Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-11-14

 of this act governed however, by the everal limi- tations herein contained And it shall be hls duty to ay before Congress, in the month or JahuarN' | annually, list of all patents which shall been granted during the preceding year, designating uli der proper heads the subjects of such patents, and furnishing an alphabetical list of the patentees, with their places of residences; and shall also fur nish list of all patents which shall have become public property during the same perlod' together with such other information ot the state or the pa tent office may be useful to congress or u ''e public. IL. SEc a. And De t further enacted, That the commissioner is authorized to employ temporary clerks to do any necessary transcriolhg "ileh5 ei the current business of the office requires IL: f'o- pided hoacerer, That instead ot salary compehsa- ton shall be allowed, at rate not greater sli'ii ' charged for copies now furnished by the oIice
 SEC. g. And De t further enacted, That the com,
 missioner is hereby authorized to pubisha classical and alphabetical list of all patents granted by the patent office previous to said publication, ana re- tain one hundred copies for the patent ollice aaa five hundred copies to be deposited in the library ol Congress, for such distribution as may hereafter be directed; and that one thousand dollars, II neces sarv, be appropriated out of the patent office fund, to defrav the expenses of the same.
 SEC. 26. And be u farther enacted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be appropriated from the patent fund, to be expended under the dlrectloh or the commissioner, for the purchase of necessary books for the library of the patent office.
 SEC 27 And De 1t furtIer enacted, That all ap-
 nlcaons by aliens to obtain patents for inventions which have already been patented in foreign conn
 tries shall be made within six months rom the
 date of such foreign letters patent. Nor shall let
 ters patent be granted to any alien whose govern
 ment is at war with the Confederate States.
 SEC 28 And De u fiuther enacted That every
 person or corporation who has, or shall have pur-
 chased or constructed any newly invented machine,
 manufacture or composition of matter, prior to the
 application by tise inventor or discoyerer Tor pa
 tent shall be held to possess the right to use ana
 vend to others to be used the specific machine,
 manufacture or composition of matter so made or
 purchased without liability therefor to the lnven-
 tor or any other person interested n such lnyen-
 ton; and no patent shall be held to be lnvaild oy
 reason of such purchase, sale or use, pHor 10 the
 application for patent as aforesaid, except on proof of abandonment of such invention to the public or that purchase, sale prior use has been for more than two years prior to such appIcatlon for patent.
 SEC. 29 And De 4 further enacted, That the pro
 visions of the l4h section of this act, shall extend to all cases where patents are refused tor any req , son whatever either by the commissioner of pat
 ents or by the attorney general upon appeals from the decision of said commissioner, as well as where the same shall have been refused on account ot or by reason of, interference with prevousy exist ing patent; and in all cases where there IS no op ] posing party copy of the bill shall be served upon
 inc commissioner of patents, when the whole Ot
 
 the exnenses of the proceeding shall be paid by the applicant, whether the final decision shall be III Ills : favor or otherwise.
 SEC. 30. ind beu further enacted, That the Urea
 surer of the Con ederate States De and ne hereby
 authorized to pay back out of the patent fund, any
 sum or sums of money to any person who shal have paid the same into the treasury, or 10 any re l ceiver or depostarv to the credit of the Urea surer . as for fees accruing at the patent office tbrou@l mistake, and which not provided to be pad D. ,t exis ing laws, certificate thereof beng made to th 4 said treasurer by the commissioner ot patents. . SEC 3I And beit farthpr enacteI That the oatl V required for applicants for patents may be taken when the applicant is not for the tune beng TesId Il ng in the Confederate States, before any minlste r. plcnipoentiary, charge 'afaires, consul, or com a mercial agent holding commission under the gov e ernalent of the Confederate States, or betore an
 notary public of the foreign country in which sue # applicant may be: Prorided, Such foreign stat shall have recognized the independence o the Con a iederate States and shall be at the time in amlt C with them.
 or SEC B. And be t ilrtdcr enacted, That all pat h entees wishing to make payments for patents to b Is is,ucd may nay a such moneys to the treasurer d the Confederate States, the treasurer of eithC i- of the hints within the Confederate States, or XII -t e,.l .l...4aitarY IS shall be designed by th st cates of deposit tA refor. M IY SEC. B. find be j f4yti r enqcte9, That frol ne all judgments and decrees any district court rer nt de!ed III any action, suit coutrOyersv or case q V law or m equity, arising under any law of the Cor Of fcderate States granting confirming to inventor er or Glscoyerers writ of appeal, as the cas- Tt may require, shall lie, at the instance of eithc
 party, to the supreme court of the C0ntedcrat IT, States, ill the and under the same ciI e, cumstances aS is now provided by law in othc n judgments and decrees of such district courts with le out regard to the sum or value iii controversy i Il the action
 z SIC. 34. And beH fvtEer enacled That the com l. missioner of patents establish rules for talk n a aiidavts and depositions required in cases pendn e n the patent office, and such aiidayis and deposi tlons may bc taken before any justice of the peace )t or other officer authorized by law to take deDo-i t tons to be used i'll the courts of the Confedcrat r States, or in the state courts of any state whcr j. such officer shall reside; and in any contested cast = pending in the patent office it shall he lawful fol 1T any clerk of any court of the Confederate StatQ for any district or territory, and he is hereby re Il quircd, upon the application of any party to sucl Q contested case, or the agent or attorney of su.I t party, to issue subpGnas for any witnesses resdjnr or being within the said district or territory com e mandlng such witnesses to appear and testify be. q fore any justice of the peace or other officer as aforesaid residing within the said district or terri tory, at any time and place in the subnUna to bc stated; and If any witness after being duly served
 with such subpoena, shall refuse or neaect to an-
 pear after appearing shall refuse to testify (not being privileged from giving testimony such re- iusai orneglect being proved to the satisfaction of t any judge of the court whose clerk shall have s sued such subpoena, said jldge may thereupon pro.
 cceu to enforce obedience to the process or to nm sh the diSobedence in like manner as aav court of the Confederate States may do ill case of disobe- dence to process of Subpgna dd tesfifcqndUn, is 3 sued by such court; and witnesses in such cases
 shall be allowed the same compensation as is n How i cd to witnesses attending the courts of the Confe
 deratc States: ProUided, That no witness shall ha required to attend at any place more than forty miles from the place where the subpoena shall he served upon him to give deposition under this law: PrOrided, also, That no witness shall he
 deemed guilty of contempt for refusing to disclose any secret invention made or owned by him: ADd
 prooded, further, That no witness shall be deemed : guilty of contempt for dsobeying any subpoena
 directed to hmb virtue of this act un ess his fees
 for going to, returning from and one days attend
 ance at the place of examination shall be paid or
 rendered to him at the time of the service of the subpoena.
 SEC. B. And De t fu,thsr enacted, That no an.
 peal shall be allowed to the attorney general from
 the decisions of the examiners, except in jnterfer-
 ence eases, until after the application shall have
 been twice reieceo; and the second examination of
 the application by the primarv examiner shall nor
 he had until the applicant in view of the references
 given on the first rejection, shall have renewed the
 oath of inveition as provided for in this act.
 SEC 36 And be H further enacted, That inc sa
 lary of the commissioner of patents from and fter
 the passage of this act, shall be three thousand
 dollars per annum; that of the chief clerk ephtean