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PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. [66 or 1886. ) SU3

shall be lawful for the printers or publishers of such newspaper,
upon the order of the Governor in Council, to male such
declaration with the name or names of sume one or more
representative proprietors.
11. The provisions hereinbefore contained in reference to the Exception as
proprietor of any newspaper shall not extend or apply to any and papers of
newspaper which belongs to a joint-stock company duly incorpo- companies.
[ 14 and 45 V.
rated under the ordinances relating to joint-stock companies. c . 61, s. 18. ]
Printers
12. Every person who shall print any newspaper, paper, or keep to
copy of
book for hire, reward, gain or protit, shall carefully preserve newspapers
and keep one copy ( at least) of every newspaper, paper, or book and booksand
to produce on
so printed by him , on which he shall write or print or cause to request of
be written or printed in legible characters the name and place Magistrate
of residence of the person or persons by whom he is employed c.€ 7979,, s . 29,
to print the same and shall keep and preserve the s :ime for the c32. 21.]
and 33 V.
space of six months after the printing thereof and shali proluce ( Monih
and show the same to a Police Magistrate of the Colony if calendar,
means s. 1
required to do so within the said six months, and every person of67.]
who shall omit or neglect any of the provisions of this section Penalty.
shall on conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding one ( € 20.)
hundred dollars.
13. Every person who shall print any newspaper, paper, or Printers to
book , intended to be distributed or made public, shall print print their
and
upon the front of every such newspaper or paper, if the same addresses on
shall be printed on one side only, or upon the first or last leaf newspapers
of every newspaper, paper, or book , which shall consist ofiore (2 and 3 V.c.
12 , s , 2 ; 32
than one leaf, in legible characters his name and usual place of and 33 v. c.
residence or business , and every person who shall distribute or 21 sch .)
publish or assist to distribute or publishı any such newspaper,
paper, or book, without fulfilling the requirements ofthis section ,
shall upon conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding $ 25 . Penalts.
for everycopy of such neurspaper, paper or book , so printed (45.)
distributed or published by hiin
14. Every person who shall print or publish or cause to be Bond to be
printed or published any newspaper, shall prior to such printing printer or
or publishing enter into a bond before the Registrar, together publisherof
with two sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the Registrar, 1860.60 Geo.
such printer or publisher or printer and publisher in the sum of 4111.c.9.1.W.
, c. 73 ,
twelve hundred dollars and such sureties jointly in a like sum, répen led by
conditioned that such printer or publisher or printer and publish- 32V. and
c 33
er shall pay every fine or penalty as may at any time be im- (€250.)
posed upon or adjudged against him or any person acting for
him in his absence by reason of any conviction for printing or
publishing or printing and publishing any libel at any time
after the entering into such bond and also all costs of such
conviction ; and further conditioned that every such printer or

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