The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-23
Y. WEDNESDAY, MARCH g, 1881.

P"oitoa.ioh ol any manuscript as aforesaid.
 Sec. 10. .4asd de Il Jurther enocted, That II any person or persons shall be sued or prosecuted, for any matter, act, or thing done under or by virtue of this act, he or they may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence.
 Sec. II. And te it faa4ter enacted, That II any person or persons, flom and after the passing of this act, silstti print or publish any book, map, chart, musical compositions print, cnt, or engraving, not having legally acquired the copyright thereof, and shall insert or impress that the same hath been entered according to act of Congress, or words purporting the same, every person so offending shall forfeit and pay one hun- dred dollars one moiety thereof to the person Who shall sue for the same, and the other to the use of the United States, 10 be recovered by action of debt, in any court of record having cognizance thereof
 Sec. i2. .4na 6e II fuayier enacted, That all recoyeries under this act, either for da- images, forfeitures, or penalties, full costs shall be allowed thereon, any thing in any former actto the contrary notwitI standing
 Sec. l33. .and be it further enacted, That no acton or prosecution shall be maintain cd, Tn any case of forfeiture or penalty, under this act, unless the same shall have been commenced within two years after the cause of action shall have arisen
 Sec. IA. find De a further enacted, That the "Act for the encouragement of learn ing, by securing the copies of maps. charts, and books, 10 the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein men toned" passed May thirty-first, one fhou- sand seven hundred and ninety, and the act supplementary thereto, passed A pril twen- ty-Qlufl nd aic h,.n T two, shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed; saving, always, such rights as may have been obtained in conformity to their provisions.
 Sec. l5. And Dc if further enacfed, That all and several the provisions of this act, intended for te protection and security Of copyrights, and providing remedies, pen aitIes, and forfeitarcs, in case Of violation thereof, shall be held and construed 10 ex- tend to the benefit of the legal proprietor or proprietors of each and every copy right heretofore obtained, according to law, during the term thereof in thc same manner as If such copy-right had been en- tered and secured according to tire direc- tlons of this. act.
 Sec. l6. .4ad te t further enacted. That whenever copy-right Las been heretofore obtained hy an author ofauthors, inventor, designer, or engraycr, Of any book, map, chart, print, cut, or engraving, or by pro- prletor of the same, If such aitther CT a;I- thors, or either of them, such inventor, de- signer, or engraver, be living at the pas sage Of this act, then such author or ati- thors, or the survivor of them, such inyen- tor, engrayer, or designer, shall continue to have the same exclusive right to his book, chart, map, print, cut, ,,or engraving wi h thn I,.s if ,.,e ions of this act for the security thereof, fer such additional period of time as will, to. gether with the time which shall have elaps- ed from the first entry of such copy-riglt make up tue term of twenty-eight years with the same right to his widow, child, oi children, te renew the copy-right at the expiration thereof, as IS ahcye pgovia cd i; l relation toscopy rights originally secured under this act And if such author or al l tbors, inventor, designer, or engraver. shal not be living at the passage of this act | then, his or their heirs, OK ecutoTs and a6 ministrators, shall be entitled to the like exclusive enjoyment of said copyright with the benefit of each and all tle provis | ions of this act for the security thereof, fo, the period of twenty-eight years from the first entry of said copyright. with the like 1 privilege ofrenewal to the widow, child, ,ol children, of author or authors, designer l inventor. or engraver, as is provided in re 1 ation to copyrights originally secured m der this act Propided, That this act shal not extend to any copy-right heretofore secured, the term of which has already ex pired.
 Approved: Sd February, 1881. + 
 An act to amend the act for taking the
 
 1 Be t enacted by fhe Senate and House 9 Representatives. of He Utifed states of .4n,e. rica in Congress assembled, That it slial and may be law fiiI for such of the assistants to the Marshals in the respective States and Territories, who have not, before the passage of this act, made their respective returns to such HIarshals, under the aci 1 hereby atn ended, to complete their enr 1 merations and make. their returns under the said act, at any time before the ffrsi l day of June, and for the Marshals of sucl l States and Territories to make their re turns to the Secretary of State at any time 1 before the first Bay of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one Propided That nothing herein contained shall De | deemed to release such Marsbals and as sistants from the penalties contained in tbt act aforesaid unless their returns shall bt
 made within the time prescribed in this act l find prouided further, That no persons bt included in the returns made unde the pre- sent act, unless such persons shall have beer inhabitants of the Districts for which sacl ] returns shall be mad ,on the tday of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
 Sec. 2. find be q further enacted, Ina tho copies Of returns and aggregate amount directed to be filed by the Marshals witl l La l*.k -4x