This document contains the ninth annual report of the St. Louis Mercantile Library Association and the fourth annual report of the Mercantile Library Hall Company for the year 1854. It was published the following January of 1855 along with the inaugural address of the Reverend William Homes at the opening of the library's new building.
On the Physical Geography of the Country Between the States of Missouri and California, With A View to Show Its Adaptation to Settlement, and to the Construction of A Railroad. Delivered in the House of Representatives.
A compilation of administrative documents related to the library including constitution, by-laws, regulations of use, lists of members and officers, and proceedings of the annual meeting.
Includes: An Act to Establish a House of Refuge in St. Louis County, An Act to Provide for the Reduction of the City Debt of the City of St. Louis, An Act to Prevent Riots and Breaches of the Peace, An Act Supplementary to the Several Acts to Incorporate the City of St. Louis, An Act Relating to the Collector of Dram Shop Licenses in the County of St. Louis, An Act to Amend the City Charter of the City of St. Louis