Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-27
LAWS OF LII UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings OF Patent once.
IApprorcd January II, ISL
Be q reiolred By tie Senate and Hons Of Repre
iextatires Of he .Uaittd Gates Of America &

Be q reiolred BY The Senate and House q Reprs
.sstatire, q ths UHited aate' Of america "a
Conpress dssernbied.
That the publication OF the abstracts OF specinca'
tlons and Of tho engravings heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report Of. the COMMISSIONS OF Pat.
ents be discontinued after the publication Or thai
portion OF the report for eighteen hundred and E1ty'
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-
pared and that, In lieu thereof, the Commissioner
be authorized To have printed. io' gFatnitous dlstri'
button, not TO exceed Que hundred nnd my copies
OF the complete specifications nfid Drawings or eacn
patent subsequently issued. together with suitable
Indexes 10 be Issued from time TO time. one copy 10
be placed for free public Inspection ~ each capitol OF
In the clerks olicc Of the Dis.IIc; Court Of each Ju.
dlcial District of the UDiiod States, except when
such offices arc located In State or Territorial capl'
tolls, and one In the library OF Congress, which copies
shall BE- taken and received ia all Courts as evidence
Of all matters therein contained. and shall be cert:
ned TO under the hand Of tho Commissioner and seal
OF the Patent Olice. and shall DO taken and received
in all courts as evidence, sold copies not 10 be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose thnn TO
be used as evidence; and the Commissioner OF Pat
ents Ia hereby authorized and directed 70 have print
ed such additional number. OF copies Of spccica-
lions and drawings, certified ~ herclnbeforo pro-
vided, ut q price not to exceed the contract price ior
such drawings. for sale, Us may be warranted by the
IS also hereby authorized to furnish a complete set
Of such specifications and drawings to any public
library which Will pay for binding tho same Into vol
u unt ~ 70 SCr,ssponn WIZ those ~ INC rsI EN- Ub III
shall also provide proper custody for tho same. with
convenient nccess for the public thereto, rnder such
regulations ns the Commissioners shall doom reason
able; and provided also, that oil contracts for max
Ing copies Of drawings shall be made under the pro-
visions OF chapter one hundred and lny.ive. Sec
tion nine. OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
five, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, which reads
as follows: Sec. y. And bc It further enacted, that
all llthosraphing and engraving, where The probable
total Cost OF the maps or plates Illustrating or nc
campaigning any work exceeds two hundred and
my 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 Superintendent OF Public
Printing, under the direction Of the Joint Commit
tee on Printing: provided. that the Joint Committee
Oh Public Printing DO authorized 10 empower the
Superintendent OF Public Printing to make mined
ate contracts for engraving. whenever IN their opin.
Ion the cNigencicso Of tho public service will not JUS
tify waiting foradvertlSement and award"