Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-05
Ap proved May &l, l,6l.
No. IS3.
AN ACT to secure copyrights to Au:h .r5 all
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 Sr7. !. The C;a,rss of ae C,afderG'e Sl9tss ol hHrrtc. d0ta4c, Any peton or r. r,nas, being d tltiZru or tizlHS OI tile CpnIe&lrate Sgrtt3, or reslltn therein, who sa atli be Au!hJrUr at1h0fs o, al. book DJoks, ltp, caatt tr music com p>tiou, uA ch niA. Len0A Iltl,e or com tose aul mt priu,ed dHl .uOii>Aei, og tI hereafter be n .de ur cpu;o-ed, who shlI Mycat, ucs g.. eG:n, cn-rt>c, work or ciu5e 10 De engraved eJch- e. D. WJ.k kcl tr0I his 0An le- -i-u .Lny p.nt or cu grtNiu, and ghe eXecu DTS, Ilu i -iTaJJr, Or leg as 4-Hs 0f elcA pcsyn or persons. shall have th- sne f. ht anu h1efCy oi printing, reprating, pub I,hli., and Vend.n- such bo o.bo ks, mfp, char. mus Ga! composition, print cut or engraving, in Wlol. in part, for Je term U ~tnty t- lJ wears f. the Cme Of recording the t5Ie tActeUE, i4 tlu m mner herelna.terd fecte
 DEC. ,. No person sIaii 5e entitled 10 thGbeneG o! tAis act unless Ae shal, Deiorc public tIJa. de posi- a prIuJeI -O!y Oi the tue 0f sucl book o. books, map, chart, musical composition, pr.nt, cut O. engraving in the clerks fife of he dis ric. coat oI the l.trCt whege the au nor 0. prDprie- tor shai reside. AnI the clerk oi such cGuIt i. hereby directed and required to record tAe Isamu thereof forthwith, h baok ty ba kept fnt that purpose, in tine words following lgiyin5 a csgy of the tt.e, unIer the SC the court, to the sad author or proprietor whenever he saall require the same: DI'y'ci of tocif: bs; rre- IT. nDersd, tn ,t On the day of Anno D mtni A E. of the sad district hath deposit eJ III t.is onic the tite of book [nisD chart or otherwise a. the case may be,) the ttlle ot which is in the words following, to wio lhere insert th.. titie): the right whereof be claims as author (o. proprietor, the may be- in conformity with act of Congress entitled An act to secure copy rights 10 authJ and composers CD, Cltrk O. DisE ict." For which record the clerk shall Ice entitiel to receive from the person claiming suca right as aforesaid, hiy cents; and the ike sum for every copy, uIder seal. actaal. given tp such per l or hs aSs Sns. And Jae auth 1T or lronriatar of ny such book, m ID, chart musical composition prlIt. cut O. engIaying, shall, .tnn tr.e months from the publ C tlon of said book map ch.ut mn slcA com. ositiJu, print cut or engraving deilyer or cause to be delivered copy Of the sane to the clerk of slid disuict. And it shall be the duty of t e c erk oi each diStr.ct court, at least once n e r, year, to transmit certified list of all il re ,a.s ,t copyright, in;udnB the titles sO re- c)rded, and the dlteS Of record and also all he yerdl copies oi books Or et4ler " arks deposited ill hIs oiice AccJrdins to this act to the secretary o state, to be pres rved m his office.
 SEC. ,. No person shall be entitled 10 the benefit of m act, unles. he snali glve information of the CODY rg,t being secured, by causing to be insertel in tue several copies of each and every edition publi,iel durl.r the term secured, on the title page, or page immediately following, if it be a book, or il it be map ciiart, musical composition, print cut or engraving, by catalnS 10 be impressed on te face thereof; CT II volume oi maps, charts. lnu ic or tngrtvin@S u,on the tlt pr iiont ispiece hereo., the owing words, vz; cptered according to tue C. oi Congress, Ill year by A B, in the clerk office Of tue district court of
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 SEC. 4, ihe author or proprietor ot any book,