12-1651.   Official newspaper in cities of second and third classes;qualifications.(a) The governing body of each city of the second and third class shalldesignate by resolution a newspaper to be the official city newspaper. Once designated the newspaper shall be the official city newspaper untilsuch time as the governing body designates a different newspaper.

      (b)   The newspaper selected for the official publications of cities of thesecond and third class shall be one which has the following qualifications:

      (1)   It must be published at least weekly50 times each year andhave been so published for at least one year prior to the publicationof any official city publication.

      (2)   It must be entered at the post office of publication assecond-class mail matter.

      (3)   More than 50% of thecirculation must be sold to thesubscribers either on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis.

      (4)   It shall have general paid circulation on a daily, weekly, monthlyor yearly basis in the county and shall not be a trade, religious orfraternal publication.

      History:   L. 1929, ch. 113, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 79, § 2;L. 1986, ch. 75, § 1; May 8.