Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-22

An Act to secure Copyrights to Authors and Conposers
Section l. The Congress Of the Ooniederats staies Of AMER
Of Confederate States resident therein, Who shsl be The
author authors Ct any beck or books map chart or ea
printed and published shall hereafter be made composed
or who shan invent asgp sn sngas work OF cause 70 os
engraving the executors, adniEtaors assigns Of
such PERSONS shall have the sole rat and liberty q
books, map, ehhr musical composition print, cut or en-
craving 10 Whole or in part or the term Of twenty year,
s No eeSon shsl be entitled to the benefit Ct is act
unless he SHALL before publication, dtpost printed copy Of
the title Of such book books Chart nusiea compost
ton OF sugEAEng IN ths eierk ONCE o. me district
side And clerk OF such court is hereby directed and
quired 70 record The sane hsssSf ~ book 70 b ksPl
title under seal Of the court to the said auer prCpr
to ait: Belt remembered, that on the dsy Of
Ammo Domni "A ;, q me said district hath
deposited In this Office the title Of book nap cht or oh-r
loving to Wit (here insert the title the right whereof he
claims n1thOr Cor proprietor as the case may s in con
Copyrights to Authors and Composers G. D. Clerk Of ts
District" For which record M esLk sss Pc enhaa % e
cents and like for every copy, under seal, actually
given to or bis aslgns AND me aaaoT OF
cut engraViDg SHALL within three months kom he Puea
ton Of said book map chart Iu'eAl pns Sos
same Of ssdsret and 1t lhA be the duty Of
the clerk Of earh district court st least once in every to
trsnamt certified list Of al ssA copyright neud
Ne he t,ts ~ recorded and The dat, Of record and also ali
the several copies other deposited in his Office
according this act, the sestary Of State to Be
Sc No person salI be entitled the benefit Of this act
nless he shall Of the copy right being
M causing to be the severed copies Of each and every
,t an nbbbe duriug the tenn secured on the ttepaEe or
paRe i'm atey following, II It be book or 4 map chart
nusa composition print, cut engraving, b. caHsrg it TO
De impressed the face thereof Or volume Of maps
thereof the following Words viz Entered according to
the act Of Congress, in the year b. =, in the
rfark edicao ~ he
s1c The author or proprietor Of any book map chart
uscai print engraving which copy
right shall be occurred under me eN snn ACTS CT Congress- CT
those which hereafter be enacted respecting copyrights
SHALL within sree months rsm the publication OF sand boek
map chart ulieal composition. print, engraving div
to delivered copy Of the to the Depart
SIC s. IT, at the expiration Of tie Aforesaid then Of years.
such author inventor designer, engraved any Of them,
when the work had besn and made BY more
than one persJn still living, and citizen ctize7s Of tn
States resident therein being dead shall
lei widow child children either or al then living the
exclusive right shall Be 70 sue Designer
rem the further Of fourteen Provided That the
lille Of the secured ha Be secoud time recorded and
szeh other regulations a. are herein required IN regard to
ed COPY right that Wiihn six months belize expiration Of
~ In all cases OF renewal Of copyrights under ths &C.
sa author or proprietor shall, within tWO months fOm the
date o. said renewal copy Of the record thereof to be
published Of the in the Con
iedsrate States, for the spaes Of four weeks.
Sc z All instruments in writing for the transfer
assignments copy Tghts. bsirg
such raneF the conveyance required
By law 20 proved acknowledged in the State dis
copv vt Is deposited and reeorded and every such deed
or that shall time hereafter be made and
eued and which shall not be proved acknowledged and
FeeOrdss ~ aforesaid within sixty days after m eEssen