New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
s[GNBOARDS In FRANCE.
,fETHOD OF REGULATION.
-rom mweheHsire System to Prerent
Tudisriminate 4dUertlsing.

,, -.,,,la-ic,, Of public hillboards and
,-s should be of interest to all American c''ieS
80 this method of publicity. indiscrln1i1late an"
.-o,,e5 as Il is has not inaptly been termed
80 The first enactment relating 10 hle
- ., France was q law passed on July e
=, ,lbich is still In force. and which prescrioe'
-. onlv a government announcement or pos'et
90, be nrinted on white paper All others mus
- on colored paper. Of which the faVoIl'eS az
1,rs and yellow. Every poster or other an
eo' t ,o,t painted. printed otherwise define
- mon wall or building or upon canvas or otIleT
-a,r;nr device is subject to q yearly tax as Ho'
-. In coramunes OF less than Z9" lliia'i,.a. @ :
-. a square metre; in conlmunes from -.,go 10 70
nen inhabitants. l3 cents; IN cites oNeI rr,,s
S.s Ind in Paris. 50 cents a square metre inns %
-. -, s,stnsss or other announcements or more
- 1sss permanent character.
-..or.-- -affiches.'' or posters are sun,ect 'o
-, tax according 10 size. from 10 Genus q
-, This is applied either in the form OF spe,,'i
- :, z-hich the revenue stamp is appheo l" t
80. Ietore being printed in such way tha' 'i'e
fh0 = oa,ceIlA5 hv the text being printed over
I a++ecbed adhesively afterward and cancele"
n -,hher stamp provided for the purpose
I" 80. he,nr publicly displayed. however. each
- Sc required 10 be presented in duplicate al
psso. designated for that purpose, dated ana
sssne5 either by the person in whose in'eres' ~ =.
= te,,r prepared by the bill poster VINO - =
,.5 with posting the same Such anteCeoel'
slsra+ion must state fully the text OF uhe
surname. profession ana OofliClie " 'h0
-, ;, whose interest Il is being displayed me
ee,.s;o,s Of the poster in square metres ano
Items thereof name. surname and domiche OF
sh hin paster who is to post II in puplc' 'ne
-,hsr Of copies TO be posted. precise inloIfna-
o.. as T., the streets or squares, houses or olIeT
-.--,--ions on which the poster IS 10 ne "s
I.--.d and the length Of time il Is I" ne hep'
:. v5s1 one copy is filed al the ONCE OF ree
t.-,on +he other-signed and stamped oF '''e w
s.,s, IN charges returned TO the aPphCaH'-
. ex-ete-, so rigid and elaborate as 'lls sNs
- ,,,.so-i+ias Of every village and commune !"
-, absolute control of all posters ana IN
,oarosn+s displayed in public places ana pIao
+fs1l,- suppresses the abuses which preFal III u'
-esnect in other countries
N one IS permitted in Paris to defaoe tFs' s'te
.-5 otber public places with crude osteil'aliouS
,,,ce-,,ents Of his business or other supJect.
,o1Tror5s are infreGuent in Paris. and wnen 1ouno
=. generally permanently built into VAIL "heFe
-. are taxed according 10 their superficial area
When 2 building is in construction ana Ooe1u
,c-ssns are erected TO screen the puohc from oUs.
as ether ANNOYANCE. such temporary screens VIII
- ,.e covered with posters Of amuseinents anu
,.,.r business t.It each poster so displayeo hes
.ae, previously submitted 10 the authorities Z
so,ea obtained and each sheet bears 1Ie c1l-
80 -e1en,,e stamp according TO its size
rhe denartu1ert stores and other large popular
.I er+s,,lisbr7ents have permanent places IN the
,.,gore of the metropolitan subway ana lheir