New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-22
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Ca the slst March. after Mn Carnot Vida and
dc Fl1ttc bad been declared g. De daily elected he
representatives. ior the department of he Seine "
Roahcr Minister oi Justice. assembled the tribune.
and &c posted on tAc table two bills relative % Che
e, establishment of tie stamp on newspapers ard
the augmentation OF the security ia money requr
ed nun their proprie,ors Tie Ministers stated
that the press, since She Revolution Of February.
had undergone n SERIOUS mod hcat.ou. aud attended
iess to political matters than 20 SOFA rcorrsnss-
ton. The journals hal become unusually violent.
ami had coustanty appealed TO the worst assi0us.
Every act, however criminal. had ioana a pane
lNrsi IL was the duty OF the COY eminent o. com
bat the evil and protect the Republic The laws
IA force were suticleut The security In money
was guarantee OF repression il must be proper
toned O. the mu.tiCipslty of the offences sni 70
the preiudlces they were likely D. occasion the r..
pubic and Socety. That security had been red4c
"a since Feb. lsss, &c zoe francs for Paris, ana
% 500 francs for most OF the departmental your.
aals
Il was also important Ia check the circulation
and sac OF publications ~ ali obnoxious mature
during the forty five DAYS preceding the elections
but ful hbcrt, should be left u the distribution Of
electoral lists and Of the profession OF faith % the
different; candidates TIE Government had like
wise resolved q rtcsishhsh a stamp On news
papers The iiuancia. situation, the principle oi
equity. which required that every body should con
tribute e. the burdens ct the State, snd the noccs
sty OF balancing the pnhhc receipts AMI eNpenoi
tUre rendered that measure imperative. The &C.
cree OF the ith March lSfS, which suppressed the
stamp hat created an exorb,ant privilege in
iavoi Of journalists The Government did net IN
tend 70 revive the law OF the llth OF Decenibcr.
1850. which grsdasted the TAX according 20 the
size of the journals The tax was - be the same
for all and the Government expected e derive
irOm II revenue ot al least six miiious OF francs
The Minister then read the TWO elas. BY the
hrst the propri etors 81 all journals and periodical
works are ~ be held - deposit IA TIE treasury s
certain sum as security That security icr jour
mas Published more thsn twice sweek il fhc BE
partneu,s ol the Seine, Sc.ne {: Oise-O Narae
sud Rh6nc, Is - smoun: 10 $4,000 irGncs i ouy
published once & week 70 10000 irSucs ans Ga
~ ooo frsncs III the publication takes place at ireu
ssinlns upwards Of $4,000 souls The security IS *
cd a, 20 600 francs and IA 'ess important towns s.,
- 900 francs \ month is allowed the p0uprs to-s
ii existing journals o. CONFORM 70 tie lsv The
second bll requires tina, witain the .0yta'gb. .o
owing The rromulgstion OF ih lSw fXed ssmp
of -four ceniines soala Be established o. al oar IS
within the stAVe four departments, sad
~ two ceniiHeS on those sVreanuS ever" here
csc. WurAs discussing pol,ucsl set sociS. Iu.s
tons Of less than SIX sheets axe $50 - b sut ccie
10 stamp Violations Il theiSw are O. he punish
ed with 4 noe o. 30 francs ard wiki hae o. 200
francs oT every successive offence. IL co1c'asiOa.
NJ. RoUhcr asked that considering the s7aN'y 81,
cirumstsucss, the Assembly should declare lie
l scusslOn urgent
Nm Psscd DuprAi aud Lslochs )aqueleiu op
post Cd the declaration q urgency b.; dltUStcs 4
v IS put from the chair and voted by considerable
majority NJ Barpche, Minister OF the Interior
iext ruse aud presented BIZ demanding that tie
sw Of ,he 10Th June, l>ss. which suthc5ised the