The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-04-11
TIE LOUD BILL.
FuIi Text o: the Ii:i 10 Amen" Second
Class Mat Matter Law.

Ing with some d!SiaVdr among puo!I9'4-
els OF country newspapers. Inc I"!I
text Of he bill is as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives Of the United States
OF America in congress assembled
That maiIable matter OF the second
class shall embrace al newspapers ana
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated intervals, and as ne
Cucntly as four times year, ana are
within the conditions named III Sec
tons thre and four OF this act: pro-
v;dcI. That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit 20 tNe
second class rate publications puTroFt-
ing to be issued periodically and 10
subscribers, but which are merely
books or reprints OF books, WAe'hei
they be issued complete or in paris,
whether they be bound or unbound,
whether they be sold by subscription
or otherwise, or whether they purpoft
to be premiums or supplements or
parts of regular newspapers or pcIlOu-
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 mere
Of and from the Office OF puDlcauoh'
excluding sample copies, Or when sent
from news agency TO actual SUD-
sCribers thereto, or to other news
agents. Shall be entitled to trans'nis-
sion through the mails at one cent a
pound or fraction thereof, such post
age to be prepaid, as now PROVIDED oy
law: Provided, nevertheless, mat
news agents shall not be allowed 10 re-
turn to news agents or publishers at
the pound rate unsold periodical pup
LEGATIONS, but shall pay postage on the
same at the rate OF one cent for tour
ounces.
Sec. 8. That all periodical pubIica-
tons regularly ISSUED from a known
place of publication at stated inter-
walls as frequently as four times a year.
by or under the auspices of benevolent
or fraternal societies, trades UNIONS OF
orders organized under the lodge sSs-
TEN, and having a bona tide 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 oDJeCts
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 tour
times a year, bear date OF issue, ana
be numbered consecutiVeiy.
Second 1t must be issued from
known office Of publication, which snail
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 books from
preservation from periodical puhlica-
tons.
Fourth. 1t must De originated and
published for the dissemination OF in
formation Of public character, OF de-
voted to literature, the sciences, arts,
or some special industry, and must have
q 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 to
the second class rate regular puhllca-
tions, or any particular issue OF any
regular publication, designed primarily
for advertising purposes, or tor Tree
circulation, or for circulation at NOM
inal rates: And provided, That all ex-
ira numbers OF second class publlca-
tons sent by the publisher thereof,
acting as the agent Of an advertiser or
purchaser, to addresses furrised by the
latter. shall be subject to pay postage
at the rate of one cent for every four
ounces CT fraction thereof; And pro-
vided further, That it shall not be per-
Missile to mail any given article or
articles, or any part any particular
number of a newspaper or periodical,
segregated from the rest of the publ
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 postofce, to separate the
same into United States mail sacks or
bundles by States, cities, towns and
counties, as the postmaster-g general
may direct.
Sec. 6. 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 Is
hereby, repealed.
Sec. 7. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after July
fret eiohtaen hundred and nilety-SiX.