New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-30

Ofeho Territory - do not require the inter-
vention Of . grand jury: Provided, That
they shall not have Jurisdiction in any mat
Ter Y ceatrsvsrsy, whse The title. boundary 5
may s. IN dspdss, q IN cksncery or divorce
cases.: And provided. further, That in all
Gases IN appeal may be taken from any
order, Judgment Of decree of said probate
c0urts to the district court.
SEC. 2. And be It further enacted, That
an acts and parts Of acts inconsistent with
this oct arc hereby repealed /; provided, this
oct shall mot affect any suit pending IN the
district courts of said Territory at the tame
80 J. G. BLAINE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,.
SCHUYLER C0LFAX,
Vice-P President Of the United States and
- a.a President Of the Senate.
Approved December Is, 1870. =
I U. 8. GRANT. +.
fRnsoIUTroN OF GENERAL NArURE-1HO. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION providing ~ pub.
y lishing specifications and drawings OF
Be It resolved BY the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
publication Of the abstractsOf specifications
Of engravings heretofore accompanying tho
annual report Of the Commissioner of Pat
euts be discontinued after the publication of
that portion Of the report for eighteen hum
bred and dxty-nine, for whtch the plates
have already been prepared; and that, in
lien thereof. the CommissiOner be authorized
to have printed, for gratuitous distribution,
mot to exceed ono hundred and fifty copies
Of the complete specifications and
drawings Of each patent subsequently
issued, together with suitable in
dexes to be issued from time to time,
one copy 70 be placed for free public inspec-
ton in each capitol Of every State and Ter
ritory, one for the like purpose in the clerks
Office Of the district court Of each judicial
district Of the United States, except when
rial CO pitfalls, and one in the library Of Con-
gress, which copies shall Be taken and re
ceivod in al courts - evidence Of ell mat
tiers therein contsined, and shall be certified
founder the hand Of the Commissioner and
seal of the Patent Once, and shall be taken
and received in all courts a. evidence, said
copies not to be taken from said deposit
tories for any other purpose than to be
used a. evidences; and the Commissioner Of
Patents H. hereby authorised and directed
to have printed such additional numbers of
copies of specifications and drawings,
certified % hereinbefore provided, at .
price not to exceed the contract price fsr
such drawings, for sale, - may be war
ranted BY the actual demand for the same;
and the Commissioners IL also hereby author
lied to furnish complete Get of the specifi-
cations and drawings to any public library
which will pay for binding the same into
volumes to correspond with those in the
Patent Office, and for the transportation of
the same, and which shall also provide
proper custody for the same, with con-
venient access for the public thereto, under
such regulations as the Commissioner shall
deem reasonable and provided also,
drawings shall bepade under the provisions
Of chapter one hundred and ffty-five, Sec
ton nine, Of act Of Congress, approved
June twenty-five, eighteen hundred and
sixty-four, which reads as follows ..SEc. 9.
And be it further enacted, That all lith0-
graphing and engraving, where the pr0bar
Bile total cost Of the maps or plates illus
trating or accompanying any one work ex-
ceeds two hundred and fifty dollars, shall
be awarded to the lowest and best bidder
for the interests Of the government, due re-
gard being paid to the execution of the
work, after due advertisement by the Su-
perintendent OF Public Printing, under the
direction Of the Joint Committee ON Print
ing; provided, that the Joint Committee on
Public Printing be authorized to empower
the Superin endent of Public Printing to
make immediate contracts for engraving.
whenever, in their opinion, the exigencies Of
the public service will not justify waiting
for advertisement and award"
Approved January IL, 1871.