The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-25
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

l further hereby vest In the federal
trade commission the power and author
ity to issue licenses under such terms and
conditions as are not inconsistent with
law or to withhold or refuse the same, to
any citizen of the United States or any
corporation organized within the United
States, to file and prosecute applications
in the country Of an enemy or ally Of
enemy for letter patent or for regtstrn-
ton of trademark, print, label, or copy
right, and to pay the fees required by law
and tho customary agents fees, the maxi
mum amount Of which in each case, shall
be subject to the control of such commits
sion;. or to pay to any enemy or ally of
enemy any tax, annuity or fee, which
| NAV be required by the laws Of such
| enemy or ally of enemy nation In reIa-
| ton to patents, trademarks, prints, labels
| and copyrights.
I hereby vest in the federal trade COM
mission the power and authority to issue,
pursuant to the provisions of section 10
| (C) of the trading with the enemy act
upon such terms and conditions as are
| not inconsistent with law, or to withhold
or refuse a license to any citizen Of the
| United States or any corporation organ
lied within the United States, to manu-
| facture or cause to be manufactured
machine, manufacture, composition or
matter, or design, or to carry on or cause
| to be carried on a process under any pat
| ent or to use any trademark, print
| label or copyrighted matter owned or con-
trolled by an enemy or ally OF enemy al
any time during the present war; and al
50 TO fix the prices of articles and prod
ucts manufactured under such licenses
necessary to the health of the military
| and the naval forces Of the United States
or the successful prosecution Of the war;
and to prescribe the fee which may be
charged for such license, not exceeding
800 and not exceeding per centum or the
sum deposited by the licensee with the
alien property custodian as provided by
law.
hereby further vest in the said federal
trade commission the executive admin
istration of the provisions Of section II
(D) of the trading with the enemy act, the
power and authority to prescribe the form
of and time and manner OF fling state
ments of the extent of the use and enjoy
ment of the license and OF the prices re
ceived and the times at which the licensee
shall make payment to the alien property
custodian; and the amounts OF said pay
ments, in accordance with the tFauihs
with the enemy act.
further hereby vest in the fedora
trade commission the power and author
ity. whenever in its opinion the publica
tIon of an invention or the granting OF
patent may be detrimental to the PUBLIC
safety or defense, or may assist the enc
nv. or endanger the successful prosecu
tion of the war, to order that the inVen
tion be kept a secret and the grant o.
letters patent withheld until the end o
the war.
The said federal trade commission II
hereby authorized to take all such meas
ures as may be necessary or expedient Il
administer the powers hereby conferred.
TIE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
I hereby vest in the postmaster genera
the executive administration Of all tht
provisions Except the penal provisions
of section 10 Of the trading with the enc
INV act, relating to the printing, publish
ing or circulation in any foreign languag
of any news item, editorial or othe
printed matter respecting the government
| of the United States or Of any nation en-
gagged in the present war, its policies. In
ternational relations, the state or conduc
of the war or any matter relating there
to, and the fling with the postmaster q
the place OF publication in the form o
an affidavit of true and complete trans
lation of the entire article containin
such matter proposed to be published i
such print, newspaper or publication. an
the issuance of permits for the printing
publication and distribution thereof, fre
from said restriction. And the postmas
ter general is authorized and empowere
to issue such permits upon such term
: and conditions as are not inconsisten
with law, and to refuse, withk old or re
woke the same.
The sum of $4,000 or 30 much thereo