Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-08
Approved, February 5, 1859.



AN ACT providing for keeping and distributing all Public Doc
Be enacted by tie Senate and House Of Reresstltrls Of
Tie United States e AReied IN Compress dsSe miles, That the
Secretary the Interior is hereby charged with receiving,
ranging skeeping, and with the distribution OF all printed
Journals Congress, and all other books and
documents every whatever, already hereafter direct
ed by law to be printed or purchased Tor the use oil e govern
men except Of such directed TO he printed or purchased
particular Congress, Of either house thereof
the particular the Executive OF OF the depart
uen and for this purpose the Secretary the Interior in here
by directed to set apart proper room rooms in the Pseu
building be for this and other purpose and the
superb tender" of public printing public printer binder
liver any of the shall deliver the same TO him there
Ser ? Aa2 De- purifier enacted That It shall lie the duty Of
Secretary the obtain and from the
departments and Offices and from the Congressional LIBRARY
and other places where the same are now kept all ou9as
books and other documents hand and described In TIE fore
going section and for this purpose much as is necessary Of the
appropriation made in the following clause OF the act
IAN act making appropriations for certain cl expenses Of the
government for the ending the hirs.h o. june eighteen
lred and fy-ssven expenses Of packing and dis
butng the congressional journals in pursuance OF the pov
contained the joint resolution Of Congress approved
twenty eighth January eighteen hundred and ffyseyen
twenty-five thousand dollars remains unexpended IS hereby
sEc 3 And be it further enacted That the register Of said
journals books and other documents shall he kept under the au
hoy Of the Secretary INTERIOR showing the quantity ard
kind any received by him, in pursuance Of this
register the proper time, when, where and to whom The same
any part them hare been distributed and delivered and to
report Congress the first session of each Congress
SIC T. And be Js enacted, That the shall le de
r ont NV the Secretary Of the Interior only on written
requison heads Of departments Secretary Of the Senate
Clerk House Of Representatives, Librarian OF Congress-
and other officers persons private and corporate Who are BY
law autbnrizai TO ve the same except where the
Rotary Interior is required without such rtquisiuon to
the to he sent and delivered and in either OF such
cases the duty Of the Secretary Of the Interior to cause
be sent and delivered, the expenses thereof except
when otherwise directed to be charged On the contingent ud Of
the department.
SEQ 5 And 6s II fqyler enacted, That all such journals,
other documents shall hereafter be distributed accord
ing to and for the purposes prescribed by law except that
the distribution the Of the states and
Territories and to the judges OF the courts OF me intel eS
and public bodies within the States or Terrific
shall wholly under the control Of the Secretary Of the
Interior; and the joint resolution approved March "en'y
eighteen hundred and supplementary TO the JOINT res
oIutOn approved JanuTy twenty eight eighteen hundred and
fifty seven respecting distribution Of certain documents, Of
hereby repealed and the third section Of said joint reso uton
Inv amended by striking out the wo-ls by him the last
line inserting the words 10 him by each Of the senators
from the s-eraI States, respectively and By the representative
Congress congressional district and by the delegate
from Territory the United States and p1ridsd That
such distribution the instance Of the
Congress from districts in which such public do
have already been distributed so that the quantity DIS
trbutei each congressional district and territory shall he
Se G. Apab II further enacted That the tenth section
an act entitled establish the Smithsonian lIstu-
ton and diffusion Of knowledge among men,
approved August tenth eighteen hundred and IS hereby
Sec And be it further enacted Th,t by this act the dis
trntion f an works mentioned iu the first section as public
intended and directed to be made except the EN
ploring Expedition conducted by Commander WILKES.
SIC 3. he 70 ffher enacted, That all books, maps,
charts and other publications every nature whtever heretofore
deposited the Department Of State according to the laws eg
lang copyrights together with all the records OF the Department
of state regard same removed to- and he under
the control Department Of the INTERIOR which hereby
charged connected with the same and with all
pertaining copyright, in the manner and u me
same extent Department Of State is now charged win
the and hereafter all such publications oil every
whatever SHALL under present laws aud regulations be e E
! and kept ty him.
SEC. 9, AHd 6s further enacted, That me JOINT COMMIT
ties on Library may any dispose Of duplicate injured
or the library, any other matter IN me library
not deemed proper to IT, in such manner as such may
! deem best.
SEC TO- Ind De FURTHER enacted, That all such books and
documents when received at the proper oc libraries and 50
FORTH provided by law shall be kept there and not removed
| from such places -, ,.,-.. -.
sEc II nd IL II further enacted. That the Statutes at
large OF the United States published by Little and r W. now
library of Congress for the use oil senators ana
during the sessions Congress, copies he re-
by the librarian for the use of the Judges OF the supreme
Court during court and that one third OF the mum
Der remaining the library be transferred to the senate ana
two thirds library the House Of Representatives Tor te
use the and Representatives during e SESSIONS
Congress
| Approved, February 5, 1889.