The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-03
BILL PROVIDES
FOR CENSORSHIP
All Pictures in Interstate Com.
merce Come Under Measure


cign commerce is aimed at in a bll
introduced in the House by Rep
Smith of Georgia. The document
which has been referred To the com
mittce on education and labor and vii
come up for an early vote, reads as
follows:
\ bill (S. 494D to establish an OIL
cial national censorship Of motion pie
lures i'm interstate and foreign com
mcrcc and in the District Of Columbia
ana the Territories and all other places
under national jurisdiction.
he it enacted. etc, That a Federal
motion picture commission is hereby
created, to be a part Of the United
States Bureau of Education and TO be
composed of five commissioners APP
pointed by the president, not more
than three Of whom shall be of the
same political party.
Sec. ,. No commissioner shall hold
amy other office or position under the
United States government. Each COM
missioner shall hold Office for six
Years except that when the commits
sion is first constituted two commits
siurcrs shall he appointed for. two
years. two for four years, aud one for
six years. Each commissioner shall
thereafter he appointed for fun term Of
SIX years. Any vacancy shall he filled
in same manner as an original APP
pointment. The salary of the chairman
shall be $4,000 a year and of each 9TH
cr commissioner $4,000 "a year
Sec. 3. The commission may APP
point deputy commissioners and other
assistants and fix the compensation Of
each. Actual and necessary travelling
expenses shall be allowed To those WHO
travel on the business of the commits
sion, which shall bo provided with ne
cessary office furniture, stationery,
supplies projecting machines and APP
pliances necessary for inspection of
films and for manufacture of film
seals.
Sec. I. The commission shall license
every film submitted to it and intended !
for entrance into interstate commerce
sco1ce, indecent. immoral, or depicts Il |
bun iieht or a prize night, or is of such |
character that it's exhibition would |
tend To corrupt the morals of children |
or adults or incite TO crime The |
commission may license any film sub |
jcct to such eXcisions, amplifcatipns.
or alterations as the commission may
direct and require to he made. Tho
commission may, by unanimous vote,
withdraw any license Ut any time for
cause shown.
See. .. The commission may APP
point advisory commissioners To adj
wise and assist in the examination and
ccnsoring of films, who shall hold Of
flee during the pleasure of the COM
mission and serve without compensa-
tion. No person shall be appointed an
advisory commissioner. VINO directly or
indirectly has any pecuniary interest
IN the exhibition OF motion pictures or
I'm any film exchange or firm or cor
puratiOn engaged in manufacturing
motion picture films
Soc. {. The compression shall adopt
an appropriate seal which shall he
lillN,d in such manner rs tho commits
sion may direct To every film approved
'y it, Such seal shall not lie attached
10 any film which has been approved
by the commission subject To revision
intil after the required changes have
been made, a record of which shall be
Kept, and portions objected To shall bc
delivered into the possession of the
commission. .
Sec. :. When any film has been APP ,
proved the commission shall issue ,
certificate i'm the form adopted by the J
commission. Each certificate shall I
describe the film and shall bear SER :
al number and shall state its title and
description and the day upon which It E
vas approved by the commission. aud I
he number of linear feet contained
herein. No copyright shall be issued .
or amy film which has not previously
eceived the certificate and seal of this Z
commission.
sec. s. The commission may. if IT :
ias licensed a film. issue "A seal and
certificate for each duplicate thereof
Without AN examination of such dupli-
ate.
st'. .. No person, firm. or corpora
ION shall carry or transport any film
rom or into any state in Interstate
commerce unless such film has been
'cenSed by the commission and the
eaI OF the commission has been at
ached thereto and true copy of the
eft!licate accompanies it.
Sec. 10. No moving picture film
nat mas not been licensed by the COM
MISSION and does not bear it's stamp
man be exhibited i'm any licensed place
u amusement for pay or i'm connection
'Ith any business in the District of
oiumbia or the Territories or any
'lher place under the Jurisdiction ii
ne United States government.
sec. II. In places designated i'm
ection 10 tine seal of the commission
'O'ached To the film shall he exhibited
u the screen before and In the same
manner as such film is exhibited and =
'e Vertiicate granted for film shall
y posted at or near the entrance TO
e pace where such film is being ex-
i'ptttu during the eNbfhit, ION tb.ra,f |