The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-11
alatiuual Rrpnblitatl.
IorFIcIAL.l
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the second Session of the
Fortteth Congress.
[PuBLIc-No. lS.l

Forticth Congress.
[PuBLic-No IS.
An Acr in relation to the promuigati Of tho
laws Of the United States.
Be ii enacted BY the Senate aud HoRs o.
Rspresentatives ofths United States Of Anisr.
ioI in Congress assembied, That from and
after the passage Of this act II shall be the du'
ty Of the Secretary Of State to furnish the
Congressional Printer with q correct copy Of
every act and joint resolution as soon as POSI-
Bile after Its approval by the President Of the
United States, or after Il shall have become
Law In accordance with the Constitution with.
out such approval. And so much Of section
seven Of the act entitled I" An act to expedite
and regulate tho printing Of the public docu.
inents, and for other purposes, approved June
twenty five, eighteen hundred and sixty -four,
as requires the Secretary Of the Senate to
furnish such copy Is hereby repealed.
Sac. 2 And be It further enacted, That the
Congressional Printer, on receipt Of the copy
provided for in the foregoing section, shall In
every case Immediately cause an accurate
printed copy Of the act or resolution, AZ II
shall have been furnished to him, to DO pre-.
pared and sent In duplicate to the Secretary Of
State for revision, and on return Of one Of the
revised duplicates the Congressional Printer
shall at once have the marked corrections
made, should there be any, and cause to be
printed and sent to the Department Of State
fifty copies and also cause to be printed sepa.
rately the usual number for the use Of the
two houses Of Congress Provided, That on re-
quest of the Secretary Of State the Congress
sional Printer shall furnish to tho Department
Of State any additional number of copies Of
any act or resolution, not exceeding i've hun
dred copies.
SEC. 8. And Be ii further enacted, That II
shall be the duty of the Secretary OF State tt
transmit to the Congressional Printer, at the
beginning Of each session Of Congress, and
thereafter when necessary, . list Of all news.
papers authorised BY law to publish tho Law,
Of the United States, with their respective
post Offices, so far as the same shall have beer
communicated to him by the Clerk OF thu
House Of Representatives and It shall DO tn,
duty of the Congressional Printer, on tS,
printing Of each act or resolution, excepting
those which are Of q private character, AM
which shall be so designated by tho Secretar,
of State, to transmit q copy thereof to each 0
the editors Of such newspapers for promp
publication and the number Of copies Of tn
public acts and resolutions requisite for thi
purpose are hereby authorized and required
DO printed and all letters and documents I
and from the Congressional Printer, rslatin
to the duties and business Of his Office, shall
transmitted by mail, FREQ Of postage, unds
such regulations as may DO established by tn
Postmaster General.
SEC. 4. And BE- IL further enacted, That o.
the provisions Of this act which apply to pull
lie acts and resolutions shah in like name
apply to treatiese between the Government
the United States and foreign governments
after they shall have been duly ratified an
proclaimed by the President Of the Unite
States and shall also apply to postal CONVEX
tions made between the Postmaster Genera
by and with the ! advice and consent of th
President, on the part Of the United State,
and equivalent officers Of foreign government
on the part oftbsir respective countries. unde
the authority Of the second section of the 90
entitled IAN act to reduce and modify tn
rates Of postage in tho United States, and 70
other purposes" approved March three
eighteen hundred and 6fty.one. PROVIDED
That it shall be the duty Of the Postmaste
General to transmit copy Of each Of sal
conventions TO the Secretary Of State for thi
purpose, and that the printed copy Of said col
veations shall DO revised by the Post oeiC
Department.
SEC. s. And Be ii further enacted, That q
laws and parts Of laws requiring the S.oretai
Of State to send the laws frat directly to new
papers for publication, as we'll as all lava an
parts Of laws 10 conflict with the provisions
this act, are hereby repealed.
Approved March 0, 1858.