Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-08-08

Columbia on Monday. the Sd day OF December
1860 and ended on MONDAY the Attn day OF March
JAMEs BUCHANAN, President: JOHN c. BRKcxEN-
RIDGE, Vice President, and President OF the ser
ate. WILLIAM PENNINGTON, Speaker sf tat
House ct Representatives.
CHAP. LxxXvIII.-An Act in addition to An
Act 10 promote the progress OF the Useful Arts
B eit eHaetd By the Senate and Houss Of REPRESENTA-
Of he United STATES Of Asrtca IN Congress assem-
b2eR, That the Commissioner OF Paten Is may estab-
Iish rules tor taking athdavits and depostlons re-
qured in pen ing Is the Patent office, ana such
atidavta and deposItlous may be taken before any
justice OF the peace ether officer authorized BY
law take dispositions 10 be used III the courts of
the United States OF in State courts of any State
where such officer shall reside and any contested
case pending i'll the Patent Office it shall be Lawful
for the clerk of any court OF the United States Tor
any district Territory and he Is hereby required
upon the application OF any party to such contested
case, the agent attorney such party, to issue
the said district Territory, commanding ouch VII
nesses TO appcer and testify before any justice OF the
peace. other officer IS aforesaid residing within
the said district or Territory a. any time and place
In The subpoena to be stated; and Il any witness, a
ter being duly served VITA Eucn supbeEa, suail re-
iu-e OF neglect to appeal or, alter appearing si<
refuse to testify, (uUJ Icing paw: seu rom giving
testmouy-) such refusal neglect being proved 10
tile Satisfaction IL az! JUICE .! tLG court " nose
clerk shall have issued such subpoena, said judge
may thereupon proceed to enforce UbejleDce 10 the
process, or TO punish tie di,vbedenc@ Iike
any courr OF the United States may do III case
OF d obedience TO p Ocess OF subpoena adtestdcau
dunn issued BY such court and witnesses such cas-
es shall be allowed the compensation is a.
lowed to witnesses attending the court Of the nit
ed States; Proc,dsd, That witnesses shall be
quirrd 10 attend any pace more than 10 rty miles
from the pace where the snpGeua snail De served up
ON him to give deposIioH under this law: ProEtd-
ea, GsS0t hat no witness snail De deemed guilty OF
contempt for refusing 10 disclose any secret lnF en-
tiOn made or owned by him: And pr0rtaed tsrfher
That wi-ness shall be deemed guIty of contempt
Tor ulsobeylng ana subpoena di eced 10 hl Dy virtue
of this act, uhless his going returning FROM
and one days attendance at the pace of exaInins,
tion shall be paid rendered TO him at the time 0f
the service oil the subpoena.
SEC. 2 And be 1t further enacted hat for the pur
pose OF securing greater uniformity OF action in the
grant and refusal Of etters atent, there shall be ap
pointed, by the Ere iGeLt, by and with the advice
anu consent of the SeLate, three examiners n-chief
at An annual salary Of thfee thousand dollars EACH
TO be composed q peIsohs OF Competent Legal kno1l-
edge and scientific ability, whose duty Il shall be,
the written petition Ot tie applicant for that pur-
pose pelug II ca 90 re- 'se ana determine upon the
validity OF decisions made b. eXamiuet5 when al
verse to the grant of letters patent anu also to revise
ana determine III Ike manner upon the validity of
the decisions OF examiners ia interference
when required by the Commissioner in applications
for the extension of patents and 20 perform
other duties may be assigned to them b. the Com
missioner; that from Their decisions Appeals may Be
takeR to the commissioner Patents In person up
payment OF the ice hereinafter presc ibed that
the sail eXamTuers-In.chlet snail be governed i'll
their action by the rut1 10 be prescribed by the Com
missiouer of Patents
SEc, s And ts il fppsaty enacted, hat no appeal
shall be allowed 10 the eAau lneTs in-chet from the
decisions OF the primary examiners except in inter
ference cases until alter the application shall have
been twice rejected; aud the second eAamiLatI0n of
had until the applicant ia view ottne reie enee- given
on the first r'jecuvu sta have renewed the oath OF
invention, as provided seventh section OF
the act entitled An act TO promote the progress Of
he useful arts, and 10 repeal ali acts and parts
heretofore maue tor thai purpose approved july
toGrtl, eighteen hundred AMI thlrty-slN,
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sage OF this act shall be TOUR thousand 1--WE hundred
dollars per aupum. aud tie salary Of the chief erk
Of the Patent ohc. shall b. two t ousand five hun
4red dollars, and the salary ot the Librarian OF the
Patent Office shall be eighteen huuGTed dollar.
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SIC +" t"t3~ t 'Pf 3r fh"t.J, lh-' Tie isltt >sc-
!.It o5 tie Gc approved tic thlrd "i dar@A eight
ca hnA4rtd uui lITt. -z1}tI. a',tAofIziu4 tbe ap-
oh"cut Of "- IFS .~ tHr 1ialI~ uI Ia Irn "l aote>
ava Sp me fo jhr 'eil "ic~, p f'~ret' pea-fi
ShC T.. tf' lf f5t"f!"T '%t<te', ihat ju@ toHIAle-
s'cuef j. i1It"r eathorlz-d, rom time 10 imc. to
appoint, J" The man ct Already provided t0s hy Law
suCh au additional nnmber OF principal examiners
hl-t ',ss ~ e>ainiueEs. and second assistant eam-
err aS ..aE o feIu.t Il 10 l'li'@cI 1G current tu7i-
he'S OF me "H1e Ni'i @I-IHch PROVIDED ihe "hoe
HulHo1t % "IA'loud' VA"iLl"e'9 sHiii Boi tAcetc
Ivu oi &c ciaS-' ah lli INC 'OIa, |,hua expense
VI ne iA'eHt "Hoe su"il NOT exceed Inc annual fe-
Ce4ts'
SECS S AMI bsgt fgrtqer sgact.d That the Cornmis-
,iou.r NAV REQUIRE all papers Ell IN the Patent 0t
fee if OF correctv }e5itlv AMI clearly written 10
,. riutPi at the cost 81 the Ysrtips fIir,s ,ch no
pers and for gro.s p,jsconourt he NAV re7>, To- re-
cognzeauy De ron as patent % either generally
or in any p8rticr!ar ca>e. hut the re;,s0ls of the
Commissioner tor such refusal shall he duly record
j and subj.c. 70 tue approval OF the President Of
the TInited States
&c. .. -4H' Or " J~Ls, t'.aftf", In&I no money
Pa" as leF' on any aIpiCation IoI Pa'tl aIteF
me passage o. TINS act staiI Dt "hiaIe"h OF FtIuDu-
t nor shaI me paic on ul2E caveat Le cCnsid-
ere as part OF me sum rtqrtu Z" ne psuo Oh ming
sub'equelit application Tor patent for the same IN
NehIiou Ihal TIE 'lrte lho4tA~ boilce gwen IL any
crts'ot' ~ p"i Ialc 81 III o. ite
t"SttH ssC',", - 'tts az "i ""H l"Fth: ti@dlttH
hundred and 'lt1y SlA, snail ne computed from Inc
uay on H!th suCH lCic i "tposIiru IL he Fo-t o.
t1e a. W a9ilhS tou' N''H tle te 'ia thlt loL Inc