New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-12
PRUSSIA.
The New I.nNS of The Press.
The following is the royal decree regulating the
neWapaper press.


The following is the royal decree regulating the
newspaper press
We. frederick William, d. q. King Of Prussia SC
last year proposed legislative measure on The press
based upon freedom from the censorship Al the ms-un,
OF The Sd Of M.ch I8is has since been issued but
has been found impossible 10 arrive 1.-THE enactment OF 81
universal press az for s the states OF Osrmsny 40 ",
would have Sshed for the sake OF German unity we DC
the following regulations, at the instances OF our MID
istry OF State, under reservation Of pre-" Law 10 be
enacted after due confederation by the United Diet
l. The censorship s hereby abolished All regulations
orders arrangements aud penalties respecting The censor
ship void and Of no effect
II Ths decision Of the question, Whistler in printed
publications or BY OF mechanically multiplied es
cravings cfime offence has been Committed and who
4, an.wersbe Therefore apgeuains tho regular isibu
ais The ssd ronnAs have, hereby merely 20 observe
the prescr pons Of the penal laws In orcs IN our %
mnions All copies Of printed works or ensrsVinss io'
farther circulation still hand. which have been legal y
condemned. wholly partially to be destroyed This
question will also bs decided b. the tribunals,
Ill To every printed work must be affixed, at the end
the snd sddrs,s OF the printer, aud every tne
ehanieAy multiplied engraving must BE- stamped th-
foot with the and sddress Of tho person by whom
the duplication has been effected o.
". The following regulations are applicable to period
eiy published works
l. Whoever may wish hencsforwsrd 20 publish peri
o.ca monthly shorter intervals, 70 bound, before
publication, to nvs definite account, IN tue form OF
prospectus DO transmitted 70 the supreme President
" the subjects treated Of the periodical the intervals
At which is appear snd the title Of the work, tnd u
deposit security tcauton the amount OF which, The
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course Of the wsek 10 determined follows viz; for
vheh according 70 the law Of the 5Oh OF May lSp
for the Arrangement Of tho assessed taxes (pide Code
q 49, belong the first division sum Of - 600 Tor
Of the second division sum OF $1,000 Tor to~ ns
Of the third division ssum OF 81 snd Tor dise In
cluded in the fourth division = SUN Of 500.
For paper which appesp less then sir times week
IN. security 10 liked al onehsf Of the above mentioned
Of The government in Prussan bonds at their nomias
ysue.
security deereed. The perodc. papers siresdy
isns the date Of this decree as also those which are
exclusively devoted TO msthes physical geographi-
CAL medicinal and muc. seienes or 10 mere matters Of
business (rs,n EsTerblieheR gegenstGnden M
The decree only excludes from the right Of pgblics-
too those period cal papers which have been egsy con
demped for offences giving evidence Of Ga
Pos,ion(ueSsn siAes chr!oser Ge"HaHg 'esseHdsA
s. periodical paper which sppsar 10 defiance OF the
regulation prescribed under section or without the pre-
liwinsy fafment Of the conditions sojonsd under sec
T. II the editor or the publisher Of periodical print al
ready existing 81 the date Of this dseree, which sppes o.
monthly shorter intervals tns representative OF
the editor Is legally convicted Of crime or or onsnes
committed through the medium of the print 10 qaesion
eide upon the according % he prescriptions Of see
ton The paper cannot reappeaI Until the security re-
qair.d BY the Judge has been daly deposited;
gravity Of the crime orencs Committed required De
side int etins specs punishment for the offence
declare forfeited the whole part OF The secuitJ
originally deposited exseted for prsvsos cfsncs, sni
sane time 70 ceternips whether the security -
be replaced the farther publication OF the paper pro
hibited
The editor Of periodical paper appearing more IRE,
nfy than month 10 bound % insert sfat" 81
answers" which the accused stats fuoerouNies bay
think proper 70 hs EDITORS. charges In the reA
Of bs paper and 70 sgeh answers me very
column In which the ulpslory article appeared
Th- same decree extended 10 the answers OF prvsfs
individuals who may have osea tho victims Of editorial
should the length Of the snswer' exceed that Of the
or sna article which the respondent refers, the adj
tiOna lines n1s De p.io Tor II, H. -.
AT ths end OF every number o. paper, the Editor ms
pubher II the parties no. The sane, and the PRIMER
T. p1blish their names
v The publisher Of periodical work as also the
party a: whose nsancs nOn-perodica WORK appear,
aud 10 ik. the party Who pubiishes such Sofs
nis scc1ugt, githOut intrustinE IL 70 seeone
parry 10 bound, simultaneously with the p1oncsloe q
the hand 10 written notice 20 me pores
which notice must contain the title Of the ~orf ana sn'
auhor n required. must supply copy OF the wos a.,
VI Wbo.ooyer violates the decrees aacsr ne % tta
and 5th sections 10 snensole 70 noe o. IIo" ~
.nd 40 dsf.ul, Of payment. will Dc liable 70 imprson-
ment.
VII The police are authorized provsonsly TO ssiss pa
or By which, ia tn-f estimstion, our Pc
al .y hs. been nrnzed but they most fono~ up ms
measure by regular prosecution within twenty tor
hours The tribunals vi a. soon a. possible, decide On
III. eoatf-usncs or rsUosal Of this provisional ban
VIII Win references the laws Affecting foreign J0er-
nas they ue rsa.u in force until the eEsstnsat ofs
general German pres law -
TX All penalties inflicted for T.nssressicrs Of the GER
poIs hitherto IN force when have ben ear
ried into ef-ss yet paid hereby TeseiHoec
and ell farther proceed inss Stopped
Given Berlin the l7tb day Of March 1885, nnceg COR
1'' - FREDERICK WILLIAM, R.
tCountcrsenedl
THE PsIscE or Psvssi., SOusr 'os SroLssss'
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