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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 264, 265 . MAY 9, 1934. 679 ages n ot exc eeding twel ve pou nds in weigh t, an d cont aining no advertising or other matter whatever, unsealed, and when sent by public institutions for the blind, or by any public libraries, as a loan to blind readers, or when returned by the latter to such institutions or public libraries ; magazines, periodicals, and other regularly issued publ icat ions in such rai sed char acte rs, whet her prep ared by hand or printed, or on sound reproduction records (for the use of the blind), which contain no advertisements and for which no subscription fee is charged, shall be transmitted in the United States mails free of Regulations. postage and un der such regu lations as th e Postmaster G eneral may prescribe. " Volumes of the Holy Scriptures, or any part thereof, published Bib les . either in raised characters, whether prepared by hand or printed, or in the form of sound reproduction records for the use of the blind, which do not contain advertisements (a) when furnished by an organization, institution, or association not conducted for private profit, to a blind person without charge, shall be transmitted in the United States mails free of postage ; (b) when furnished by an organization, institution, or association not conducted for private profit to a blind person at a price not greater than the cost price thereof . shall be transmitted in the United States mails at the postage Postage rate . rate of 1 cent for each pound or fraction thereof ; under such regula- Regul atio ns tions as the Postmaster General may prescribe . "All letters written in point print or raised characters or on sound Transmission of let- reproduction records used by the blind, when unsealed, shall be ters. tran smit ted thro ugh the mail s as thi rd-c lass mat ter. " Approved, May 9, 1934 . [CHAPTER 265.] AN ACT May 9, 1934 . To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the three- [8 .2966 .1 hundred th anniversary of th e founding of the Pr ovince of Maryland . [Public, No . 215.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Tha t, in commem - Maryland. 50 cent oration of the three-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the pieces . commemorating Province of Maryland, there shall be coined by the Director of the foun di ng of, author- Province twenty-five thousand silver 50-cent pieces of standard size, weight, and fineness and of a special appropriate design to be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, but the United States shall not be subject to the Expenses expense of making the models for master dies or other preparations for this coinage. SEC. 2. That the coins herein authorized shall be issued at par and Issued at par. only upon the request of the chairman or secretary of the Maryland Terc entena ry Com missi on. SEC. 3. Such coins may be disposed of at par or at a premium by Disposition. said Commission and all proceeds shall be used in furtherance of the Maryland Tercentenary Commission projects. SEC. 4. That all laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver Laws appl icab le. coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same ; regulating and guarding the process of coinage ; providing for the purchase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and redemption of the coins ; for the prevention of debasement or coun- terfeiting ; for security of the coin ; or for any other purposes, whether said laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the coinage herein directed. Approved, May 9, 1934.