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 be exactly as indicated by the work itself. The day of publication must be exactly stated, and the application cannot be made, therefore, until after publication. Provision is also made on the card for the name and address of the person to whom the certificate of registration is to be sent and of the remitter of the fee, and in the case of books, the application must be accompanied by the affidavit made either on the reverse of the application card or on the separate card also provided. In applications, as for foreign or ad interim copyright, where the nationality of the author should be stated, information as to citizenship, not race, is required. A person naturalized in the United States is defined as an American. A foreign author claiming copyright because of residence, must state that he is a "permanent resident" of the United States (C. O. Rule 29).

The illustrations of a book may be separately registered, and if by lithographic or photo-engraving process must also have affidavit of manufacture in this country.

Maps and charts are classed with works of art, and the formalities in respect to these, as well as in respect to dramatic and musical compositions, are treated specifically in the chapters on those specific subjects.

In respect to periodicals, application should be made as for books, but no affidavit is required ; separate registration is necessary for each number published, with notice of copyright, and can be made only after publication. It is not possible to register the title of the periodical in advance of publication. (C. O. Rule 36.) Two deposit copies of periodicals are required ; but a contribution to a periodical separately registered requires the deposit of only one copy of the periodical. The entire copy should be sent, as