The Meeker herald., 1896-04-11
THE LOUD BILL,
Full Text Of the Bill to Amend Second.
Glass Mall Matter Law.

Glass Mall Matter Law.
There is now before congress bill
to amend the postal laws which la meet
Ing with some disfavor among publish
ers of country newspapers. The full
text Of the bill is as follows:
BE 1t enacted by the senate and house
OF representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled,
That mailable matter Of the second
class shall embrace all newspapers and
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated intervals. and as fire.
| quently as four times a year. and are
within the conditions named in sec
lions thre and four OF this act: Pro-
Nided. That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to the
second class rate publications purport-
| ing 20 be issued periodically and to
subscribers. but which are merely
| books or reprints of books. whether
| they be issued complete or In parts,
| whether they be bound or unbound,
| whether they be sold by subscription
| or otherwise, or whether they purport
10 be premiums or supplements or
| icals.
Sec 2. That publications of the sec
ond class, except as provided in sec
| ton twenty-five of the act Of March
third, eighteen hundred and seventy
| nine, when sent ythe publisher there
of. and from the office Of publication.
excluding sample copies, or when sent
from a news agency to actual sub
scribers thereto, or to other news
agents, shall be entitled to transmits
sion through the mails at one cent
pound or fraction thereof such post
age to be prepaid. as now provided by
law: Provided. nevertheless. That
news agents shall not be allowed to re-
turn to news agents or publishers al
the pound rate unsold periodical pub
lications. but shall pay postage on the
same at the rate of one cent for four
ounces.
Sec. 8. That all periodical publica'
tions regularly issued from known
place of publication at stated inter-
walls as frequently as four times year.
by or under the auspices of benevolent
or fraternal societies. trades unions. OF
orders organized under the lodge sys-
TEN, and having a bona fde member
ship of not less than one thousand per-
sons, shall be entitled to the privilege
of second class mail matter: Provided,
That such matter shall be originated
and published to further the objects
and purposes Of such society or ORDER
Sec. 4. That the conditions upon
which a publication shall be admitted
to the second class are as follows:
First. 1t must regularly be issued
at stated intervals as frequently as foul
times a year. bear a date OF issue, and
be numbered consecutively.
Second 1t must be issued from
known office of publication, which shall
be shown by the publication ITSELF
Third. 1t must be formed Of printed
paper sheets without board, cloth,
leather or other substantial binding
such as distinguish printed DOCKS iroin
preservation from periodical publica-
tions.
Fourth. 1t must be originated and
published for the dissemination OF In
formation Of a public character. or de-
voted to literature, the sciences, arts
or some special industry, and must have
legitimate list of subscribers who vol.
unfairly order and pay for the same
Provided, That noting herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit tc
the second class rate regular publioa-
tions, or any particular issue OF any
reguar publication, designed primarily
for advertising purposes, or for free
circulation, or for circulation at nom
In1 Y
ira numbers of second class publica-
tions sent by the publisher thereof,
acting as the agent OF an advertiser or
purchaser, to addresses furnised by the
latter. shall be subject to pay postage
at the rate of one cent for every four
ounces or fraction thereof: And pro.
yided further, That 1t shall not be per-
missible to mail any given article OF
articles, or any part any particular
number of a newspaper or periodical,
segregated from the rest Of the publi-
| cation except at the third rate
| cation. except at the third class rate OF
postage.
Sec. 5. That publishers and others.
whose publications shall be admitted
as mail matter of the second class un-
der the provisions Of this act, shall be
required, before depositing such mail
matter in the postofilce, to separate the
same into United States mail sacks OF
bundles by States, cities. towns and
counties, as the postmaster-sene
may direct.
| Sec. 8. That the act of congress- In
| regard to second class all matter ap-
proved July fifteenth. eighteen hundred
and ninety-four, be, and the same 10
hereby, repealed.
Sec. 7. That this act shall take enect
and be in force from and after July
arst eiphteen hundred and ninety-slx.