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The new .•i^rccliiclit will he I'oiind Hot lo liialcI'i.-illy .-iltci' the present system ot* li.'i nd I i iii; licensed lilin, llic />ri iici c/nnn/c h(lii(/ llnif no licensed iNotioH iticlnrcs iriU he /K riHi/lcd fo he used oii fHii/ projcci 'nuf nidcliiHc irlnch is not licensed hij the Patents Co. under its /nilenfs | italics ours]. All projectiiii? niadiiiies now in use will he licensed by February 1, 1909, iqjou the payment of a nominal fee. The Patents Co. has licensed all of the present manufacturers of ])rojecting machines of any importance, and the machines sold by these manufacturers after February 1 will l)ear i)atent ])lates settino forth the conditions under which these machines shall be used, these conditions being the same as will be applied to the machines now^ in use. Each exhfbitor will be required to pay a royalty after February 1. The total royalty for the period from February 1 to March 8 Avill be $10 for each exhibitor, but it is the intention to equalize this fee as soon as practicable, so that small exhibitors will not be required to pay so much, and the large exhibitors more, the average being maintained as nearly as practicable at $2 per week. Each exhibitor nuist make application for a machine license on a form to be furnished by the Patents Co., and the application must be accompanied by the royalty fee of $10 to cover the period of the first five weeks from February 1 to March 8, 1909. Before any license is granted to an exchange by the Patents Co. the exchange must furnish a list of theaters now^ being supplied by it, together with certain data as to the character of each theater, its size and location, and kind of film service it takes, all as called for on the blank which will be furnished to the exchanges. These lists must be at the office of the Patents Co.,