The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-08-24

SECTION 3. And be IL further enacted,
That The said principal officer and every
other person To be appointed in the said
office, shall, before he enters upon the
duties of his of office or appointment,
make oath or affirmation, truly and faith
fully To execute the trust committed 10
hm. And the said Commissioner and
the chief clerk shall also, before entering
upon their duties, severaly give bonds
with suretes To the Treasurer of the
United States, the former in the sum of
ten thousand dollars, and the latter, in
the sum of five thousand dollars, with
condition To render true aud faithful
account To him or his successor in office,
quarterly of all moneys which shall bo by
them respectively received for duties on
patents, aud for copies of records and
drawings, and nil other moneys received
by virtue of SAID office.
SEcTIoN 4. Ind be II further enacted,
That the said Commiss louer shall cause
a seal 10 made and provided for the said
office, with such device us the President
of the United States shall approve; and
copies of aud records, books, papers, or
drawing, belonging 10 the said office, un-
der the signature of The said Commits
sloner, or, when tie office shall he vacant
under the sgnaiare of the chief clerk,
with the said seal affixed, shall he com
petent evidence in all cases in which the
original records, books, papers. or draw
iugs, could be evidence. And any per-
son making application therefore, may
have certified copies of The records, draw
ings, and other papers depos ted in said
Office on paying, for the written coppirs,
the sum of ten cents for every page of
one hundred words; aud for copies of
drawings, the reasonable expense of max
ing the same.
SECTION ,. Ind be IL further enacted.
That all patents issuing from said office
office shall bessued in the name of the
Uhtcd States, aud under the seal of SAID
Office, aud be signed by the Secretary
of State, and couulersigned by the Com
missioner of said Office, aud shall be re.
corded, together wnl the descriptions,
specifications, aud drawings, in the said
Office, III books to be kept for that pur-
pose. Every such patent shall contain
short description or title of the invention
or discovery, correctly Indicating its ma
ture and design, and in It's terms grantio
the applicant or applicants, his or their
heirs, administrators, executors, or as
signs, for term not exceeding fourteen
years, the full and exclusive right and
liberty OF making, using, and vending to
others to be used, the said invention or
discovery, referring to the specification
for the particulars thereof, copy Of
Ill I'LL L., A IL.
specifying what the patentee CLAIMS as
his invention or discovery.
SECTION 6. md be IL further enacted,
That any person or persons having dis
covered or invented any new and as,ful
art, machine, manufacture, or comp0s-
iton of matter, or any new and useful
improvement or any art, machine,
manufacture or composition Of matter,
not known or used by others before his
or their discovery or invention thereof,
and not, az the time of his application
for a patent, in public use or on sale, with
his consent or allowance, as the inventor
or discOverer and shall desire To obtain
an exclusive property therein, may make
application IN writing to the Commis-
sIOner OF Patents expressing such desire,
and the Commissioner, on due proceed
ines had, may grant a patent therefor.
But before any inventor shall receive
patent for any such new invention or dis
covery, he shall deliver IA written descrIp-
ton of his invention or discovery, and of
the manner and process of making, con-
structing, using, and compounding the
same. IN such full, clear, aud exact terms,
avoiding unnecessary, prolIxiy, as 10
enable any rrTson skilled in The art or
science 10 which it appcrtains, or with
which Ii is most nearly connected, TO
make, construct, compound and use the
same; ; and in Gaze of any machine, he
shall fully explain the principle and the
several modes in which le has coutem-
plated the application of that principle or
character by WHICH 1t may be Distinguish
ed from other inventions aud shall par
ticularIy specify aud point out the part,
improvement, or combination, which be
claims as hIs oan invention or discovery.
lie shall, furthermore, accompany the
whole with drawing, or drawings, aud
written references, whcfe the nature Of
tie case admits of drawings, or with spec
incns of IN rcdicnis, and of the compos-
ito1 of matter, sufficient ia quantity for
tie purpose of experiment, here The IN
ven,ion or discovery is Of composition
of matter; which descriptions and draw
ings, signed by the inventor and arrested
by two witnesses, shall be filed III the
Patent Office; and he shall moreover
furnish a model Of his invention, IN all
cases which admit of representation by
model of a convenient size 10 exiibIt adj