, 1870-02-21
THE COURTS.
Settlement OF Sixty or Scycn1y
Moro Tulcnnlte KEE1Dcr
Suits.
An Interesting Suit in Bankruptcy
National Bank W.. Com
mission Merchant.
Axxalcnzncnt OF Criminals In tho
Recorders Oourt,


INFORMANT 10 rArkxrrEA
During the last sessions ot the Legislatures of
Illinois. Ohio, and Indiana Ii VI werr pssaed haF-
ing relation TO The vending OF pateat rtznts In
those S:aEea- The lsR required that - authot1xa
principal, osue1, OF agent 10 veud hiz pasens In
Auy county OF either Of these Statc1 be shoold cx-
t!est a1d secozd bis pasent pspesh with the connsg
Clcrk ct the coEkty In which to might happen to
be. paying hin therefor very Abern1 tee; and
Ih2t, II he ontted any patent Tt2ht for sale not
nAy1rg 20 recorded the patcut, he should. upon
each sttcmrt 10 selt, he mulcted In nuc OF from
$50 10 El,CVo. and any contract he hsd made
should ce beld To be rull and void.
Sone tntsuths Eace IN thl2 city m sstnt Of thn
Dcorsl Fa1csnite Company Wal arreated on tho
charge that he sioated rhla Law, bJ reEuttuk to re-
cofd the rateuta nrde1 which he acted. A WITH Of
heItas evrpus WAS sued out, and q hearing was In
tended 70 hare been had. The S:atea A1to.ney,
Caasss ca en- II ~ Mesn Es9 a!tes eonsu!,a
GLed 10 continue Lac prosecution, whefenpop,
Inere be:IR nothing leit for the Court 10 decide,
onrF with the remark that lhe states At:ofneY'a
couESe In this case would prob1bsr have the moral
effect Of I dec.s1on. which. under the ctrcum-
As Ncs mentioned IN dnE Te,BrsE upon the
cccakion Of Judge utumnondd promotion unanr
;ns IsM ona:ea1. esi. tne jadse Eoo;d d,st s,s
Ih4f&1rRpois, to corstdes. IN conjunction win
Judge Gresham, THIS same question.
me ntass! @ vGlcat5te ccmpsn5s e cs.Is5s nsra S'
tts case berg made the Iest Of sixty cases lusrl-
tnted 10 etforce the patsuL which, tEell, bls
both Judge. Itsv,s ND D-1mnond The defend.
ants IN III thtse cakes ste residents Of 1ndlana,
charged win trtus eements- Al Of the cases
WeIe submitted upon The ole Argument Melst1.
46r1ow anu Ttussler, Of Indianapolis, appearing
for ceEeudAnsR.
Complznknts claimed 81 infrinsenens, and de.
tne statute Of 1ld:aaa. which has been mentioned
that the agents seua'nG tic patent Fghu b ID not
rteoreed their patents and au;hoElses in the rev.
Mu'Eess were 1nteEpossd by Good~iu, LAtned /
Io*le. nt this city. The afsumeot turned upon
L Tnas b The elgh n NC ion Of the nrss ars,cls
Of the co: sEfcaon of tas ualsed ssates, tnero =
eomrlete SD cxc.nslre power "to psonose The
proeress OF sclee &c std useIul lt4. BY seC1EtoE
escinsise rt1ns to tne,r respective Writings and
tt1sccyereF," And that thn, and laws passed uudes
II, Is the s1r.eme !aM OF the lAnd.
psl,ra1;on o. CONTACTS, wh.ea canttsc.s ave pss-
fected HI the rtited Stat+s Constitution iAft !.
SC lo' Il la7,ng peec ssl.l:d 2! mustsasioas de.
that "A rateLt Is haEraia win the public, IL
snica ne same Lues Of eooi tAsa pseTal As In
8 INST lte las ,ctelferes With the juslsd!ction
Of 1ne United STATES CourtA established BY Con.
crfsa. for inst The t1r:si!cton being estanllshed
oSeF Gist1ict, It would prevent The enforcement
Of ! cnrst1tui1ora1 right 10 recoser Tor An 1u-
fI.cs+nepk OF pa:ent, excepting IN tnch caun-
ues as the patent had been recorded 10. The
Patent act Of 1885 gives coKnsxance Of these eAaes
to tic ULi1ec statea Circuit Courts within tne
district Tor Whic1 they als lu which It hks pona1I
ftGnt to hear ana determine all question:
ofsirtltrRerents and compensation; but by tnla
cct il Jurisdiction would te txken away, As It uu'
dertxkcs TO say that the court snail only have tu
1tsdlcton IN coupt.es where t1h pa.entee has 0eI
WITH 'at County cc1k authenticated copies OF hss
letters patent
The Court tJcdges nrummoud and Geshan
uyerrulAd The PLEA AID decFees or perpetual in