The national Republican., 1861-07-16
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.

NATlONAL kEPUBLlCAN.
Public Acts Passed at the Second Session
Of the Thirty-sixth Congress
csAs. Lxxxvn--An Act 70 amend an Act approved Feb
sAljsd" Al Act providing or keeping and distributing oil
tsslic Documents, aud for other Purposes" 81.
Be Il enacted By the Senate and House Of
Itprssewtatipes of the UAtted &ates Of Amer.
;c6 In Congress assembled; That In all cases
where the number Of copies Of any document
is insufEcieut to supply one institution there
with, upon the designation Of each member Of
the Senate and House OF Representatives, as
required by existing Law, the same may be dis.
tibuted BY the Secretary Of the Interior to
such incorporated colleges, public libraries,
atheneums, literary and scientific institutions,
boards of trade, or public associations, as he
may select.
Sec. 2. And Be Il further enacted, That the
documents of the second session Of the thirty.
fhh Congress shall be sent TO the same institu.
tions which were designated 10 receive those of
The frst session thereof; and In all cases here.
after the selection Of an institution to receive
the documents ordered to be published or pro-
cured at the FIRST session Of any Congress shall
control the documents Of the entire Congress,
distribution has taken place undt the selection
frat made: Provided, hoireoer, That where the
same work is printed by order both Of the Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives, the dupli.
Gates may be sent to different Institutions, If
10 desired, by the member whose right it is to
direct the distribution And propided further,
That in future the public documents to be dis.
tributed by the Secretary of the Interior shall
be sent to the institutions already designated,
unless he shall be satisfied that any such insti.
tuition is no longer suitable depository Of the
same. afL
Sec. 3. And be ii further enacted, That
one set of the Works Of John Adams, and four
sets of the American State Papers, volumes
four and Eve, shall be distributed to the insti.
tutions described by law, on the designation Of
the members Of the Senate and House of Rep
resentstives of the present Congress, which de.
sgnation shall also control the distribution Of an
equal number of each of the volumes thereof
yet 70 be published.
Sec. 1. And be ii further enacted, That in.
stead of FIVE hundred copies of the Biennial
Register, or Blue Book, now ordered to be pub.
lisbsd, which shall hereafter be compiled under
the direction of the Secretary Of the Interior,
dred and fifty copies. .....
Sec. s. And be IL further enacted, That
in lieu Of the number Of copies of the pamphlet
laws directed by the act of twentieth April,
eighteen hundred and eighteen, to be delivered
10 the officers Of the executive departments,
there shall hereafter be delivered to the head
Of each department. including the Attorney
General, for the use Of those officers, q number
equal to the number Of copies which they are
or may be entitled to receive of the Statutes at
Large, published By Little and Brown, under
the provisions Of the act Of eighth August, eigh-
teen hundred and forty six.
Sec. 6. And Be Il further enacted, That one
copy Of the Decisions Of the Supreme Court,
published by authority of the act of twenty.
ninth August eighteen hundred and for.y-two,
shall be deposited in the Office Of the Secretary
Of the Interior, and one copy sent to each of
the judges and to the solicitor Of the Court of
Claims, the judges Of the criminal and orphans
courts for the District Of Columbia, the Com
missioner Of Customs, the Commissioner Of
Patents, and TO the heads Of such other execu.
tive Offices Of equal grade as have been estab.
lished since the passage of the law distributing
said decisions, and to such as may hereafter be
provided for, each of whom shall likew wise be
entitled to receive one copy Of the Statutes at
Large. -. ... -
Sec. Z. And BE- ii further enacted, Tha. fifty
copies OF the " American State Papers," now
in course Of publication, as authorized by act
Of twelfth June, eighteen hundred and fifty.
eight, shall be deposited and kept in the libra.
ry of the House Of Representatives, twenty
copies in the library Of the Senate, two copies
in the congressional library, one copy in, the
library of the President, one copy in The State
and territorial library of each State and Terri.
tory, and ten copies in each Of the executive
departments, for the use OF the officers connsct.
cd herewith. ...
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That the
number Of pamphlet laws directed to be placed
in the library OF Congress by the act of TWEEN
tieth Of April, eighteen hundred and eighteen
and of the Statutes at Large, published by Lit
tie and Brown, directed to be placed in the
said library, by the act of eighth August, eigh.
teen hundred and forty.six, shall be distributed
by the Secretary Of the Interior, agreeably to
the provisions of the eleventh section of the acl
Of fifth February, eighteen hundred and fifty
nine, excepting twelve copies to be sent to the
library Of Congress for the use of the Supreme
Court during its sessions; and two copies for
use in said library.
Sec. 9. And be 1t further enacted, That all
acts or parts of acts Inconsistent with the pro.
visions hereof arc hereby repealed.
approved, March 2, 1861.
cRAS. LxxXVM-An Act in Addition to An Act 10 pro.
mote the Progress OF tho Useful Arts"
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House O,
R<Dreseak1fires offbe TIuued SJofes or A, a,,c<,