PRIMARY SOURCES

ON COPYRIGHT

(1450-1900)

Regulations and Rules for the Printing Industry in Sweden, Stockholm (1752)

Source: Kongl. Maj:ts Nådige Förordning Och REGLEMENTE För Boktryckerne i Riket. Gifwit Stockholm i Råd-Camaren then 12. Aug. 1752. SIDERHOLM, Tryckt uti Kongl. Tryckeriet, Hos Directeuren PET. MOMMA. Kungliga Biblioteket.

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Regulations and Rules for the Printing Industry in Sweden, Stockholm (1752), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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is responsible to keep diligent records of all such receipts and expenses and present a report annually at the last public meeting. Any surplus in excess of costs shall be used in a manner beneficial to all Book Printers, as decided by the Society at the meeting and as the Society deems suitable.

§. 3.

The Book Printers’ Society is responsible to us and the Royal Chancellery (Cancellie-Collegio) for its activities and to this end it should keep diligent Records that can be presented upon request.

§. 4.

No Printer of Books in Stockholm shall, without good reason, fail to attend the meetings of the Printing Society, as organised in accordance with §. 1. The first failure to attend shall attract a fine of two (2) Daler Silvermynt. Thereafter, the fine shall be doubled for each subsequent absence. Should the Society deem it necessary to call in a Printer of Books from the provinces to attend, that summons shall be taken as mandatory. If he fails to attend, the Society shall decide on an appropriate fine in accordance with the circumstances. Insofar as the first-mentioned finable offence is concerned,

 



    


hållande, Correspondencen och andre nådige behof: Åliggandes Notarien, at öfwer all sådan inkomst och utgift hålla riktig räkning, then han hwart år wid then sista allmänna sammankomsten har til Societeten at ingifwa, och bör emedlertid, i fall något öfwerskjuter utgifterne, sådant oförryckt hållas, at anwändas til samtelige Boktryckeriernes nytta, på sätt, som Societeten thet wid the allmänna sammankomsterne tjenligast pröfwar.

§. 3.

Boktryckerie-Societeten är Wårt och Riksens Cancellie-Collegio answarig för thess gjöromål, hwaröfwer then förthenskull bör låta hålla riktigt Protocoll, at kunna wid påfordran upwisas.

§. 4.

Ifrån the efter första §. Utsatte Societetens sammankomster, må ingen Boktryckare i Stockholm utan laga förfall sig afhålla, när han thertil kallad warder, wid wite af Twå Daler Silfwermynt första gången, och sedan dubbelt hwarje gång han uteblifwer. Finner Societeten nödigt, at inkalla ifrån orterne någon Boktryckare, bör han sig likaledes inställa, wid wite, såsom Societeten efter omständigheterne för godt finner, at honom pålägga. Wid förstnämde wite må

 

 



    


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