ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 1886. 1961
Printers and Publishers.
Power for
9. Any party to a transfer or transmission of or dealing with any
party on
share of or interest in any newspaper whereby any person ceases to be a change of
proprietor
proprietor or any new proprietor is introduced , may at any time make or ship to make
declaration.
cause to be made the declaration prescribed by section 7 of this Ordinance. [44 and 45 V.
c. 60, s. 11. ]
10. Where in the opinion of the Governor in Council inconvenience Authority to
make declara
would arise or be caused in any case from making a declaration of the tion of some
only of
names of all the proprietors of the newspaper (either owing to minority, proprietors.
[44 and 45 V.
coverture, absence from the Colony, minute subdivision of shares or other c. 60, s. 7. ]
special circumstances ) it shall be lawful for the printers or publishers of
such newspaper, upon the order of the Governor in Council, to make such
declaration with the name or names of some one or more representative
proprietors .
11. The provisions hereinbefore contained in reference to the pro Exception as
to newspapers
prietor of any newspaper shall not extend or apply to any newspaper and papers of
companies.
which belongs to a joint - stock company duly incorporated under the [44 and 45 V.
c. 60, s. 18. ]
Ordinances relating to joint- stock companies.
Printers to
12. Every person who shall print any newspaper, paper , or book for
keep copy of
hire, reward, gain or profit, shall carefully preserve and keep one copy newspapers
and books and
(at least ) of every newspaper, paper, or book so printed by him, on which to produce on
request of
he shall write or print or cause to be written or printed in legible charac Magistrate.
[39 Geo. III.
ters the name and place of residence of the person or persons by whom he c. 79, s. 29,
32 and 33 V.
is employed to print the same and shall keep and preserve the same for c. 24. ]
the space of six months after the printing thereof and shall produce and [ Month
means
show the same to a Police Magistrate of the Colony if required to do so calendar, s. 1
of 67. ]
within the said six months, and every person who shall omit or neglect Penalty.
any of the provisions of this section shall on conviction be liable to a (£20.)
penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.
13. Every person who shall print any newspaper, paper, or book, Printers to
print their
intended to be distributed or made public , shall print upon the front of names and
addresses on
every such newspaper or paper, if the same shall be printed on one side newspapers
and books.
only, or upon the first or last leaf of every newspaper, paper, or book, [ 2 and 3 V. c.
12 , s. 2 : 32
which shall consist of more than one leaf, in legible characters his name and 33 V. c.
24 sch.]
and usual place of residence or business, and every person who shall
distribute or publish or assist to distribute or publish any such news Penalty.
(£5.)
paper, paper, or book, without fulfilling the requirements of this section ,
shall upon conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding $ 25 , for every
copy of such newspaper, paper or book, so printed distributed or publish
ed by him.