The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-07-22

lector Of the customs to reside and keep on
Office thetcat.
April is, 1873 Approsei,
JAMES MONROE
AN ACT 10 provide for the publication of
the Laws If the United States, and for 9th
or purposes
BE i enacied 6y ne Senste and House of
4 Rshresentafives ofthe United Soles e( .lsie-
RIGA in Congress assembled, That at and due
ing the session OF eacn Congress- OF the Unit-
cd States, the Secretary for The Departmcn,
OF Sla,e shall cause the acts aud resolutions
passed by Congress al such session, TO be
rabiished curscn iy, as they are enacted, and
As soon as practicable, IN not more than one
newspaper in tho DisttiSt Of Columbia, and
40 not more than three newspapers in each of
the several states, and in not more than three
newspapers, 10 each of the territories OF the
ed States. And he shall also cause TO
be published, in the like manner in he said
newspapers, or in such Of them es he shall
for that purpose designate, the public treaties
entered into and ratifcd by The United States.
Sec. Ind Be IL further enacted, That
whenever cta,iai notice shall have been re-
ceiscd, al the Department of Stars, that any
1meadncns which heretofore has been, or
hereafter may be, proposed to the cons;iu.
tion OF the United States, has been adopted,
according TO The provisions of the constitutions,
IL shaA be the do'y OF the said Secretary oil
State, forthwith to cause tho said amendment
TO be published in the said newspapers au
thorized TO pfomaigate the laws, with bis
certificate, specifying The s,s,es by which the
same may hare been adopted, and that The
same has become valid, to all intents and pur-
poses, as part Of the constitution " The v.
ni.cd STATES. -..sf
Sec. s ind be il further enacted, That the.
proprietor OF every newspaper IN which the
laws, resolutions, treaties, or amendments
shal-h be SO published, shall receive, as full
compensation ,hcf efo,, at tho rate OF one dol.
lar for each printed page of the laws, rosoiu-
tions, and treaties, as publish ed in The pamph-
lei forsa, 10 the manner hcrcinaftcs directed.
And If II shall appear, on the examination ol
any soch account, that there has been any no.
reasonable delay or intentional omission in
the publication OF the laws aforesaid, the pro.
per accounting officer ofths Treasury is here.
by authorized and required to deduct, ftom
suck account, such sum as shall be charged
therein, Tor the publication OF soy laws which
shall have been so uEfeasooably delayed or
Intentionally omitted. And in any such case
1t shall b. the duty Of the Secretary of State
TO discontinue the publication of the laws 10
the newspaper BE- longing TO such proprietor,
and such newspaper shall, in DO event, be a.
gain au,ho ICED, nor shall the p. opsis,or shets-
OF be again employed TO publish the laws Of
the United STATES. "
Sec. 4, And be IL further enacted, That the
Secretary Of State shall cause to be published,
astae close Of every session of Congress, and
IS soon as practicable, eleven thousand cop.
les Vi the acts of Congress at large, including
all resolutions passed by Congress, amend
pnents to the cons'itution adopted, and all pub
lie treaties made aud ratified since the then
last publication Of the laws which copies
shall be printed on paper, and in the size Of
the sheet aud :ype, in manner 10 correspond
with the late revised edition Of the laws, pub
lished by Bioren & Co which copies shall be
distributed IN the following manner: To ev
cry person who has been President of the y.
States, one copy to each. during their respec-
tive lives; to the present ard every future
p esident and Vice President, oce copy 10
each, during their lives; one copy TO the ae-
suaI President and Vice President. to b
deemed an apPur,ensnt to ,heis o!Eces res
pec'iveIy; to each member OF the Senate
and House OF Representatives, and to each
delegate in Congress from any territory, one
copy each; twenty copies to the Secretary OF
tho Senate, aud fly copies to The Clerk OF |
The House of Representatives, for the genera,
use Of the comusil,ees and members Of the |
respective Houses to the Judges and clerks !
Of tho supreme and district courts, aud 10 the 1