RULES AND REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN A PRINTING-OFFICE.

Compositors are to receive their cases from the foreman or his assistant,

free from all pi or improper sorts, with clean quadrate and space boxes,

both Roman and Italic, which they are to return to him in equally good

condition.

2. When a compositor receives letter, furniture, &c. from the foreman, he

is to return any portion not used, in as good state as he received it,

the same day.

3. When a case is taken out of the rack, the compositor is to return it

into the proper place immediately after he has done with it.

4. No cases to be placed over others, or under the frames, or on the

floor.

5. Compositors are to impose their matter and pull a proof as soon as

made up, unless directed otherwise, and to correct the proof without

unnecessary delay.

6. The proof, when pulled, to be given to the reader, the copy in regular

order to accompany the first proof, and the foul proof the second.

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