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Public Law 56–801
To extend to certain publications the privileges of second-class mail matter as to admission to the mails.
Approved June 6, 1900
Statutory text
An Act
To extend to certain publications the privileges of second-class mail matter as to admission to the mails.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That all periodical publications issued from a known place of publication at stated intervals as frequently as four times a year by State departments of agriculture shall be admitted to the mails as second-class mail matter: Provided, That such matter shall be published only for the purpose of furthering
—not to contain advertisements.
the objects of such departments: And provided further, That such publications shall not contain any advertising matter of any kind.
Approved, June 6, 1900.