Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

sEros / The Congress ths Confederate States Of Amer
do enact. That sheuevers District Aitorney OF the Gen
federate States mag enter TIE Military service Of the confsder
ate States. he mays By the Of the District JUDGE en-
tered Of record appoint an attorney pro sPOrs during hi
Approved Nay 81, 1861. sspq-lswlw,
(No.Ie9 -
An Act 70 secure cOpyTght to Authors and cOnpolrs
do enast Any person q persons being etsen or citizens
q the oonfsiera States rtsn thersin who shall be N,
composition, which sy be Iow mads or e1mposed and MOI
printed and published, shah hereafter Be made composed
or Sho saa haven't design Egraae work caGse to be
engraved etched worked from his design pIat
esyng ana the ezscuors o. egai assigns O
printing reprintns pu fishing and vending such book
gaYog 10 Eho erin ne term Of twenty years
from the time Of recording the title thereof
SEQ 3 No person shall entitled to The benefit Of this act
unless he shall before publication deposit printed copy
ons or II the clerks Office 81 the district
court Of the district wherein The officer psoDrtor shall
quired record the bosk to b. kept
for at purpos in the rds following, Giving copy the
tor, Whenever he ,ll require The sasl 'sDsstsct Of
/ to 'eE: ne i remembered, that on The dag Of
depodtsd in ths Office the title Of book (s5 ut Or e,
wise as the case nav be The title Of which 4 in tbe % nj,
Iowng (htTe insert the title the right whereof he
claims as author o propretor az the case may be- IN
ooBy.ryhts to Authors ard C0upossrs c. D. Clerk of 40
Dtfet For which record the clerk sall be entitled
ceie from the person claiming right as Aforesaid ATTY
cents and like for every copy, under seal, asuAy
given to suchpeIson his assigns And author propr
cut or engraving shan within TIRE onhs o the pubes
lion Of ssid book map chart musical composition, PRINT cut
sams to The er Of said district And it shall be Of
the CLERK Of district court at least in every year. to
transmit certified list q al ash Of eopysht irelad
ing the titles recorded and The dats OF ali
the copies other dep 10 his Office
aeeordiag to this ac to The secretary OF State, to be pre-
SEC No person shan he ea.itied to the bsnsat Of this act
nns he shall gis af rnston Of The copy right being secured
By causing be inserted the severed copies every
ot published durug TIE tenn seur tie epage OF
page imued aey folIoBins II It Be boOks CT map chart
musical compos9n print cut engraving, caa it to
oa music or er t a ss spn the yG pr Of
thereof the following words, Entered according to
the act 4 Congress, in the gear b. A D, IN the
clerks efiee Of the dist:ies csuri o. Gas the
Sc The author or proprietor Of any book man chart
uusics eonPosiou print, engraving Khic copy.
right shall be ecuIed under the exstien acts Ct eOngss,r
which shall hereafter be enacted peciing hts
SHALL within months ram the publication book
map chart u1sical imposition print, engraving v-
err or cause to copy same to the Depart
SIC If al the expiration 4 lie aforerd The Of wears
such author, designer, engsver, ary Of them
when the had bern oi iuay composed made BY
than one pers m be still living and citizen or czs OF II
Confederate STATES Or reden herein or beiag dead snail have
widow, child children, esr or AL thea Lying
SAINT exclusive gh shall continued auhor designer
or euRraver or If dead then widow and child or child
rem the rtter term Of fourteen years. Pregid Th2t The
Gte Of the ared shs be see5a1
al such equations herein required in regard
original copy rgL be complied with 10 respect to such
the hrst t,rm.
sEC In all Of rsnzWal Of pTrgh under this act
author pr1pietor Aha within tEo nonths from the
date Il SAID renewals e=us cop OF the rec I'd hereof to be
published in one or more q ne hepap prnted IN The Con
FEC T. ali deeds instruments n writing for The transfer
or ss'gnms1tso si e. or acEnoE eded IN
saca manner as deeds 10Y me OF n rqu red
to proved or scknow edged in TIE State dis
tre, and may ed the Office where the original
right deposited ard recorded and every snea deed
that snail in tins hereafter oe made and
recorded aforesaid within sixty days after its execution
sha be judged TAudu ent and void against any subse
qusIt purchaser or norgee Tor valuable Consideration with
Sac 8 The clerk o. district be entitled to such
ICES psrformng The rycss herein Eed AID required
as he is entitled to Tor peri rong IKE terI-es unSer existing
SEC The do, courts Of the oopfsderats States shall
have orinsl cognza Co as vel IN eI1ty as at law Of al &C
the exclusive right their respective writings,
vnios and dscove-es and upon any bin in equity fled ~
any party aggeVed in such shall have authority
grant inunctons, according TO the course AID principles
courts equity prevent the violation the tights ofany
authors inventors thea ~ AIRY Con
federas States such terms and conditions this said
deem ct and reasonable; Provided however, That from
all Judgments and DEGREES sEy district courts,
tae premises writ Of error epp al as the Gaze nsy
que SHALL liz to the Supreme oout Of the Confederate states
in the and un5er tie ecu1Stanee
provided y law in other judgments and Of su Il d str
courts without regard 70 tn amount Of me deee verdict or
Judgment appealed from |
SIC 10 II any other prison OF persons oa and ser Che
recording o. the title OF any book or books according TO this
ct SHALL within the terms herein limited, ]
phs p90iisn ~ mi ~ - h ~ : ~ %
person legal entitled TO the eopyigh thereof FIST aad
and pht2lne1 n eSLeu prerufc o. hO more
credible witnesses, or sha, knowing printed
imported, puoish I'll expose to sae cause - be pub
such onssnt writing, offender shall every
oopy Of sEch ths legally at the tine entitled %
for eve such sheet which be found in his possessions
either prind printing pu5hs ei imported or exposed to
contrary intent Of this act moety thereof
legal Of the copy right az rssad, the
other to the f the Confdrae stae TO be recovered
" action Of debt in coIrt having competent jurisdiction
SEE IL II any person or persons after the recording the
unsD, chart musical
ompos ion ding provisions this sha within
he term or ters limited BY this a engrave etch or work.
ell or p, or engraved etched, wrked sold
osed, either in the whole or ~ varying addng to CT din
shug design, inen to evaie the shall
mint or import be printed imported for
any such map, chart musical composition print. cut CT
r1vng parts consent the proprietor
pr0pfietors copy ere frst obtained in writing
gnsdn the presence OF two credible Witnesses Eing the
anne to be 50 printed or imported EtA9et neh cnI ashore
id hn such oenter forfeit the plate
which such hArt musical composition eaErAyng cut
print sha Be COPIED ara as az ana every 4se ereo 80
Opel and printed are aid to the proprietor roPr
( the copy right thereof ard shall further forfeit collar
or every sheet OF such map cnar mu'4 eoposton Ifin
engraving Viii n be Ou1d in his heir possession,
ext aud meaning OF this act me one moey aeLeI 70 ne
ro2eor propretors id the other moy the OF the
Joni deae sas5 70 b. recovered in any court taE7g ju
Sc H. Nothng in this at shall extend
by map Chart musical composition print engraving, rt
composed male By person not being citizen OF the
onde ate states nor resident within the jurisdiction the7e
xcept as hareinafJer provided for | g
manusrip. whaeyer without tie consented the
proprietor first ootnel Aforesaid az such author or
roptie citizen Of the Confederate States, resident
shall be liable to suffer and the author and
: scs ~ tss case fouEded upo1 this act IN any
thereof And the several courts OF the
empowered to grant njuDcOrs to prevent
violation Of h0r and inventors, hereby
tuntons in ike manner according to
principles Of equity, to restrain such publication of any
Manuscript Aforesaid. ! q
sEc a. Any copy right hereafter grated unJer the laws Of
Confederate States the author proprietor Of dra
stc cmpocn designed ca for puDe representation,
be confer sad author pro- d
etor heirs assigns along with the sole right to print
nd publish composition, the Toe right also 10 act,
erorm represent the same or cause % be aee per
ed or represented any stage public place. during the Ia
for which the right obtsnsd and q
anager other person acting performing or repfent b
ton without sg4inst the consent e the
ia author or proprietor assigns, shall be liable for
images for and recovered BY action the d
her with tu urt OF the e
oufedeae States. ala TO b rated and
such thn one hHEdrei dol ars for the
rst y for every subsequent performance, IS to VI
court having eoynznCe thereof shall appear be just
row Tint nothing hea enacted sAs i'm tn
any right erorm represent dramatic compost
Rhch right have been acquired shall
future acquired actr otler II
egous to the securing Of the light for this sal csmpo be
or to the right OF such author 70
10 ecu ty y Of the Confederate States for the g
ter and further enforcement Of hisright -
airy person person shqil be SUE or posecued VI
nv matter act thing under by virtue Of this t.
Plead the general isIue and give the sPec mat ca
il evidence II
SIC 6 II any person or perso7s from AMI after the passing
this act, shall pnt publish book map Chart us tF
composition, PRINT elgraying not hF1ng legally ac-
fred the right thereof shall iasert that the ~
me hath according 70 tie act OF Cong ess
rds supporting thu person SC oetdng shall Tor
and pay one dolars moiey tie ef 70 the
the and the other to the use OF
Confederate be recovered by action q debt IN any ~