The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-31

aS Viz Vase may UCs
rs. IT the director general, after having
the opinion OF the censor, shall decide that
changes or suppressions are necessary. it
shall be mentioned in the firoces verbal, &
the author or printer shall be bound to make
hem.
20. lhe sale and circulation of every work
OF winch the author or editor cannot produce
a process verbal, shall be suspended or pro
hioIted, ny virtue of decision of our minis
ter OF police. or our director, or the projects
or departments, and, in that case, the edit
on or copies may be seized or conGscated in
the hands OF any printer or bookseller.
" The sale and circulation of every work,
OF which the author, or editor. or printer.
cannot produce the hroces verbal mentioned
In article - cannot be suspended and the
copies Professionally seeuestra.ed; but by our
minister OF police. In this case, and within
~ hoors our minister of the police shall
transmit copy of the said work to the CON,
mtffee OF discussion of our council Of state
WIN an account OF the motives which have
determined him to order its suppression
70. The report and opinion of the commit
zee Of discussion shall be laid before our
council OF state for their final decision.
Of Booksellers
~. After the first of January. 1911, the
booksellers mast obtain patent & be sworn
80. Ihe booksellers patents shall be Civ.
en- oy our director general of the press. and
submitted to our minister of the interior Tor
ms appreciation. They shall be registered
IN the civil tribunal of the place of residence
OF the patentee. who shall there make oath.
that he will not sell. vend or circulate any
work hostile to the duties which he owes to
the sovereign and the state
81. The profession Of bookseller NAV be
united with that of a printer
80 Printers who wish to unite the two
professions shall be bound by the same regu
iations as the booksellers. Booksellers who
may wish to unite the two professions shall
be bound by the same regulations as the
printers
IS Patents shall not be granted to persons
VINO wish to carry on bookselling, until they
nave exhibited vouchers of their good cha.
racter, and OF their attachment to their coun-
try and sovereign
W Books firinted our of France.
"a. No French or Latin book. printed a
broad, shall be allowed to be imported with
out paying duty.
IS This duty shah never be less than so
per cent. al vaiOrem The tariff shall be
Prepared by the director general of book
selling, and discussed in the Council of state.
upon the report OF our minister of the int
rior.
SO. Independently of the regulations nre
so.loeo oy article 81, no book printed or re
printed out of France shall be imnorted with
out permit from the director general of
oookseiling, which shall mention the custom
mouse at which it shall be entered.
o. III consequence every package of books
imported, shall be put under seal by the chs
tom house officer, and sent to the nearest
prefecture.
So If the books are found to CORRESPOND
win the permit. every copy. or the first yo
inme thereof, shall be stamped at the provi
sorry place OF depot, and be returned TO the
proprietor
" securing Cohy Rights.
SO Copy Rights are secured to the author
and 10 his widow during their lives if The
marriage articles give her the right, and to
their children for twenty years.
~. Inc authors whether denizens or fo |
re'gners, OF every work printed or engraved. |
may transfer their right TO printer or book
seller, or any other person, who shall enioy
!he same right as the authors, as mentioned |
in the preceding article.
N1isceNaneous Regulations
u. In he following cases there shall he
cohil cation and fines for the benefit of m.
state, without interference with the disposi
'iohs vi TIE penal code:
Ist. II the author or printers name be nor |
affixed to the work
"a. Ii me author has not made, before the
pruning OF the work. the entry and declara
uon prescribed by articles IL and ~.
81. 1t the woi k having been demanded for
examinations the printing or publication of it
have not been suspended
@.n 1t, the work having been examined |
he author or printer suffer it to be publish
ed, notwithstanding the prohibition of the di
rector general;
5'h. 1t the work be published, notwith.
standing the prohibition of he minister of ee
neral police. when the author, editor. or prin
ter cannot exhibit the hroreS verbal. menti
oned i'll article "a;
oth' 1t. having been printed abroad, il is
presented for entry without permission, or
circulated without being stamped
Z. II 1t be counterfeit, that is to saw. If
It be work printed without the consent mr.
70 the prejudice of the author or editor. or
heir assigns.
%. In the last, the author or editor or their
assigns, shall likewise be entitled to DANA
yes, and the edition or copies counterfeitea
shall be con6scated for their benefit.
%. The penalties shall be declared 81 the
damages fixed by the correctional or crimi
aat tribunal, as the case may be, conforma-
ply to the law.
~ The proceeds of the considerations and
Ines, as well as the duties paid on the i'm
portat'on OF books. shall be applied to defray
The expenses OF experimenting the protest.
ons OF printing and bookseIling.
%. attractions of this decree shall be pro-
Vea oy the inspectors of printing and book
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