Affidavits relating to publications of the second class

§ 4369. Affidavits relating to publications of the second class (a) The editor, publisher, business manager or owner of a publication entered as second class mail shall file with the Postmaster General and publish in the second issue thereafter of the publication to which it relates a sworn statement on forms furnished by the Postmaster General on or before the first day of October of each year setting forth— (1) the names and post office addresses of the editor and managing editor, publisher, business managers and owners; (2) the name of the corporation and the stockholders thereof if the publication is owned by a corporation; (3) the names of known bond holders, mortgagees or other security holders; and (4) in the case of daily, semi-weekly, triweekly and weekly publications, the average number of copies of each issue of the publication sold or distributed through the mails or otherwise distributed to paid subscribers during the preceding 12 months. The sworn statement need not include the names of persons owning less than one per centum of the total amount of stock, bonds, mortgages or other securities. (b) The Postmaster General shall deny the privilege of the mail to a publication which fails to comply with the provisions of this section within ten days after notice by registered mail of the failure. (c) This section is not applicable to religious, fraternal, temperance, scientific, or similar publications.