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treasures of the learned and the wise, which from time to time will be brought before them;-where Literature, in all its varied forms, will ever, we trust, wear the most engaging features;—and where young and old may find constantly recurring inducements to a more thorough cultivation of the mental powers with which they are endowed.

We open it to our artizans and our professional men, as a place where the wonders of nature and of art-the mysteries and the revelations of science-the practical bearing of important discoveries— and the value of novel inventions-may in turn be presented for their admiration, their instruction, or their investigation.

We open it to all as a place of rational entertainment; believing that "to every thing there is a season," and that the occasional relaxation from mental and bodily toil which man requires, will be here improved to highly useful and ennobling purposes; that music and poetry, painting and sculpture, will here combine to calm the passions, exalt the affections, refine the taste, and enliven the imagination.

We open it in the hope and confident belief, that notwithstanding the varied uses for which it is designed, nothing will ever be heard or witnessed within its walls which will not tend to inculcate a high, toned morality, and to uphold the honor and majesty of that Being of whom it is said, "unless He build the house, they labor in vain who build it." Worse than useless would prove our undertaking if aught should ever transpire here to affect injuriously the moral or religious condition of the community. It is, therefore, in strict accordance with the spirit of the resolution by which the Board of Directors accepted the donation of a valuable Bible as the foundation of the library, that we shall strive to make this Hall subservient to the moral as well as to the intellectual improvement of all frequent-. ing it.

We welcome you, therefore, to a place which we hope will ever be to you attractive, as well from the healthful influence it will exercise, as from the new sources of enjoyment and instruction it may offer."

The Rev. Mr. HENDERSON, of Trinity Church, then read from the Holy Scriptures portions of the 28th Chapter of Job, and of the 19th Psalm.

The Address followed; after which an Ode, written for the occasion at the request of the Committee of Arrangements, was read

by WILLIAM C. PRIME, Esq., thus concluding the exercises of the evening:

ODE

ON THE OPENING OF THE NEWARK LIBRARY HALL.

BY MRS. E. C. KINNEY.

Spirit of living Truth!

Fresh in immortal youth,

Yet aged as Eternity!

Come, at the fervid calls

Of hearts that, ever seeking after thee,

To thy great purpose dedicate these walls:

Come, and spread here thy broad and beaming wings,
Where, in thy name, the Muse her humble tribute brings.

Spirit of Art, divine!

This edifice shall be a shrine

Where thy true worshippers may kneel:
Standing sublime in Learning's cause,
The impress of thy mighty laws

Its form majestic will reveal,

While the same glorious Sun shall make it bright,
Or the same Moon shall gild it with her light,
As have for ages shed their beams upon
The hallowed ruins of the Parthenon!
And Wisdom's goddess, here shall own
All that approach to seek her lore,
No less, than where was raised the throne
Which first her votaries knelt before.

Knowledge shall here unfold

Her "treasures new and old;"

Science lay open her mysterious heart,
That searching eyes its inmost depths may see;
And Helicon's pure fount its streams impart
To all who thirst for living poesy!

These opening gates will languages unlock,
And free shall flow old Homer's tide of song,
As when, in ancient days, from Horeb's rock
Gushed limpid waters for the eager throng.

Britannia's bards shall dwell
Beneath this classic dome,
And visit-Fancy's dreams to tell-
The laborer's humble home:
And History's undying page

Here the eventful past shall state;
Or our brief present to a future age
Perchance relate:

Toil in these cheering walls forgot,
The weary soul refreshed shall be;
And riches wait to bless the lot

Of patient Industry

Wealth, such as shaping Intellect hath wrought
From the imperishable mines of Thought.

Spirit of Eloquence, whose voice
Made Academic groves rejoice

In Plato's days of old!
We dedicate to Thee this Hall-
Here ever at thy trumpet-call

May Truth again grow bold,
And startle Error from his secret hold.

Spirit of Science! here inspect

The mysteries of Philosophy;

Or with thy telescope direct

To starry wonders in the sky.

Spirit of Music, here awake!

This dome with airs melodious fill,

And every listening spirit make
With rapture thrill!

Spirit of pure Religion! deign

Within this temple to abide,

For art and Science build in vain

Unless Thou o'er their works preside:
The crumbling touch of Time,
Lays low the edifice sublime;

But if Thy foot-prints there are found,
The spot whereon it stood "is holy ground;"
And every tribute offered there to Thee

The wreck of nature shall survive,

And in the hearts of God and Angels live
Among the records of Eternity.

CHARTER OF THE ASSOCIATION.

An Act to incorporate "THE NEWARK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION."

WHEREAS, the persons hereinafter named, and others, have formed themselves into an Association under the name and title of "THE NEWARK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION;" the object of which Association is the establishment of a Library with all proper conveniences and appurtenances, and the erection of a suitable edifice for its accommodation, with a view to advance the interest of learning generally, and to instruct and better educate the youth of the City of Newark in Science, Literature and the Arts: And Whereas, the said Association is desirous of an Act of incorporation, that its purposes may be more effectually subserved; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That William Rankin, Samuel I. Prime, William A. Whitehead, Jacob D. Vermilye, John H. Stephens, James B. Pinneo, John Chadwick, William R. Inslee, Beach Vanderpool, Jeremiah C. Garthwaite, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, William B. Kinney and Samuel Meeker, and all and every other person, or persons, who are, or may become their associates, their successors and assigns, shall be and are hereby incorporated by the name of "The Newark Library Association," and by that name shall be a body corporate and politic, and shall be forever hereafter capable to hold, receive by donation or otherwise, purchase, lease and convey real and personal estate; provided, always, that the yearly income of such real and personal estate do not, at any time, exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars.

2. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of the Corporation shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars, which shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each-the said Association having the power to commence operations as soon as the sum of fifteen thousand dollars is subscribed.

3. And be it enacted, That on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and forty-eight, and annually thereafter, an election shall be held, at a general meeting of the Stockholders, for thirteen of their number as Directors for the ensuing year; and that each Stockholder present at such election shall have one vote for each share of stock he may hold, if not more than five, and one vote for every additional five shares; and those persons having a majority of all the votes thus cast, shall be deemed elected; but no Stockholder shall be allowed to vote, whose dues to the Association are not fully paid: and that the persons above particularly named as corporators, shall constitute a Board of Directors until others are elected: and that in case an election shall not be made on the day appointed by this Act, the Corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved; but it shall, and may be lawful to hold such election on some other day, not more than six weeks after the time herein appointed for the annual election ; and the Directors at any time in office, shall hold their offices until others are elected; and in case of the death, resignation or removal of any Director, the vacancy occasioned thereby shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Three Inspectors for the annual election shall be appointed by the Directors from Stockholders who are not Directors.

4. And be it enacted, That the Directors shall choose from among themselves a President and Vice President, and either from among themselves, or from among the Stockholders generally, a Secretary and a Treasurer, whose duties shall be performed gratuitously; and the Directors shall have authority to appoint a Librarian and such other officers as may be necessary; to establish regulations and restrictions, which shall be binding upon Stockholders and others in the use of the books and in the enjoyment of the privileges and objects of the Association; and seven Directors of the Corporation should constitute a quorum, competent to do all business, excepting such business as by the requirements of the Act, or any By-Law of the Association shall require more than seven to perform.

5. And be it enacted, That all instalments now due, or that may at any time be due, from Stockholders on the share, or shares, by them respectively held, shall be paid at such times as the Directors for the time being shall appoint: and the non-payment of such instalments by the Stockholders after due notice, shall, if the Board of Directors so determine, either work a forfeiture of all previous payments, and the stock upon which such instalments shall not be paid as aforesaid, shall revert to the Association, and be by them sold for the benefit of the Association, or the Board of Directors may take legal measures

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