The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-11-24

{ That iorfecCrdihg the tits.ot description
5fany copyright book orsothsr article, the
Eibfstian If Congress shall receive. from
The psrsrn claiiuiae The came. city cents;
and for every cnpy GhasF salactually Civ
eafo auSh Stsscu bis assigns. tifty cents;
ana for recording any instrument Of Wri-
4 tine fss tie essignu,ent Of . copyright, Of;
aesd cents FOR every one bunaFed words;
tor syery copy thereof, zen cents for
every oae.hdndred words, which money 90
received. shall he paid into 4lie treasury Of
iGlo United States Z
Eso. 9s. And Be 4 tfsrgier enacted;
That the proprietor II every copyright book
on other articleiaball mail otiie Librarian
ofcongfess 1t Washington. within ten
@aays after is publication. lwo esmplctc
printed copies thereof, q the best edition
aasaed. Of deseriptiop Or photograph q
such "a hersiabsfgpe teqaired. aud 4 copy
ct esery subseq1ent edition wherein any
aabstania! charges shall DO made.
x 8ec. s9ts aud De Il fitrttsr enacted,
4 That Il. fshll u such deposit in the posi- Of
aGice. Fdid sroptietor stiall be liable toe
penalty q twenty. five dollars. to be collec-
ted byiihe Librarian Of sCe0gress, 10 the
name Of The United States, ID IA action Of
debt IN any district court Of the United
Stasas wherein the jurisdiction Of which
the delinquent mas reside or be found.
asssSEc. 9b, Aaa BE- 4 further enacted,
That any such copyright hook or other ar
aiclo nay he semitic the Lihrarian Of Con-
rress 81 mail, free Of postage. provided
the words Copyright matter" are plainly
written Of printed on tho outside Of the
package containing the same.
Ssc. 90, giaa be Il further enacted,
51Thas che pastmssterto whom such copy
tight book. title. OF other article Is div
ssed sc shall multi toiis defamation, with.
out cost TO The proprietor
Src2 97.s Aad 10 IL further enacted,
That no person shall ulaintain an action
for die iafringmentof his copyright unless
40 stnll gige notice thereof BY Inserting in
tbs several copies ofeyery edition publish
5 ed, % die title prge or the pnge iInrnedi-
satelg following. II II be book or il q nap,
chart. nusicsl composition. print, cut, on.
craving. photograph, painting, drawing,
chrome, statute statuary or model or de.
sign intcaied to be perfected and COM
Tpleset as alwork ofthe fihe arts, by insert
btng upon some povfionof thefae or front
4hsFsof, or on the face Of the substance on
syhiSa ite: same shall he mounted !. the fol-.
lowing words. viz: Entered according to
an aetof Congress in the year. by
A. B., In the Office Of the Librarian Il
Congress. d Washington"
VIZ Sic 9s. and BE- Il further enacted.
Tbatifauy person shall insert or impress
R5eh notice, or words Of tile sane purport,
an or upon any ,bcok, luap, chart, musical
composition. print. cut engraving, or pho
.cgrapt. or other article rtinuaniea. for
which has not obtained d copyrighs every
person so offending shall forfeit aud pay
one hnndrcd dollars; one moiety thereof to
Mcpherson Who shall sue for the same. and
'itbe1o,her 10 ,he use Oft United States,
! tobe reenvered by action in any court Of
copesent jurisdiction.
$50 80. Aad Dc II further enacted.
That ifany person, after the recording Of
abe tile Of any book as herein provided,
sBall.within the term limited, and without
the conseatOf the proprietor Of the copy.
right frst obtainedin writing, signed in
presence oftwo or more witnesses. print,
publish, or import, orr knowing the same
to,beso printed, published, or imported,
shall sail.or expose 10 sale any copy Of such
book such offender shall forfeit every copy
thereof TO said proprietor, and shall
alsc forfeit; and pay such damages, q.
@may be recovered in, q civil action BY such
proprietor many court Of competent juris.
diction.
/ SIC. 100 and D. It further esaetea.
That ifany person, after the recording Of
the title ofany mp, chart, musical CON.
positioa. priDsrcut or engraving. or phaio
graph &c chrome, or Of the description Of
AM, painting. drawing. statute, statuary.
Of mpdA design iatended TO be perfected
and executed rs work Of, the ine arts, as
hefeia provided. shall within the term lin.
tied, aud without the. consent OF the pro.
pFietor Of the copyright first obtained in
writing. signed in the presence Of two or
more witnesses, engraving. etch, wo-k.
copy, print, publish. or import, either in
Whole or in part. or by varying the main
design with intent to cvade the law. or.
knpwing the same 70 besa printed, publish
ed, imported. shall sell or expose to sale
any copy of the aforesaid he shalt forfeit
to the said proprietor all tho plates on
which the same shall DO copied, and every
sheet thereof. copied or printing, and shall
further forfeit ono dollar for every sheet
found in his possession. either printing,
printed, copied, Published, imported, or
exposed for sale; and 10 case Of a printing