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may 8, 1835 - Metcalfe Act or Press Act of 1835

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- Repealed 1823 ordinance and called "liberator of the Indian Press"
- It required a printer/publisher to give a precise account of premises of a publication and cease functioning, if required by a similar decleration

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Date:

may 8, 1835
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~ 191 years ago