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HISTORY OF PRINTING.

into mich recognizance, or executed and delirered such bond with such sureties as aforesaid, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of jE20.

9. If sureties pay any part of the money for -which they are bound, or oecome bankrupt, new reco^izance or bond with sureties must be given.

10. Provided sureties may withdraw from recognizance upon giving notice, and new recog- nizance to be entered into.

11. Bonds not to be subject to stamp duty.

12. Lists of recognizances and bonds taken, to be transmitted to commissioners of stamps in England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively.

1 3. And whereas the printer orpublisher of any newspaper, and of any pamphlet and paper hereby enacted to be deemed and taken to be a newspaper, will, after the passing of this act, be bound, under and hy virtue of the provisions contained in the said acts made and passed in the thirty-eighth and fifty-fifth years of his majesty's reign respectively, to deliver to the commissioners of stamps in Great Britain and Ireland respectively, or some distributor of stamps or other officer, on the day on which the same is published, or within a certain time after- wards, one of the newspapers, pamphlets, or papers so published, signed as in the said acts is respectively directed : and whereas it is expedi- ent that the same or similar provisions and regu- lations should extend and be applied to all pam- phlets and papers, whether published periodi- cally or not, and which shall contain any public news, intelligence, or occurrence, or any remarks or observations thereon, or upon any matter in church or state, and which shall not exceed two sheets as aforesaid, or which shall be published for sale at a less price than sixpence ; be it there- fore enacted, that from and after ten days after the passing of this act, the printer or publisher of any pamphlet or other paper for sale, contain- ing any public news, intelligence, or occurrences, or any remarks or observations thereon, or on any matter in church or state, shall, upon every day upon which the same shall be published, or within six days after,deliverto the commissioners of stamps for Great Britain and Ireland respec- tively, at their head offices, or to some distributor or officer to be appointed by them to receive the same, and whom they are hereby required to appoint for that purpose, one of the pamphlets or papers so publisDed upon each such day, signed hj the printer or publisher thereof, in his hand-wnting, with his name and place of abode; and the same shall be carefully kept by the said commissioners, or such distributor or officer as aforesaid, in such manner as the said commis- sioners shall direct ; and such printer or publisher shall be entitled to demand and receive from the commissioners, or such distributor or officer, the amount of the retail price of such pamphlet or paper so delivered ; and in every case in which the printer and publisher of such pamphlet or paper shall neglect to deliver one such pamphlet or paper in the manner hereinbefore directed, such printer and publisher shall, for every such neglect respectively, forfeit and lose jGlOO.

14. Provided always, that is ease the itid commissioners, or such distributor or offica aforesaid, shall refiise to receive or pay for n; copy of such pamphlet or paper oneied to be delivered to them or him as aforesaid, for oi on account of the same not being within tlie true intent and meaning of this act, suchconunison- ers, distributor, or officer shall, if required so to do, give and deliver to such printer or puUiiket a certificate in writing, that a copy of such pam. phlet or paper had been by him duly offered to be deliverea, and such printer or publisher sbill thereupon be freed and discharged from aay penalty for not having delivered such copy u aforesaid.

15. That if any person shall sell or expose to sale any pamphlet or other paper not being dnl; stamped, if required to be stamped, such penog shall, for every such offence, forfeit the inm of twenty pounds.

16. That it shall be lawful for aay of hii majesty's courts of record at Westminster a Dublin, or of great session in Wales, or tsj judge thereof respectively, or for any conit of quarter or general sessions of the peace, or lot any justice of the peace before whom any pesn charged with having printed or publisheil ur blasphemous, seditious, or malicious libel, shall be brought for the purpose of giving bail npffl such charge, to mtike it a part of the cooditioi of the recognizance to be entered into by such person and his or her bail, that the peison so charged shall be of good behaviour during the

continuance of such recognizance.

17. Recovery of penalties. Provided always, that no larger amount in the whole than one hundred pounds shall be recoverable or recoreted before any justices of the peace, for any soch penalties incurred in any one day ; any thing ii this act, or any other acts of parliament contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

18. Two or more justices to determine offeiKW, and may mitigate penalties.

19. Penalty on persons summoned as witnesKS not appearing, Sec.

20 to 25. Relate to the forms of convictioB, commencing actions for penalties, managem*'" of the duties, allowance of discounts, &c.

26. That nothing in this act shall extend to acts of parliament, proclamations, orders w council, forms of prayer and thanksgiving, and acts of state ordered to be printed by his nisjes^. his heirs or successors, or his or their sufficient and authorised officer ; or to any printed votes or other matters by order of either house of pw- liament; or to hooks commonly used in th« schools of Great Britain or Ireland, or boob or papers containing only matters of devotioD,pietJi or charity ; or daily accounts ; or bills of goods, imported and exported ; or warrants or certificates for the delivery of goods ; and the weekly bills of mortality ; or to papers containing any list* <» prices current, or of the state of the markets, or any account of the arrival, sailing, or other of cumstances relating to merchant ships or vessel*; or of any other matter wholly of a commcreaw

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