Registration of memoranda of books

[Content as per original Act to be inserted] There shall be kept at such office, and by such officer as the State Government shall appoint in this behalf, a book to be called a catalogue of books printed in India, wherein shall be registered a memorandum of every book which shall have been delivered in pursuance of clause (a) of the first paragraph of section 9 of this Act. Such memorandum shall (so far as may be practicable) contain the following particulars (that is to say):- (1) The title of the book and the contents of the title page, with a translation into English of such title and contents, if the same are not in the English language; (2) The language in which the book is written; (3) The name of the author, translator, or editor of the book or any part thereof; (4) The subject; (5) The place of printing and the place of publication; (6) The name of the firm of the printer and the name of the firm of the publisher; (7) The date of issue from the press or the date of publication; (8) The number of sheets, leaves or pages; (9) The size; (10) The number of the edition, whether first, second or other; (11) The number of copies of the edition; (12) Whether the book is printed, cyclostyled or lithographed; (13) The price at which the book is sold to the public; and (14) The name and residence of the proprietor of the copyright or of any portion of such copyright. Such memorandum shall be registered after the delivery of the 2 copies of every book in pursuance of clause (a) of the first paragraph of section 9, and shall be registered as soon as may be. * * *