Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-07-03

TO DC impsei'ed on the face thereof. viz. f" Bs-
tered ecr0,a,zg 70 an sf cssg,sG fbe day g NJ
iS tIe,e iniert tine date when the
fame was depcdscd in the ofhcel ), a. B. Of tbs
Fate Of There iniert the ao,hor's
or propIieioE's name and the aatc in which he
rehdes.
Sec. .. Amd Be IL fxrfbsr <rot7sS, That
from and after the hrit day Of January next.
every perion being citizen OF the United States,
or rehdent ~ithin the fame. who nall invent
and deiign.' 'eng,ave, etch or ~ork, or frcm his
own works anu inventions. fhall caufe 10 be de-
hened aud engraved, etched or worked, any hif-
torical or other print or prints. fhsll have the
iole rieht and liberty cf printing, reprintine.
publiining and vendlng iuch print or prints, for
the term OF toorseeo yeau from the recosdins
the title thereof In the clerks office, as precrib-
cd by law tor maps, charts. bnok or books
P,sviasd, ne ihall perform all the reqaifi,es in
ieia,,on 10 iuch print or prints, az ara direticd
III relation TO maps. charts, book or book. Ia
the third and fourth ictfions of the afl TO which
this is Implement, and fhall moreover caute the
fame entry to be truly eog,svcd on futh plate,
with fhr name Of the proprietor, and printed on
every fnch pnht or pfints al IL herein before re-
quired 10 be nnds on naps or charts.
49, . S-H" ~ - f"gfecF ChdtSf4s nSt ~
any print iellrr or other perfon wha,ioeser, from
and alter the laid hrf day OF January neat.
within the time limited by this ACT, fhall ca
grave. e;ch or work. as afoseiaid. or in any 9TH
CT manner copy OF Irll, or csofe to be engraved,
etched. copied or fold. in tho whole or 10 part.
BY varying, adding to, or dimiu,ihing IRON tho
main dcfgn. or .ball print, reprint, or impofc
tor ialc, or cauie TO be prinsed, reprinted, or
imported for falc, any fuch print or prints. OF
any part thereof. without the confrnt Of the pro.
prietor or propIitton thereof, ffft had and OBJ
tanned. in writing, hgncd by him or them re-
fpettively, in the preiehce Of two or more cred-
ible wi,neilcs or knowing the fame to he 70
printed or ie-priatcd, without the content Of the
or p'oPrietofs. thalI gSh|iM lr hsa:s
expose TO fsi.r "a J, .i... ~ -. .-;,A,.
'uch content hra had and obtaincd. a, sforei.;d'
then ioch offender or offenders fhall fortc;, the
plate or plates on which luch prin, or print, are
or hall be coped, and all and every fhcet or
heess lbeing part Of or whcrcon fuch print or
prints are or fhall be copied or printed, TO ,be
proprietor or propfietori Of fuch original .p,;nt
" prints, who bsIl forthwith deitroy the fame.
md further, that every fuch offender or ofFeo.
en hall forfeit ons dollar for every print which
hall be found in his, her, or their coftodv |.
ither printed, publilhed. or cxpofed to ialc.
= otberwife difpofed Of, contrary to the true ia
snt and meaning of this act, the ose meie,v
hereof TO any perfon who fhall fuc for the fame.
nd the other molety thereof to and for the uie
the United States, to be recovered in any
'nr having competent juriGdittion thereof.
Sec. 4. Ard be IL rnubf, sxaasd. Tha, if
y Perfon or pcifons from and after the pxE.
8 OF this se, hall print or poblifh any map.
art book or books, print or prints, who have
!, legally acquired the copy-,ieht of fuch map.
arr, book or books, print or prints, and mall.
nIiary to the true intent and meaning OF This
/, iniert therein or impress thereon that ,be
PC has been entered according to set of con-
rs, or words parpor,ing the fame, or rur.
1ting that the copy right thereof has been ac.
lredi every perfon 70 offending mali forfeit
pay the fun Of one hundred dollars. one
iety thereof TO the pe,fon who fbaII zoe for
fame, and the other noiety thereof 70. and
the ufe Of the United States, to tc ncoyer-
by action Of debt in suy court Of record ia
united States. having cognizarce thereof.
'vided always. thar ia every cafe for forfeit
. herein before giveo, the atiioo be commenc-
within two years from the time the caulc Of
on may have arifea.
NATHANIEL MACON.
SPsals, Of sLs Hesje 1 RrsyrjSsforiu<,.