The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-06
L.AGTE.y ILRDLS0.N:
AN ACT.
April is, 1914.
APPRoYEB,

Authorsng slhsGir1oa lor ,i,e laws Of the United
States, and co. ti.c distfibui.ou ,hereoE
Re 't eRGctsd 5yAs Ss.i@ts a'lI Hel.5c o! resei,-
fdf5sS q hhe tinted States q In ssSG ts,7sSs
dseaeied, That the Secretary Of tle depa.~ncnt OF
State bc, and he IS hereby authorized aud directed 20
subsctib, or halfof the g. > To- onv t,Os,1 copi,
OF the ed'os OF the laws thereof propod u be pru,
cd and published By John blCren aud W. JGiui Nu-
ane, OF the city OF Phlsei h,. AMI Roger G Weisht-
man OF the city of Washington, upon such tcrlns as
hc may deem Ueasonabe, exceeding fifteen dollars
per- PiO.aGsd, That sad publication shall con
tam an edition ol the laws OF the United states the
declaration ondepeud>nce, the articles OF contdcrS-
ton, and the constitution Thereof and the treaties au
conventions made between the United States AMI for
e!sn nations and the INDIAN tribes; and that it sa be
comprised in four volumes, royal octave and saii IN
clude the laws passed 1T the present o. Con-
Sress; and that all laws relating entirely tothe District
oil Couinbia, shall be exelude, nhererom: ind bro
1soe further, That the said edition shall be eXeeu-
ted ON plan, and in manner that shall be prescribed
by tie secretary of state and the attorney general Of
tue United States, whose duty sl:l be to direct what
acts shall ne printed by title only. And die secretary
o. state IS hereby authorised and required appoint
competent person to prepare said edition for publca-
eon and to supermtend the same under the direction OF
the secretary of state and attorney general who
tor s services, shall be compensated by the publish
Sec. o .2iidbe it further enacted, That the said
secretary shall the SAID copies of the laws to be
distributed may be after publication, in man
ner following: set shall be delivered to the Pres
each member Of the Senate and House of Represen-
tatves six sets shall be delivered the Secretary OF
the Senate, and eighteen sets the Clerk of the ious
oRepresentatyes, for the o said houses respective
~ set shall be delivered To each OF the Judges oil
the supreme court, and clerk thereof to each OF the
Judges OF the dstfictcourts and each 20 the nashals
clerks and attornes Of each district, set shall be
delivered 20 the Secretary OF State, the Secretary Of
the Treasury, the Secretary of War; to the Secre-
tay the Navy, 20 the Attorney General, the Drec-
tor of the Mint, the Comptroller Auditor, and Re.
Gster of the Treasury, tie Treasurer, to the Ac.
countants of the War and Navy Departments, TO the
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Masters General, 10 the Commissioner of the Rcven-
ue, and to the Commissioner OF the General Land o =
flee each two sets shall be delivered to the Iegisa-
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scripuon shall remain at the future disposal OF Con-
grJss.
Sc g. md be a. further en-. cfed That in case Of
the death, rcsignadon disnission on Office o. a.
ther of the officers before n.entonc, excepting the
President and Vice President o. tie United Stacs the
members ofthe Senate and House Of Representatives
and the Judges OF the Supreme and District Codr1s The
sad copies OF the Jaws ,le, ereG 10 them, Aforesaid
shall belong 70, and be delivered up their respective
successors IN tine said Offices.
Sec. q. .lllId be further enacted That the a6t5
passed a each succeeding session o. Congress, ncuing
future treaties, shall be printed IL form corresponding
with the said edition, and shall be dst.ibitcd in tle
same manner as heretofore u !aw directed
LANGDON CIiENES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
q. GERRY,
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
AME,S MADISON.