Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-16

FUN Text of the Bli to Amend Second
/ ci.s. NAH Matter Law.

/ elias. Mail Matter Law.
There Is now before congress Oil
70 amend the postal laws which Is meet
ing with some dlsfayor among publish
ers OF country newspapers Inc iuii
text OF the bill is as follows:
Be II enacted by the senate ana houss
OF representatives Of the United States
OF America In congress assembled
That mailable matter OF the second
class shall embrace all newspapers ana
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated intervals, and as ne
quently as four times year. ana are
within the conditions named In sec
lions thre and four OF this act: FRO
vided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as TO admit 70 ths
second class rate publications purport-
ing to be issued periodically and 70
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 purpors
to be premiums or supplements or
parts Of regular newspapers or period
icals.
Sec. Q. 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 ONCE Of publication.
excluding sample copies, or when sent
from a news agency to actual sud-
scribers thereto. or TO other news
agents. shall DO entitled 10 transmits
sion through the mails at one cent
pound or fraction thereof. such post
age to be prepaid. as now provided oy
law: Provided. nevertheless, That
news agents shall not be allowed 70 re-
turn to news agents or publishers al
the pound rate unsold periodical pub
LEGATIONS, but shall pay postage on Inc
same at the rata OF one cent for four
ounces.
Sec. 3. That all periodical pubiica.
lions 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 traternal societies, trades unions. OF
orders organized under the lodge sys-
tenn, and having a bona ode member
ship OF not less than one thousand per-
sons, shall be entitled 70 the privileges
OF second class mall matter; Provided.
That such matter shall be originated
and published to further the objects
and purposes OF such society or order.
Sec I. That the conditions upon
which a publication shalt be admitted
to the second class are as follows:
First. It must regularly be issued
at stated Intervals as frequently AZ four
times year. bear date OF issue. ana
be numbered consecutlvely.
Second IL must be issued from Q
known once Of publication. which shall
be shown by the publication Itself.
Third. II must be formed OF printed
paper sheets without board. cloth.
leather or other substantial binding.
such as distinguish printed books from
preservation from periodical publlea-
tions.
Fourth. II must be originated and
published for the dissemination Of Ia
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 same;
Provided, That noting herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit 10
the second class rate regular publica.
lions, or any particular issue OF any
regular publication. designed primarily
for advertising purposes, or for free
circulation. or for circulation at nom-
lnal rates: And provided. That all cx-
ira numbers OF second class publica-
lions sent by the publisher thereof.
acting as the agent OF an advertiser or
purchaser. to addresses fnrnised by the
latter, shall be subject to pay postage
at the rate Of one cent for every four
ounces or fraction thereof: And proc
vided further. That II shall not be per-
Missile TO mail any given article or
articles. or any part 0 any particular
number OF 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. s. That publishers and others.
2 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 postoffice. to separate the
same into United States mail sacks or
: bundles by States. cities. towns and
) counties, az the postmaster general
{ may direct.
: Sec. 6. That the act OF congress In
regard to second class all matter APP
proved July fifteenth. eighteen hundred
and ninety-four. be. and the same ID
hereby, repealed.
} Sec. 7. That this act shall take effec,
+ and be in force from and after July
, nrst, eighteen hundred and ninety-six,
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