Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-04-10
THE LOUD BILL.
FUN Tcxt OF the Bill to Amend second
class Mall Matter Law.

Glass Mall Matter Law.
There is now before congress bill
to amend the postal laws which is meet
ing W 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 maiab1e matter Of the second
class shall embrace all newspapers and
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated intervals, and as FREE
quently as four times year, and are
within the conditions named in Sec
tons tire and four of this act: Pro-
vided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to the
second class rate publications purport-
ing Je issued periodically q 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
to be premiums or supplements or
parts of regular newspapers or period
tcals.
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 at
the pound rate unsold periodical pub
LEGATIONS, but shall pay postage On the
same at the rate of one cent for four
ounces.
Sec. 3. That all periodical publica-
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 fraternal societies, trades unions, OF
orders organized under the lodge sys-
TEN. and having a bona fide member
ship of not less than one thousand per-
sons, shall be entitled to the privilege
of second class mail matter: Provided,
haI no
and published to further the objects
and purposes Of such society or order.
Sec. 4. That the conditions upon
which a publication shall be admltteo
to the second class are as follows:
First. 1t must regularly be issued
at stated intervals as frequently as iour
times year, bear date of issue, ana
be numbe 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 books from
preservation from periodical publica-
tons.
Fourth. 1t must be originated and
published for the dissemination OF in
formation OF public character, or de-
voted o literature, the sciences, arts,
OIL some special industry and must have
a 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 publlca-
tions. or any particular issue of any
regular publication, designed primarily
for advertising purposes, or for free
circulation or for circulation at nom
inal rates: And provided, That all ex-
ira numbers of second class pubiica-
tons 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 Dgo-
yided 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 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
require, 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, as 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 is
hereby, repealed.
Sec. Z. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after July |
first, eighteen hundred and ninety-slx.