Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-10
THE LOUD BILL.
Full Teyt Of tho Bill to Amend Second
Class Mail Matter Law.

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There Is now before congress bill
to amend the postal laws which Is meet
Ing with some disfavor among publish
ers of country newspapers. The fuli
text Of the bill is as follows:
Be it 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 ana
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated intervals. and ne re-
quently as four times a year. and are
within the conditions named IN Sec
lions thre 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 to be issued periodically and TO
subscribers. but which are merely
books or reprints of books. whether
they be issued complete or In paris,
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 reguMr newspapers or period
icals.
Sec. 2. That publications Of the Sec
ond class, except as provided IN Sec
ton twenty-five Of the act OF Marcn
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 news agency to actual Sud-
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 ny
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
lications, but shall pay postage on the
same at the rate Of one cent for -FOUR
ounces.
Sec. 8. 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 eys-
tenn, and having bona fide MEMBER
ship of not less than one thousand per-
sons, shall be entitled to the privilege
of second class mail matter: Provlded,
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 admit'eo
to the second class are as follows:
First. 1t must regularly be issued
at stated intervals as frequently as TOUR
times year, bear date OF issue, ana
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 books rom
preservation from periodical publica-
lions.
Fourth. 1t must be 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
a legitimate list Of subscribers who VOL
unfairly order and pay for the same:
Provided, That noting herein contained
shall be 80 construed as to admit TO
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
inal rates: And provided. That all ex-
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-
vided further, That 1t shall not be per-
missible 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 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 I'M
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, as the postmaster 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 enect
and be in force from and after July
first. eighteen hundred and ninety-six.