The Portland daily press., 1900-02-28
SECOND CLASS MAIL MAT
TER.
Mr. Loud. Rm to Amend the Postal
Laws.

Mr.. Loud's bill Oh. X. 617i) intro.
duced January i2th, 1900 and referred TO
the COMMITTEES on the Post-Ofiice and
Post Roads. reads as follows:
A Bill to amend the postal laws relat.
ing to sscond-class mail matter.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States
Of America In Congress assembled. That
mailable matter Of ths second class shall
en- brace all newspapers and other period
ical publications which are issued at
stated Intervals, and as frequently as
four times year, and are within the con-
dltions named In this Act: Provided,
that nothing herein contained shall be 30
construed as to admit to the second-olass
rate publications purporting 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 be bound or
unbound, whether they are sold BY snb-
scriI tion or otherwise. or whether they
purport to be premiums o. supplements
or parts Of regular newspapers or periodi-
Gals.
Sec. 9. That publications Of the second
class, except as provided In section
twenty five of the Act Of March third,
sent BY the publisher thereof, and from
the ofiics of publication. excluding sam
pie copies. or when sent from news
agency to actual subscribers thereto, or
to the news agents, shall bs entitled to
transmission through the mails ct one
cent pound or fraction thereof, where
the distance between the office Of mailing
and the ofiioe Of delivery, By the usual
route By which mail Ii transported, does
not exceed one thousand miles, and at
two cents o pound or fraction thereof
where such distance exceeds one thousand
miles; suoh postage to Dc prepaid as now
provided BY law, PROVIDED, nevertheless.
That n,ws agents shall not be allowed
to return to news agents or publishers
at the pound rate unsold periodical pub
locations, but shall pay postage on the
same at the rats OF one cent fer four
ounces.
SEQ. 8. That after the formal admission
| to the mails as second class matter OF any
newspaper or periodical under the condi-
lions prescribsd by section five Of this
Act, sample comics Of any issue thereof,
not differing in any respect from the
be mailed at postage charge OF half
| cent for every two ounces or fraction Their
| Of dispatched to one address, payable by
| stamps, to be attached.
Seci. That all periodical publications
regularly issued from known place OF
publication at stated intervals as fire.
quently as four times year, by or under
| the arspioes OF benevolent or frsternal
| societies. trade unions, or orders organized
under the lodge system, and having
bona tide II embsrship OF not less than
one thousand persons, shall be entitled to
| the privilege Of second-class natl matter:
| Provided, That such matter shall be
originated and published to further the
objects and purposes Of such society or
| order.
seo. S. That the conditions upon
which publicat ion shall be admitted to
| the second GLASS are as follow
First. 1t must regularly bs Issued at
| stated intervals ~ frequently as four
| times year, bear date OF issue, and be
| nun bsred oonsscutively.
Second. 1t must be issued from
known Office of publication. which shall
| bs shown by the pit b ication itself.
Third. IL muss DO formed of printed
paper sheets, without board, cloth, leath-
| err, or other substantial binding. such rs
distinguish printed books for pressrva-
tion from periodica! publications..
Fourth. IL must be originated and
published for the dissemination OF infor-
nation OF public character. or devoted
| to literature, the ssience9, arts, or some
special industry. and must have hgiti-
mate list Of subscribers who Voluntarily
order ana pay, or agree TO pay, loF TINS
same; Provided, That nothing bersiD
oontAi ned shall be SO construed as to ad
init to the second clnss rate regular pub
| locations, or any particular Issue of any
regular publication, designed prim aiiiy
for advertising pur aoses, or for free circu-
| lation q nominal rates: And provided
That all extra mum oeTs Of seconded
publications sent by the publishers there
OF, acting as the agent OF an advertiser
| or purchaser, to addresses furnished by
| the latter. shall be subject TO pay postage
at the rate OF one cent for every four
ounces or fraction thereof: And provided
further, That IL shall not be permissible
| to mail any given article or articles. or
any part OF any particular number of u
newspaper or periodical. segregated from
| the rest Of the publication, except at the
| third class rate Of postage.
| $50. 0 That publishers aud others
whose pu biic Ations ahall be admitted Us
mail matter of the ssJond olsss under the
prov isions of this Act shall be required,
before depositing such mail matter in
| the poet-oiflce, to separate the same into
United States mail sacks or bundles, By
States, cities, towns and counties, as the
Postmaster General may direct.
Geo. Z. That ths Act OF Congress in
regard to second class mall matter, ap-
proved July fifteenth. eighteen hundred
| and niuety-four. and all Acts or parts
OF Acts Inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act, be, and the same are hereby.
| At A ID .hon ~ .F.a,