The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-05-15

'AH WAN matter law
There Is now before congress a bin
TO amend the postal laws which is meet
ing with some dlsiayor among publish
srs Of country newspapers. The full
text OF the BIN Is as follows.
Be It enacted by the senate and house
OF representatives. OF the United states
Of America In congress assembled
That mallablc matter OF the second
class shall embrace an newspapers aud
other periodical publication which arc
issued at stated intervals. and as fire.
quontly as four times n year and arc
within the conditions named In sec
tons tire and four OF this act: Pro-
yided. That nothing herein contained
shall be 90 construed as to admit to tho
second class rate publications purport-
Ing TO 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 DO bound or unbound.
whether they DO sold by subscription
or otherwise. or whether they purport
to be premiums or supplements or
parts Of regular newspapers or period
icals.
Sec. ?. That publications OF the sec
ond class, except az provided In sec
tlon twenty-five OF the act OF March
third. eighteen hundred and seventy
nine. when sent b ytho publisher there
OF. and from the ONCE OF publication,
excluding sample copies, or when sent
from a news agency TO actual sub
scrlbers thereto. or TO other news
agents, shall be entitled TO transmits
sion through the malta at ono cent a
pound or fraction thereof, such post
ago 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 at
the pound rate unsold periodical pub
llcatlons. but shall pay postage on tho
same at the ratio OF one cent for four
ounces.
Sec. ., That all periodical publlea-
lions regularly issued from n known
place Of publication at stated inter-
walls as frequently as four times year.
by or under tho auspices Of benevolent
or fra,ernal societies. trades unions. or
orders organized under the lodge sys-
TEN. and having a bona fdo member
ship Of not less than one thousand per-
sons. shall be entitled 10 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. Il must regularly be i1sued
at stated intervals as frequently as four
times year. bear n date OF issue, and
DO numbered consceutlyely.
Second II must be issued from q
known once OF publication. which shall
be shown by the publication Itself.
Third. II must be formed OF printed
pnper sheets without board, cloth,
leather or other substantial binding.
such as distinguish printed books from
preservation from periodical publiea-
tloni.
Fourth. II must bo originated and
published for the dissemination OF In
formation OF 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 samei
Provided, That noting herein contained
shall be no construed as to admit TO
the second class rate regular publioa-
tons, or any particular Issue OF any
reguar publication. designed primarily
for advertising purposes, or for free
circulation, or for circulation at nom
lnal rates: And provided. That all eH-
ira numbers OF second class publiea-
tons sent by the publisher thereof
acting as tho agent OF an advertiser OF
purchaser, TO addresses furnised jy me
latter, shall be subject 10 pay postage
At the rate OF one cent for every four
ounces or fraction thereof: And pro-
yided further. That II shall not be per
missible to mail any given article OF
articles. or any part o any particular
number OF n newspaper or periodical
segregated from the rest OF the publ
cation. except at the third rate
cation, except at the third class rate Of
postage.
Sec. 9. That publishers and others
whose publications shall DO admitted
as mail matter OF the second class I'M
der the provisions OF this act, shall b
required. before dopositing such mai
matter In the postofiee. TO separate the
same into United States mail sacks oil
bundles by States. cities. towns and
counties. as the postmaHter-genernI
may direct.
Sec. 0. That the act OF congress- II
regard TO second class all matter ap
proved July fifteenth. eighteen hundred
and nlnety-four. be, and the same II
hereby. repealed.
Sec. Z. That this act shall take enoe
and be In force from and after JUL
arst, eighteen hundred and ninety-slx