# Parochial Libraries Act 1708 (repealed) 7 Ann. c. 14 ยท revised to 1 September 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Reasons for passing this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## I Parochial Libraries to be preserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## II Incumbent to enter into Security for the Preservation of Library, &c. Action for Books detained. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## III Power to Ordinary to inquire into State of Libraries, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## IV Incumbent to make and sign a Catalogue; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## V and to deliver the same to Ordinary, within the Time herein mentioned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## VI Upon Death or Removal of Rector, Library to be locked, &c. by Churchwarden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## VII Proviso for Case where Library used for Public Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## VIII Register of Books given, &c, to be kept in Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## IX Power to Ordinary to make Rules and Orders concerning Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## X Books not alienable. If Book lost, Warrant for Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## XI Proviso for Library of Riegate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apgb/Ann/7/14 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parochial-libraries-act-1708-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.