Chap. 113.—An Act to prescribe the qualifications of newspapers in which may be
published, ordinances, resolutions, advertisements or notices, required by law
to be published in a newspaper. [S B 91]

Approved March 1, 1940

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That
whenever there are required by law to be published by any county,
city or other municipality or municipal corporation, or by any munic-
ipal board or official board, or body, or office, or officials, or by any
person, persons or corporations, any ordinances, resolutions, or
notices or advertisements of any sort, kind or character by printing
and publishing the same in a newspaper or newspapers, such news-
paper or newspapers must in addition to any qualifications now
required by law meet the following qualifications, namely; said
newspaper or newspapers shall be entirely printed in the English
language, shall have been entered as second class mail matter under
the postal laws and regulations of the United States and shall have a
list of bona fide subscribers voluntarily engaged as such, who have
paid or have agreed to pay a stated price for a subscription for a
definite period of time.