. Merrill & Crocker, Printers. 
 H',^ 1873. 
 

 MEMORIAL HALL ESTABLLSHED, 
 March 6, 187 1. 
 CORNER STONE LAID, 
 September 19, 1871. 
 
 BUILDING DEDICATED, 
 May 30, 1873. 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH. 
 
 In the month of July, A. D. 1870, a venerable but young-hearted gentle- 
 man, a citizen of Andover, as he walked among the grand old buildings and 
 galleries of art in historic Dresden, bethought him of the land of his adoption 
 and of his own town. As he himself has told us, his heart yearned over it. 
 He thought of the blood of its citizens so freely poured out for love of coun - 
 try, as yet uncommemorated by monument or tablet. He thought of the 
 hard-working people, who, while able to secure the comforts of life, were yet 
 but scantily supplied with the means of mental improvement. He had seen 
 in almost every European city monuments of deeds nobly done and worthily 
 remembered. Here in Dresden he found a public library of 300,000 volumes ; 
 and he had himself mingled with the throng which wandered freely through 
 corridors where they stood face to face with the works of the greatest masters. 
 He was no novice in the work of initiating great enterprises. What might 
 have passed from the mind of another in an effervescence of good wishes, 
 grew in his mind into a plan. Andover should no longer be without a sol- 
 diers' memorial and a free library. He therefore, on the 2d ot July, 1870, 
 writes thus to his son, Mr. Joseph W. Smith : — 
 
 "I have a subject on my mind to communicate to you at this time. You 
 mention in your last letter received here that there was nothing yet done with 
 the lots up town where the buildings were burned. I have thought the cor- 
 ner lot, where Joseph Abbott's shop stood, would be a fine place for a Memo- 
 rial Hall to be built upon, to commemorate and keep in remembrance the 
 names of those who gave their lives in defending our national flag, and saving 
 my adopted country to God and liberty. I want to make a proposal, or 
 rather a pledge, to give twenty-five thousand dollars, upon conditions, — a like 
 sum to be subscribed by others, which will make in all $50,000 ; the building, 
 with the land, to cost not over $30,000; and $20,oco to be invested, the in- 
 terest only to be spent in taking care of the Library, if there should be one, and 
 a Reading-room. ***** It appears to me, if the people of Andover 
 would take this matter in hand, and all give according to their ability, 
 the thing might very soon be done. T stand pledged for six months from 
 date, if the conditions are complied with, to pay over the amount. If not 
 complied with, then this pledge to be null and void. 
 
 John Smith." 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH. 
 
 This letter was laid before tlie Town on the first clay of August ; Mr. Peter 
 Smith and Mr. John Dove, the business partners of the originator of the 
 scheme, furthering the enterprise by sending the following note, to be read 
 with his : — 
 
 "Andover, Aug. I, 1870. 
 We, the subscribers, agree and pledge ourselves to add ten thousand dol- 
 lars to the sum pledged to the town of Andover by our partner in business, 
 Mr. John Smith, now in Europe, on the same conditions as submitted by him 
 to the town, for the erection of a Memorial Hall, (making the whole sum 
 thus pledged thirty-five thousand dollars,) provided the town will purchase 
 the lot of land on the corner of Main and Essex Streets, owned by Hermon 
 Abbott, where the buildings were recently destroyed by fire. 
 
 John Dove, 
 Peter Smith." 
 
 The action of the Town on these letters was, first, a vote of thanks to these 
 gentleman for their very generous and liberal proposals ; and, secondly, the 
 appointing of a committee "to take into consideration the subject matter 
 thereof, and report such action as they may deem most advisable for adoption 
 at a future meeting of the town." The committee consisted of the following 
 gentlemen : Hon. Francis Cogswell, Rev. Charles Smith, Samuel H. Taylor, 
 LL. D., and Messrs. Solomon Holt, William G. Means, David Middleton and 
 Samuel Raymond. 
 
 A public meeting of the citizens, to consider what measures should be 
 adopted, was held at the call of this committee, on the 17th of December 
 following. Remarks were made by several gentlemen, including an earnest 
 address by Dr. Samuel H. Taylor, whose lamented death, shortly afterwards, 
 deprived the enterprise of the services of one of its most valued and efficient 
 friends. 
 
 By the recommendation of the committee, and under the encouragement of 
 an additional pledge of $2,000 from Messrs. John Dove and Peter Smith, and 
 a further generous subscription of $1,000 from Mr. Joseph W. Smith, 
 it was decided to appeal to the generosity of the citizens individually, and 
 to endeavor to obtain the amount required by means of voluntary subscrip- 
 tions, rather than by a resort to ta.xation. The general superintendence of 
 this business was entrusted to the Hon. George Foster. 
 
 At a town meeting held on the 31st of the same month, the committee 
 made report that the sum of $8,500 had been subscribed, in sums ranging 
 from $350 to ID cents. The whole number of subscriptions was seven hun- 
 dred and three. One from the Hon. Francis Cogswell, of $350 ; two, of $250 
 each, from Messrs. W. P. Foster and Edward Taylor ; one of $200, from the 
 Rev. Charles Smith. Then followed twenty-four subscriptions of $100 each ; 
 then twenty-two of $50 each ; one of $35; three of $30; forty-two of $25; and 
 twenty-three of $20. The original subscription papers, with the autographs 
 of the donors and the sums contributed, may be found in the archives of the 
 
HIS TORICA L SKE TGH. 
 
 Memorial Hall, where they were placed in accordance with the recommenda- 
 tion of the committee. They have also been copied into a subscription book, 
 which is kept in the Library for jniblic inspection. 
 
 To meet the deficiency of $3,500, still remaining, the committee further rec- 
 ommended that the town should avail itself of an almost forgotten treasure 
 that was at its disposal. On the 2d of April, 1866, the town had voted to 
 raise the sum of $4,500, that year, towards erecting a soldiers' monument. 
 This money, having never been used for the purpose designated, now came 
 to the relief of the town in an unexpected way. The recommendation of the 
 committee was adopted, and it was voted, as an act in harmony with the orig- 
 inal intention of the town, to apply this sum to the building of the Memorial 
 Hall. The fund was thereby made up to $51,500; and the Memorial Hall 
 was secured. 
 
 At the annual meeting of the town, March 6, 1S71, the subscribed fund 
 was formally accepted, and a Building Committee was appointed, consisting 
 of the following gentlemen: Mr. William G. Means, Mr. David Middleton, 
 Mr. Samuel Raymond, Rev. Charles Smith and Rev. John L. Taylor, D. D. 
 
 At the same meeting the following letter was read from Mr. John Byers, of 
 New York, formerly a resident of Andover : — 
 
 "New YoRic, Feb. 7, 1S71. 
 Francis Cogswell, Ksn., Cltairniaii of Coiinnittcc : 
 
 Dear Sir : — It has been my earnest desire, for a number of years, to establish in Andover 
 an enduring memorial of my brother, Peter Smith Byers, who died in that town in 1856. 
 The way seems now open for its accomplishment. It is doubtless well known to your com- 
 mittee that he was the first chosen Principal of the Punchard Free School, and although at 
 his death comparatively a yoinig man, yet he was warmly interested in the educational in- 
 terests of Andover. I therefore propose to give the sum of $3,000, for the purchase of 
 books, as the nucleus of a public library to be kept in the room which, as I am informed, 
 is to be set apart for that purpose in the Memorial Hall soon to be built. ******** 
 As soon as you notify me that the donation is accepted by the town, I will remit check for 
 the amount. 
 
 Yours respectfully, 
 
 John Byers." 
 
 The town, having passed a vote of thanks for the very appropriate and 
 generous donation of Mr. Byers, pledged itself to carry out the evident in- 
 tentions of the donor in every particular. 
 
 Soon after its appointment, the Building Committee organized itself, with 
 Rev. J. L. Taylor, D. D., as chairman, and Mr. S. Raymond as secretary and 
 treasurer. 
 
 It soon became apparent that more land would be necessary. This neces- 
 sity was met by the generosity of a few individuals ; and the town was subse- 
 quently called upon to pass an additional vote of thanks to Messrs. George 
 L. Abbott, John Cornell, John Dove, J. H. Flint, T. A. Holt, W. S. Jenkins, 
 W. G. Means, Peter Smith, Joseph W. Sinith, and G. H. and E. H. Valpey ; 
 by whose gifts, in connection with a further gift of $100 from Mr. H. P. 
 Beard, now deceased, the sum of #1,650 was raised for the purchase of two 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH. 
 
 additional lots of land, said gifts being all in addition to previous subscrip- 
 tions by the same parties for tlie erection of the Hall. 
 
 Still, the sum appropriated for the building was not sufficient to secure such 
 an edifice as every one now expected. But, happily, while the unpleasant 
 alternative was engaging the attention of the committee, advices from across 
 the Atlantic enabled the treasurer to write $5,000 more on the debit side of 
 Mr. John Smith's account. 
 
 Shortly after this, on the occasion of the enthusiastic public reception 
 given to Mr. Smith upon his arrival from Europe, he supplemented the do- 
 nation of Mr. Byers by the additional promise of $3,000 for the purchase of 
 books for the Library. 
 
 The plan of the architect, Mr. J. F. Eaton, having been decided upon, 
 proposals were received from three different builders. At a meeting of the 
 committee, held July 31, it was voted to give the work to Messrs. Abbott & 
 Jenkins, of Andover. According to the contract signed by them, the speci- 
 fications were to be carried out for the sum of $29,750. On the 4th of Au- 
 gust, 187 1, Mr. T. E. Mayberry deposited some loads of stone near the site 
 of the building, and on the 14th of August the workmen broke ground. The 
 ceremony of laying the corner-stone was performed on the 19th of September. 
 Mr. John Smith, assisted by Mr. David Middleton, deposited in the corner- 
 stone a copper box enclosing various interesting documents, a list of which 
 may be found in the archives of the Hall. Remarks were made by the Rev. J. 
 L. Taylor, D. D., and prayer was offered by the Rev. Charles Smith. The work 
 was now pushed briskly on through October and November, and in Decem- 
 ber the building was covered in. 
 
 At the annual town meeting, March 4, 1S72, the Building Committee pre- 
 sented its first report ; from which it appeared that the whole amount thus 
 far secured for the enterprise, including the $3,000 from Mr. Byers, and the 
 like sum from Mr. John Smith, for the purchase of books, was $62,949.70 ; 
 leaving in the hands of the committee, for building purposes, $36,949.70. 
 
 At this meeting, the town, in accordance with the recommendation of the 
 Building Committee, appointed as Trustees of the Memorial Hall the follow- 
 ing gentlemen : Mr. Henry Boynton, Mr. E. K. Jenkins, Rev. James H. Mer- 
 rill, Mr. David Middleton, Mr. Samuel Raymond, Rev. W. L. Ropes, and 
 Mr. Joseph W. Smith. It was arranged that the term of office of one Trus- 
 tee should expire every year, and that the vacancy should be filled by the 
 election of a Trustee by ballot, at the March meeting of the town, for a full 
 term of seven years. 
 
 In the month of April following, Rev. Mr. Merrill felt obliged, on account 
 of ill health, to resign his office as a Trustee, and the Board made choice of 
 Rev. Francis H. Johnson to supply his place. 
 
 During the spring and summer of 1872, the Trustees selected and purchased 
 books for the foundation of a library. A call for donations, issued in May, to 
 the people of the town, also brought in a number of additional volumes. In 
 October the Hall, though not yet furnished, was ready for the use of the 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH. 
 
 Trustees. The books were unpacked, and the work of preparing the cata- 
 logues, which was committed to Mr. Raymond, was begun. Early in January 
 Mr. Raymond had completed, with his own hand, four catalogues of the li- 
 brary, which now numbered more than 2,700 volumes. 
 
 The Trustees appointed Mr. Ballard Holt, 2d, Librarian and Janitor, who 
 entered on his duties May i, 1873. 
 
 The furnishing of the building, and the laying out of the grounds, as well 
 as the various arrangements for the working of the Library, having been 
 mainly completed, the Hall was formally opened, with appropriate services, 
 on Memorial Day, Frida}-, May 30, 1873. 
 
 The committee appointed by the town to co-operate with the Trustees with 
 reference to this occasion, consisted of the Board of Selectmen, together 
 with the Hon. George Foster, Mr. E. Francis Holt, Rev. Professor Park, and 
 Dea. Peter Smith. Agreeably to the arrangements of this joint committee, 
 and under the direction of Mr. James B. Smith, the Chief Marsha!, a pro- 
 cession was formed at 2 o'clock, p. M., in Elm Square, opposite the Hall ; 
 a dinner having been previously served in the Elm House to the committee, 
 escort and invited guests. The procession was led by an escort of returned 
 soldiers of the late war, preceded by the Andover Brass Band. The Ad- 
 dress was delivered in the South Church by the Rev. Phillips Brooks, of 
 Bo.ston. The Dedicatory Prayer was offered in front of the Memorial 
 Hall, by the Rev. Prof. Edwards A. Park, D. D., of Andover. The Rev. 
 Ch.arles Smith, and the Rev. James H. Merrill, of Andover, also took 
 part in the services. Singing was furnished by the Andover Choral 
 Union. The assembly, gathered in front of the Hall, united in singing the 
 National Hymn at the close of the exercises. 
 
 The Reading-room was opened for the use of the citizens on Monday, June 
 2d ; and on the Monday following the Library was first opened for the de- 
 livery of books. 
 
 The total cost of the building, including that of the land ($4,650), together 
 with the grading and ornamenting of the grounds, is about $43,000. Of the 
 whole amount raised, $20,000, agreeably to the original provision of Mr. John 
 Smith, is reserved as a permanent fund for current expenses. For the pur- 
 chase of books, $6,000, in addition, was placed at the disposal of the Trus- 
 tees, about two-thirds of which has been already expended for that purpose. 
 The town has also, in accordance with the law of the State authorizing such 
 appropriations, voted to apply to the uses of the Library the amount which 
 may be received this year from dog-licenses. The Trustees believe that this 
 statement of their limited resources will be a sufficient appeal to those who 
 desire that the Library and Reading-room shall satisfy the reasonable ex- 
 pectations of the community. 
 
 On the two following pages is printed a copy of the inscription on the marble tablets in 
 the Memorial Room, giving the names of the soldiers enlisted from Andover in the war of 
 the Rebellion, who gave up their lives in the service of their country. 
 
TO THE MEMORY OF 
 
 James H. Bailey, 
 Died of disease at Washington, D. C, Sept. 14, 1861. 
 
 Enoch O. Frye, 
 Accidentally killed at Fort Albany, Va., Oct. 29, 1861. 
 
 Charles H. Callahan, 
 Died of disease at Chelsea, Mass., May 29, 1862. 
 
 Amos Whittaker, 
 Killed at Gaines' Mills, Va., June 27, 1862. 
 
 George M. Smart, 
 Died of disease at Fort Albany, Va., July 25, 1862. 
 
 WiLLL^M Greeley, 
 Died of disease at Carrollton, La., Aug. 22, 1S62. 
 
 Bernard Kavanaugh, 
 Died of disease at Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 24, 1862. 
 
 Edward C. Merrill, 
 Died of disease at Carrollton, La., Aug. 27, 1862. 
 
 William H. Luke, 
 Died of wounds at Manassas, Va., Sept. 13, 1862. 
 
 Jefferson N. Raymond, 
 Died of disease at New Orleans, La., Sept. 13, 1862. 
 
 James Russell, 
 Died of disease at Fort Albany, Va., Oct. 19, 1862. 
 
 James Jaquith, 
 Died of disease at New Orleans, La., Dec. i, 1862. 
 
 Henry G. Kimball, 
 Died of disease at Newbern, N. C, Jan. i, 1863. 
 
 James W. Merrill, 
 Died of disease at Newbern, N. C, Jan. 20, 1863. 
 
 Joseph Chandler, Jr., 
 Died of disease at New Orleans, La., Mar. 10, 1863. 
 
 Newton G. Frye, 
 Died of disease at Andover, Mass., Mar. 28, 1863. 
 
 JosiAH Mason, 
 Died of disease at Andover, Mass., April 7, 1863. 
 
 James Logue, 
 Died of disease at Baton Rouge, La., May 11, 1863. 
 
 Newton Lovejoy, 
 Died of disease at Vicksburg, Miss., July 9, 1863. 
 
 William H. Wardwell, 
 Accidentally killed at Maryland Heights, Md., Aug. i, 1863. 
 
 Charles A. Clement, 
 Died of wounds at Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 30, 1863. 
 
 WiLLARD G. BoDWELL, 
 
 Died of disease at Fort Strong, Va., Mar. 24, 1864. 
 
 Thomas F. Porter, 
 Died of wounds at Hampton, Va., April 15, 1S64. 
 
 James Ward, 
 Killed at the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864. 
 
 Samuel Aiken, 
 Killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 19, 1864. 
 
 Israel A. Berry, 
 Died of wounds at City Point, Va., April 22, 1865. 
 
OUR PATRIOTIC DEAD. 
 
 Granville K. Cutler, 
 Killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 19, 1S64. 
 
 James H. Eastes, 
 Killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 19, 1864. 
 
 Edward Farmer, 
 Killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 19, 1864. 
 
 Jonathan A. Holt, 
 Killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 19, 1864. 
 
 James H. Rothwell, 
 Killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 19, 1864. 
 
 Enoch M. Hatch, 
 Killed near Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864. 
 
 Bernard McGurk, 
 Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. 
 
 Orrin L. Farnham, 
 Died of wounds at Bryant's Farm, Va., June 17, 1864. 
 
 Epaphrus K. Bryant, 
 Died of wounds at Washington, D. C, July 3, 1864. 
 
 William Russell, 
 Died of wounds at Washington, D. C, July 11, 1864. 
 
 Thomas A. Bagley, 
 Died a prisoner at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 28, 1864. 
 
 James B. Bl.\ck, 
 Died of disease at Fortress Monroe, Va., Aug. 30, 1864. 
 
 George W. Grant, 
 Died of disease in Second Corps Hospital, Va., Sept, 7, 1864. 
 
 George A. Bailey, 
 Killed at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1S64. 
 
 Franklin Hardy, 
 Killed at Poplar Grove Church, Va., Oct. 2, 1864. 
 
 Edward O'Hara, 
 Killed at Hatcher's Run, Va., Oct. 27, 1864. 
 
 Charles P. Barnard, 
 Died of disease at Annapolis, Md., Dec. 2, 1864. 
 
 James McCusker, 
 Died a prisoner at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 2, 1864. 
 
 Thomas Wardman, 
 Died a prisoner at Danville, Va., Dec. 20, 1864. 
 
 John McCullough, 
 Died of disease at Andover, Mass., Dec. 24, 1864. 
 
 Walter L. Raymond, 
 Died a prisoner at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 25, 1864. 
 
 George E. Hayward, 
 Died of wounds at Andover, Mass., July 24, 1865. 
 
 Leonard W. Ryley, 
 Died of disease at Andover, Mass., Aug. 30, 1865. 
 
 Lewis G. Hatch, 
 Died of disease at Andover, Mass., Jan. 4, 1866. 
 
 Samuel P. Farnham, 
 Died of disease at Andover, Mass., Jan. 12, 1866. 
 
 Andrew K. P.atrick, 
 Died of wounds at Fredericksburg, Va. 
 
TRUSTEES 
 
 ]\ieii|ofikl SciU, ^qdoYef, 
 
 Elected March 4, 1872. 
 
 JOSEPH W. SMITH, 
 
 . *TERM EXPIRES MARCH, 1873. 
 
 JAMES H. MERRILL, 
 
 1874 
 
 DAVID MIDDLETON, 
 
 . ■ " " " 1875 
 
 E. KENDALL JENKINS, , . 
 
 1876. 
 
 HENRY BOYNTON, 
 
 1877. 
 
 SAMUEL RAYMOND, 
 
 1878 
 
 ^VILLIAM L. ROPES, 
 
 1879 
 
 Rev. James H. Merrill resigned the office of Trustee April, 1872, and 
 Rev. Francis H. Johnson v^^as chosen to fill the vacancy. 
 Joseph W. Smith was elected for a second term March 3, 1873. 
 
 OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTEES. 
 
 JOSEPH W. SMITH, President. 
 SAMUEL RAYMOND, Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 committee on the library. 
 
 DAVID MIDDLETON, 
 FRANCIS H. JOHNSON, 
 
 WILLIAM L. ROPES, 
 JOSEPH W. SMITH. 
 
 committee on accounts. 
 
 E. KENDALL JENKINS, 
 
 HENRY BOYNTON. 
 
 librarian and janitor. 
 BALLARD HOLT, 2d. 
 
 The respective terms were fixed by lot. 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 TRUSTEES 
 
 Art. I. The officers of the Board shall be a President, Secretary, and 
 Treasurer, a Committee on the Library, and a Committee on Accounts, who 
 shall be elected annually by ballot from the Board at the first regular meet- 
 ing succeeding the annual town meeting in March. 
 
 Art. 2. Vacancies in any office, from any cause, may be filled at any reg- 
 ular or special meeting, notice to that effect having been given one week pre- 
 viously. In the absence of any officer, a substitute may be appointed, fro 
 tempore. 
 
 Art. 3. The Secretary of the Board shall record all proceedings of the 
 Board, and keep their records and files. 
 
 Art. 4. The Treasurer shall give bonds to the town of Andover, in such 
 sum, and with such sureties as the Board may approve, for the faithful 
 performance of the duties of his office, and to account for all such sums 
 as may come into his hands belonging to the Memorial Hall ; he shall 
 draw from the town treasury the interest money, and any other money that may 
 be due from the town, and shall pay therefrom such bills as are approved by 
 the Board ; shall, under the direction of the Board, keep the property under 
 the care of the Trustees suitably insured ; shall settle with the Librarian, 
 quarterly, for all fines and other moneys received by him ; shall keep account 
 of all receipts and expenditures of the Board ; shall present to the Board at 
 their regular meeting in January, annually, a report of the receipts and ex- 
 penditures of the year ending on the thirty-first day of December previous, 
 and of the state of the Treasury, audited by the Committee on Accounts, and 
 shall make special reports thereof, when required by the Board. 
 
 Art. 5. The Committee on the Library shall recommend books to be 
 purchased for the Library ; shall purchase all books authorized by the Board ; 
 shall cause the books to be rebound when necessary ; shall furnish proper 
 books and forms for the Librarian, and shall annually examine the Library, 
 and report to the Board, at the regular meeting in January, its existing 
 condition, a list of books lost during the year, and such other facts as 
 should be reported to the Town. They shall, also, under the direction of the 
 Board, have charge of the Memorial building and grounds, shall provide the 
 
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 rooms in the building with proper fixtures and furniture, and make arrange- 
 ments for suitably lighting and warming the rooms ; shall recommend, and, 
 under the direction of the Board, cause to be procured, newspapers and peri- 
 odicals for the Reading-room, and cause such as are worthy of preservation 
 to be bound and deposited in the Library ; and, generally, shall see that the 
 regulations of the Board in relation to the Library and Reading-room are 
 duly observed. 
 
 Art. 6. The Committee on Accounts shall annually audit the Treasurer's 
 accounts, and present the same to the Town Auditors for adjustment. 
 
 They shall employ such means as they may deem best to obtain memorials 
 of the war, works of art, and other objects of interest to be placed in the 
 Memorial Room ; also, donations of money and books for the increase of the 
 Library ; and shall pay all money thus received to the Treasurer of the Board, 
 to be by him passed to the credit of the Memorial Hall, and appropriated at 
 the order of the Board, unless otherwise specified by the donors. 
 
 Art. 7. No payment of money shall be made except by a vote of the 
 majority of the Board. All orders to draw money from the Town Treasurer 
 must be signed by the President and Treasurer of the Board. 
 
 Art. 8. In the month of January, annually, a report of the Trustees to 
 the Town shall be prepared by a Committee, and when approved by the 
 Board, and signed by the President and Secretary, shall be entered on the 
 records and delivered to the Selectmen. 
 
 Art. 9. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held, on the second 
 Tuesday of each month, except August. Special meetings may be called by 
 the President at his discretion, and shall be called by the President or Sec- 
 retary when requested by two members ; seasonable written notice of all meet- 
 ings to be given to the members. 
 
 Art. 10. Four members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
 business. Any number more than one, may adjourn a meeting. Absent 
 members to be notified of the adjournment. 
 
 Art. II. The Library in the Memorial Hall, including the Reading- 
 room, shall be known as The Memorial Hall Library. 
 
 Art. 12. No book, pamphlet, work of art, or other object whatsoever, 
 offered by any person to the Library, Reading-room, or Memorial Hall, 
 shall be accepted and placed therein, except by express vote of the Board, 
 unless by direction of the Town ; and immediate notice of acceptance shall 
 be given to the donor, with a suitable acknowledgment. 
 
 Art. 13. All books, pamphlets, and articles in the Library, Reading- 
 room, or Memorial Room, may be exchanged at the discretion of the Trus- 
 tees ; provided, however, that no such exchange shall be made except with the 
 consent of the donor, or his or her oldest heir-at-law. 
 
RULES AND REGULA TIONS. I 3 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 LIBRARY. 
 
 Art. I. The Memorial Hall Library and Reading-room shall be free to 
 all residents in Andover, over fourteen years of age, who shall sign an agree- 
 ment to observe the rules and regulations adopted from time to time by the 
 Trustees (giving satisfactory guarantee when requested), and who shall at all 
 times comply with said rules and regulations. 
 
 The following guarantees may be required by the Librarian at his discretion:- — 
 
 First. Any resident, of the age of twenty-one years or upwards, may deposit with the 
 Librarian a sum of money equal to the value of the book borrowed, or the value of the set, 
 if it be one of a set. A ticket in evidence of this deposit shall be given to the borrower, 
 a copy of which shall be kept by the Librarian. On the return of the book borrowed, with 
 the ticket, and the payment of any fines or damages for negligence or injury, the deposit 
 shall be restored to the depositor. In case such book is not returned, and such fines and 
 damages paid, the deposit shall be forfeited to the Trustees. Or, 
 
 Secondly. Any resident, of the age of fourteen years or upwards, may file with the 
 Librarian a guarantee of soiue responsible person, known to the Librarian, agreeing to be 
 answerable for all books borrowed by him, and for the payment of all fines and damages in- 
 curred by him. Such guarantee shall be valid for the time mentioned therein, but may be 
 revoked by the signer at any time, at his pleasure, by a notice in writing to the Librarian, 
 in which case his liability shall cease, except as to books previously taken, and fines and 
 damages previously incurred. 
 
 Art. 2. Persons residing temporarily in Andover ma)% at the discretion 
 of the Library Committee, be permitted to use the Library and Reading- 
 room, on such terms as the Trustees may prescribe. 
 
 Art. 3. Strangers visiting the town may use the books and periodicals in 
 the Reading-room, agreeably to the regulations, for the space of one week, 
 upon the introduction in writing of any Trustee. The person thus introdu- 
 cing a stranger shall be responsible for his compliance with the rules of the 
 Library, and shall be accountable for any injuries committed by him. 
 
 Art. 4. Young persons under fourteen years of age may be admitted to 
 read in the Reading-room, upon the request of some person known to the 
 Librarian (who shall engage to be responsible for their good conduct), at such 
 times and in such numbers as may, in the judgment of the Librarian, not be 
 inconvenient to other visitors ; but no such person shall be permitted to loiter 
 in the Reading room, or in any part of the building, when not engaged in 
 reading. 
 
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 RULES AND REGULA TIOXS. 
 
 Art. 5. All persons visiting the Memorial Hall shall demean themselves 
 quietly and be inoffensive in condition and conduct ; no person shall lunch, or 
 smoke, or spit on the floor, in any part of the building ; and no disturbing 
 conversation will be permitted in the Library or Reading-room. 
 
 Art. 6. The Library shall be oj^en for the delivery of books every week- 
 day throughout the year (except Wednesdays and days allowed by the Board 
 as holidays), from three to live o'clock, and from six to nine o'clock, P. ^L 
 
 Ar i\ 7. The Reading-room shall be open every week-day throughout the 
 year (except Wednesdays and holidays), from eight and a half, A. M., to 
 twelve o'clock, and from three to five, and from six to nine o'clock, P. M. On 
 Wednesdays, it shall be open from eight and a half to ten o'clock, A. M., and 
 from six to nine o'clock, P. M. 
 
 AkT. 8. No person, except the Librarian or a Trustee, shall enter any of 
 the alcoves, or take any book from its place on the shelves, unless by special 
 permission. 
 
 Art. 9. No book or pamphlet, belonging to the Library or Reading- 
 room, shall be taken away, except by the leave of the Librarian, expressed in 
 the prescribed mode of registration. 
 
 Art. id. Every person entitled to borrow books from the Library shall 
 receive from the Librarian a card bearing the name of the borrower, and set- 
 ting forth his right to the use of the Library. The card shall have on the 
 back ruled spaces in which the Librarian will stamp the dates of the delivery 
 and return of books borrowed. This card must always be presented on tak- 
 ing out any book for home use, and also upon the return of any book. The 
 person to whom the card belongs will be held responsible for any book drawn 
 by means of his card. The card, if lost, cannot be replaced until after seven 
 days' notice of the loss has been given at the Library. 
 
 Art. II. Application for books is to be made on printed slips, which will 
 be furnished by the Librarian. The applicant will write on these slips the 
 shelf-numbers of the books desired, together with the name of the borrower 
 copied from his card ; and both the card and slip will then be handed to the 
 Librarian. 
 
 Art. 12. No person shall be allowed to have more than one volume from 
 the Library at one time. Books designated as books of illustration may, 
 however, be taken with the volumes they are designed to illustrate. 
 
 Art. 13. No book taken for home use shall be changed the same day on 
 which it is taken. 
 
 Art. 14. No book shall be taken a second time for home use by the same 
 person, or by any one of the same household, until after a full Library day 
 from the time of his returning it. New books, and books in great demand, 
 shall not be re-taken by the same person until after three days from the date 
 of their return, when the Library Committee may so direct. 
 
 Art. 15. Any book borrowed from the Library may be kept out two weeks, 
 unless a shorter time is named on the cover. When a book is new or in great 
 demand, the time may be limited to one week, or less than one week, at the 
 
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 discretion of the Library Committee. Any borrower who retains a book 
 beyond the allowed time, shall pay a fine of two cents for every day's delay. 
 
 Art. 16. Any volume retained two weeks beyond the specified time, shall 
 be sent for by the Librarian, and the expense incurred in obtaining it shall be 
 paid by the borrower. If not returned within one week after being sent for 
 by the Librarian, the book shall be considered as lost. 
 
 Art. 17. Books returned must be delivered to the Librarian or his assis- 
 tant. 
 
 Art. 18. The Library Committee may order a new book to be retained 
 in the Library for four weeks after its reception. 
 
 Art. 19. 'No periodical or pamphlet shall be borrowed from the Library 
 until bound and placed upon the shelves, except when the Library has a 
 duplicate of the same ; in which case only one copy shall be allowed to be 
 borrowed unbound. 
 
 Art. 20. No newspaper, bound or unbound, shall be removed from the 
 Library or Reading-room, except by special permission of the Library Com- 
 mittee. 
 
 Art. 21. Books unsuited for general circulation, books ditticult to be re- 
 placed by reason of their rarity or value, and books of reference, shall be 
 designated on the Catalogue by a star (*), and shall not be t iken from the 
 Library, except by special permission of the Library Committee. 
 
 Art. 22. Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library may receive 
 books for consultation in the Reading-room during Library hours, upon mak- 
 ing written application on a printed slip to be furnished by the Librarian. 
 Any person neglecting to return to the Librarian a book thus temporarily 
 consulted, shall pay a fine of five cents. 
 
 Art. 23. All books shall be returned to the Library at such time, annually, 
 as the Library Committee may direct, and shall remain in the Library so long 
 as may be necessary for the annual examination. Any person neglecting to 
 return a book at this time, shall pay a fine of fifty cents. Seasonable notice 
 of the time is to be given by the Librarian. 
 
 Art. 24. Borrowers of books must give notice to the Librarian of any 
 change in their place of residence. 
 
 Art. 25. All injuries to books, beyond reasonable wear, shall be made 
 good, to the satisfaction of the Library Committee, by the borrower. If any 
 book be lost or materially damaged, the borrower shall pay for the same at 
 the appraisement of the Committee. If the volume lost or injured forms part 
 of a set, he may be required to replace the whole set ; and shall then be en- 
 titled to receive the damaged set as his own property. Notice should be 
 given to the Librarian of any serious defacement or injury which a borrower 
 may find in any book used by him. 
 
 Art. 26. Any person injuring or mutilating any book, newspaper, or other 
 article, belonging to the Library, or to any room in Memorial Hall, will be 
 denied admission to the building, unless satisfactory reparation be made ; 
 and will also be liable to immediate prosecution for such ofi"ence. 
 
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 Note. — The following Act was passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts, February 26, 
 1S72: — An Act for the P.-eservation of Books and other Property belonging to Public 
 Libraries. 
 
 Be it enact ed^ etc. , asfoUoivs : — 
 
 Whoever wilfully and maliciously or wantonly and without cause writes upon, injures, 
 defaces, tears or destroys any book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue, belonging to any 
 law, town, city, or other public library, shall be punished by a fine of. not less than five dol- 
 lars, nor more than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the jail not exceeding six months, 
 for every such offence. 
 
 Approved Feb. 26, 1S72. 
 
 Art. 27. A printed copy of the established rules and regulations shall be 
 given to every person, or head of a family, using the Library. • 
 
 Art. 28. A printed Catalogue of the books belonging to the Library 
 shall from time to time, be provided by the Trustees, copies of vi'hich shall 
 be for sale at the Librarian's desk. 
 
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 SECTION III. 
 
 LIBRARIAN. 
 
 Art. I. A Librarian shall be elected by the Trustees, who shall be remov- 
 able at their pleasure. His salary shall be fixed by the Board. He shall 
 give bonds to the town of Andover, in such sum and with such sureties as may 
 be approved by the Board, for the faithful performance of the duties of 
 his office ; for the proper care and preservation of the Library ; and to 
 account for all property of the town in charge of this Board, which may be 
 placed in his hands. He shall perform all the duties assigned to him, 
 agreeably to the regulations and directions of the Board and the Library 
 Committee. 
 
 Art. 2. The Librarian, under the supervision of the Library Committee, 
 shall have the charge and control of the Library, and of the other apart- 
 ments in the Memorial Hall ; he shall see that the books, pamphlets, papers, 
 furniture, and other articles, are arranged according to the directions of 
 the Library Committee, and kept in good order. He shall keep the rooms 
 open, and in proper condition for use, during the hours specified by the 
 Board, and during those hours shall be present, in person or by an assistant 
 approved by the Committee ; he shall maintain order in the rooms, and see 
 that all the regulations of the Board are complied with. 
 
 Art. 3. He may appoint an assistant, to be approved by the Library 
 Committee, to assist him in the performance of his duties, and to act for him 
 in case of his illness or absence, and who in such case shall have the powers 
 of the Librarian. The Librarian shall be responsible for the conduct of his 
 assistant. The compensation of the assistant shall be paid by the Librarian, 
 and no allowance shall be made to the Librarian for such compensation, or 
 for extra services, unless by vote of the Board upon each special claim. 
 
 Art. 4. The Librarian shall enter in a record, to be called the Accession 
 Catalogue, the title, and author's name, of every book and pamphlet added 
 to the Library, the date of its reception, its cost, if purchased, the name of 
 its donor, if it be a gift, and any other facts relating to it which the Board 
 may direct. And no book shall be put in use until so recorded. 
 
 Art. 5. He shall also keep an Alphabetical Catalogue of all volumes 
 and pamphlets belonging to the Library, in which shall be noted the title and 
 the author of every work, and the number of volumes, with its number on 
 the Accession Catalogue, and its place in the Library. 
 
 Art. 6. He shall acknowledge all gifts to the Library, Reading-room, or 
 Memorial Hall, as soon as they shall have been reported to the Board and 
 accepted ; first procuring the signature of the President to each acknowledg- 
 ment. 
 
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 Art. 7. He shall cause a book-plate to be securely fastened in each vol- 
 ume belonging to the Library ; noting on it the date of the book's reception, 
 the name of the donor, if it be a gift, the number of the shelf on which it is 
 kept, the book-number, and the number it bears on the Accession Cata- 
 logue. He shall also cause all volumes, pamphlets, and manuscripts belong- 
 ing to the Library or Reading-room to be stamped with the words, Memo- 
 rial Hall Library, Andover. 
 
 Art. 8. He shall have every volume, before it is delivered from the Li- 
 brary, neatly covered with suitable paper ; the number of the shelf on which 
 it is kept, and the book-number, written on the back ; and a printed copy of 
 such rules as the Trustees may direct attached to the cover, together 
 with a statement of the time for which the book is allowed to be kept 
 out. It shall also be his duty to cover and label anew all books whose covers 
 or labels may have become worn or defaced. 
 
 Art. 9. He shall keep a register of all persons entering their names for 
 the purpose of borrowing books, with the Library-number and the residence 
 of each individual inserted against the name. 
 
 Art. 10. He shall, on application in the prescribed mode by any person 
 entitled to take books from the Library, deliver to him such book as he may 
 wish, keeping a record of its delivery in the manner directed by the Board. 
 On the return of the book he shall cancel the charge. But if the book has 
 been kept beyond the allowed time, he shall impose the proper fine ; and if 
 it has been injured, he shall report the injury to the Library Committee. 
 
 Art. II. He shall furnish to any person entitled to the privileges of the 
 Library, such books as he may desire to use in the Reading-room, during 
 Library hours, providing him first with a printed slip on which to make writ- 
 ten application for the same ; this application to be jjreserved by the Libra- 
 rian, and cancelled on the return of the book. 
 
 Art. 12. The Librarian may withhold any book, particularly in the case 
 of minors, when there is good and sufficient reason. 
 
 Art. 13. He shall retain for two days after its return any book which 
 mav have been inquired for, provided a written request for its retention has 
 been presented by the person desiring the book. 
 
 Art. 14. He shall keep a record of all books asked for, which are not in 
 the Library, with the names of the persons asking for them ; and exhibit the 
 same to the Library Committee whenever it shall be called for. 
 
 Art. 15. When any person shall have detained a book beyond the pre- 
 scribed time, it shall be the duty of the Librarian, on the day following that 
 on which the book should have been returned, to send by mail to such person 
 a notice, reminding him that the book is due at the Library, and that he is 
 incurring a fine of two cents for every day of detention. 
 
 Art. 16. When any book shall have been detained two weeks beyond 
 the allowed time, the Librarian shall send for it, and shall cause it to be re- 
 turned at the expense of the borrower. 
 
 Art. 17. The Librarian shall collect all fines incurred by neglect to re- 
 
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 turn any book within the prescribed time, and all damages for the loss or 
 injury of books, and shall account for, and pay over the same to the Treasurer 
 of the Board once in three months. 
 
 Art. 18. He shall withhold the use of the Library from any persons 
 owing fines or forfeitures ; and may exclude any person from the building 
 who shall injure any of the books, periodicals, furniture, or other property, or 
 whose condition or conduct shall not be in conformity with the regulations of 
 the Board ; and he shall make immediate report of all such cases to the 
 Library Committee. 
 
 Art. 19. He shall, once in the year, have all the books taken from the 
 shelves and carefully dusted, and the shelves thoroughly cleaned. 
 
 Art. 20. He shall make a thorough examination of the Library once a 
 year, and oftener if requested by the Library Committee. He shall also 
 make report to the Board, at such times as they may require, of the condition 
 and increase of the Library, and of any other matters relating to the Library 
 and the Memorial Hall about which they may desire to be informed. 
 
 Art. 21. Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the Librarian in 
 any case, may refer the matter to the Library Conunittee. 
 
 OF AMENDMENIS. 
 
 These regulations may be amended at any regular meeting of the Trustees, 
 provided the amendment shall have been proposed at the next preceding 
 regular meeting, and entered on the records, and information given by the 
 Secretary to each member of the Board of the proposed change, in the words 
 of the record. 
 
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