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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session Of 9Th
Congress.
ToFFIcIAL PUBLICATION.
TPUBL1c-No. ISL

AN ACT to provide for the reports OF The
decisions of the Supreme Court ofthe U.
nited States.
Be i, enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
renorter who shall, from time 10 time, be ap.
pointed by the Supreme Court, shall be en-.
titled to receive from the Treasury of the
United States, as an annual compensation
for his services, and for the copies of the
annual volumes of the reports he is herein
after required TO deliver TO the Secretary ol
State, The sum of thirteen hundred dollars
Prorided, That the compensation shall not
be paid unless the said reporter shall print
and publish, or cause to be printed and pub.
l;sbed. the decisions of the said court, made
during the time he shall act as such report
er.within six months after the said decisions
shall be made: And provided also, That he
shall deliver to The Secretary Of State, in
lieu of the eighty copies of the annual re.
poris which by former acts he was required
to deliver, one hundred and fifty copies of
the said reports, SO printed and published,
which said copies shall be distributed as fol-
lows, 10 wit To the President Of the Uni
ted States, the Justices o. the supreme court
oflhr United States, the Judges of the dis.
uicl courts, the Attorney General Of the u
niled Safes, the secretary of State, the Sec
retary Of the Treasury, the secretary Of
War, the secretary of the Navy, the Post
master General, the First and Second
Controllers of the Treasury, the Solicitor
Ofthe Treasury, the FIRST, Second. Third,
Fourth. and Fifth Auditors Of the Treasury,
the Auditor of the General Post Office, the
Treasurer of The United states. the Regis
Ter of the Treasury. :he Commissi oner OF
the General Office, the Pavmaster General,
the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, The
Commissioner of Pensions, the Judges of
The several Territorial Courts of the United
states. the Governors of the Territories of
the United states, the secretary of the sem
ale, The Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives for the use OF the House of Representa-
lives, and 10 the Commissioners of The Ma
Wy, each one copy; to the secretary OF the
senate, for the use Of the standing commit
tees Of the senate, ten copies; and TO the
clerk Of the House Of Representatives, for
the use of the standing committees Of the
House, twelve copies; and the residue of the
said copies shall be deposited in the Libra
ry Of Congress, to become a part of the said
Library And prOuided also, That the VOL
umes of the decisions of the supreme court
shall not be sold by the reporter to the pub
lie at large for a greater price than five dol
lars for each volume.
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That
in case of the death, resignation, or dismiss
sion from office Of either of the aforesaid
officers, the said copies of the supreme
court shall belong 10 and be delivered up 10
heir respective successors in the said oih'
ces.
JOHN WHITE,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
WILLIE P. MANGUM,
President of the Senate pro tenlPore,
Approved, Aug. 20, 1872:
JOHN TYLER.