Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-07-10

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WASHINGTON. July a-The president
has issued the following proelamation'
wher~as Il i prgvided ~ seetioa q q ne
act Of congress q Mnrch q issi. untitled IA
act to amend tile q. chapter :. Of the -
wi.ed statutes 81 ths Unlfed States. relating
60 copyrights" that said act -shaii only ap-
ply 60 . citizen or subject Of = forsiEn state
or natlaa whea sueh foreign state or natsen
permits % citizens Of the United states q
America the benefit of eopyr an on sub
stzntiailv the same basis of their own eiu-
Kens whsn saeh foreign state OF nstion 80
party 20 an tnternationAl agreement ~hteh
provide. for reegpreclsy tn the granting OF
DOWNRIGHT b. the terms Of whieh agreement
the Tnited States Of America. may a. ts
pleasure. become = party 81 suee aEtee-
ment and.
wheres.- ID : also provided BIZ sail see
tlnn that -the existence Of either Of the con
dition. aforesaid shall b. determined BY the
president of the United states by proeiama
ton. made from time 60 time. as The pur-
poses OF this act msy require /" and
whereas, Satisfactory Official assurances
have been given that in Belgium. France.
Great britain and tho British provinces and
Switzerland the iaw permits the citizens
Of the United states the ben~nt OF copyriRht
on substantially the same basis a. 20 ths
citizens OF these countries.
Nov, therefore. HeniSmin Harrison,
president OF the United states OF America
do declare and proclaim that the nrst OF ths
~eond tiuns specified Ia section a. OF the aei
of March 8. i-si. 10 now fulfilled In respsct &C
the CT z ms or subjects of Belgium. France
Great Britain aud ~ itzeriand In testimony
whereof l have hereunta set my hand ant
cau.ed the seal OF tbs United states TO b'
affixed.
Done at the city of Washington. this mrs
dav of July. ISL. and of the Independents
Of the United States. the one hundred AM
fifteen h bEsJAMts HARRISON,
Nv the president
WILLIAM .. WHARTON. Acting Asslstan
Secretary of State.
The proclamation Is preceded by a re
cital of the copyright act passed b.
tile last congress, a copy of a circula
letter to United States ministers an
an able and exhaustive report TO th
president, prepared by ]. H. Moore
third assistant secretary of state. intel
preting the law and explaining why II
operations are limited to the four cour
tries named In the proclamation.
Mr.. Moore says that several countriS
have applied for the benefits OF the la
under the first condition. Belgiul
most clearly falls within the first alte
native condition. as does the Frenc
law. and consequently Belgium m
France were included in the proclaim
ton. France vas the first country
apply, and claimed TO have compile
with both conditions, but was admit
under the first Great Britain WI
the third country TO apply, al
greater interest attached TO h
application not only for the re
son that she will be the greatest be
Ely r-der the recent act but al
t.t.-se the was much doubt as
whc' her her laws did not require Z
author to reside In British posscssio
rs Il condition OF copyright, which &C
ditiou would prove fatal to her claim
Substantial equality in treatment Fl
first was satisfactorily cleared up.
Switzerland applied for the benefit
the law June 20. under the first &C
dition. and. as Mr.. Moore shows, v
admitted upon proof that her law "
in compliance with that condition.