The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-31
L7ranstatea for the Democratic Press !
OF THE MODE OF

hTsiCie 4. mere snail be director &c.
neral charged, under the direction of our
minister OF the interior. with every thing
relating to printing and bookseling.
2. There shall be six auditors under the
director general.
Of the Professions of Printing and BOOK
selling
After the LIST of January, 1911, the
number OF Printers in each department shall
be liked. and those of Paris shall be reduced
TO sixty
D. The reduction in the humber of pr;n
ters snail not be carried into effect until
.hose VINO are to be suppressed receive an
pued.
IS The printers must obtain eaasent. c,a
be szvorn 1'''
Those of Paris shall have four uresse.
each. and those of the departments two.
when vacancies happea. either by death
or otherwise, those appointed shall not re
ceive their patents and be sworn. until thew
exhibit proof OF their abilities, their good
characters, and their attachment TO their
country and sovereign.
q. When new appointments take place. a
preferences shall be given to the families of
deceased printers. "
D. The patents shall be given bv orr d;
rector general Us The press. with the aDpro
nation OF our minister of the interior, thew
snaii os reSistered on the civil tribunal of
the place OF residence of the pa.entee. who
suail 'here take an oath not to print any
thing Contrary to the duties which ,hev
owe to the sovereign and the interests of >be
atate. - >'e
V me regulation Of Printing.
III. Ii rs forbidden to print, or to cause IA
be printed. any thing contrary to the dntv
which subjects owe to their SOVEREIGN and 10
the state; the offenders shall be brought
Before our tribunals, and punished conform.
aoy 10 tne penal code, While our minister of
.he INFERIOR may, upon the report of the di
Rector general, rescind the patent of ,pv
printer who may so have offended.
IA Every printer shall keep book sign
ed oy the protect of the department in
which he shall inscribe, in the order of their
dates the title OF each work he wishes m
print, and the name of the author, if known
TO him This cook shall always be ooen to !
Nas inspection ana examination of any police !
ofhcer, when required
II. The printer shall forward ,v;tbo,, IL
lay. 10 the director general of PRINTING and
bookseliing. and also to the projects. a conv
OF the title taken from his book. and a de
clarauon that he intends printing II for
which receipt shall be given HIM. The
projects shall make each of these decIarati
Ons known to the minister of the police.
13. The director general may order, if he
pend the printing thereof.
II When the director general CHI Il hove
suspended the printing of a work, he shall
SEND 1t to censor chosen from among
those whom we shall nominate to Gil thar
ofhce, with the advice of our director gene I
RAJ, and or the proposition of our minister of
the interior.
Is Our minister of police and the prefects
OIL departments shall Suspend the printing
Oh all works that may appear to them to
contravene Article 10 In such cases rho
manuscript shall be forwarded, within twen
ty -four haurs, to the director general as
before mentioned
10, Oh Tie report of the Censor the d.;
rector general may point out to.the author
the alterations or suppressions Judged NO |
cessary, and. upon has refusal to adopt th.m
forbid the sale OF the work, have the types
ALREADY set up broken to pieces, and seize
ehe sheets or copies already printed.
H. In case OF an appeal from the author
saal be for warded to orr minister of 49,
Interior, aud new examination shall tsta
place.
10 n new censor shall be appointed who
snail report TO the director general. who |
assisted by as many censors as he NAV an
point, shall decide finally.
~. When director general shall think
tnat WORK about TO be printed relates 10
o"''S VI CIVIL VI thc government, he shall in |
form the minister of the department In
which the work relates. and, upon his re-
quest, the director general shall order an
examination to take place.
20. Should our ministers he ;nformed
Otherwise than by the director general thar
an author or printer Intends printing WORK
relating to any part of their functions. aud
winch shoald undergo aa examination thev
shall require the director general to have l.
examined The result of this exam;Na,;or
shaii D communicated to the minister of the
department, and, in case of diversitv of
opinion, our minister of the interior shall re.
port to us thereon
II Any author or printer, before putting
ms work TO press, may have it examined
cei1lbcafe oil It's having been examined
shali DE- gwen to him, at Paris, by the Secre
tsry OF the director general, aud in the de-
partmsnts by the secretary of the prefec
ture P'S'eN-
~ line same formalities shall take Mare
In this instance, as are ordained by att;cIes
IA, IS, 10, IL & 10.
~. When the director general shah think
th~ mere IS no reason for examining WORK
snd wnen none OF our ministers shall have
requested IT'S eXamtna. ion, the director pe
nersl snail send copy Of the title taken
from the printers book, and then the nrintinot
may proceed
2@ When thc work that the printer de
clares his intention to publish, sl.ali have
been examined, either by the proper officers.
or on the request Of one uf our ministers. or
a trtf.f, sa,.r,