Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-27
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings Of Patent Once.
lApproved January II. lSIl.i

Be IL re,olred BY The Senats aad Ho1e Of Repre-.
ientatireI Of ths United SatH Of america in
THAI the publIcation Of the abstracts OF s~peciAca.
lions and Of the cngravings heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report Of the Commissioner OF Pat
snts be discontinued u ai nisS ,se e P hnnSICd OnGG q ,, qhS.
nine, for which the plates have alieau! oeen pre-
pared |; and that, In lieu thereof, the Commissioner
De authorized TO have printed. for gratuitous dlstri-
button, not 10 exceed one hundred and my copies
Of the complete specifications and drawings OF cach
patent subsequently. issued, together with suitable
indexes TO be issued from time 10 time. one copy 70
be placed for free public inspection In each capitol OF
every State and Territory. one for the IKE purpose
In the clerks office Of the District Court OF each Ju-
dicIal District OF the Unit0d States, except when
such ofiees arc located In State or Territorial CAPT.
tolls, and one In the library OF Congress. which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts AS evidence
OF all matters therein contained. and shall be certi.
fed 10 under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
OF the Patent ONCE. and shall be taken and received
In all courts AZ evidence, said copies not 10 be taken
be used as evidence; and the Commissioner OF Pat
cuts Is hereby authorized and directed to have print
ed such additional Plumbers Of copies OF speciica-
tons and drawings. certified as herelnbeiOre pro-
vIdcd, at a price not TO exceed the contract price or
such drawings for sale, as may be warranted By the
actual demand for the same; and C0mmisthe sioner
Is also hereby authorized 10 furnish a complete set
Of such specifications and drawings to any public
library which Will pay for binding the same Into vol
umcs - correspond with 'a1se In the Patent Ollce,
and for the transportation OF the same. and which
shall also provide proper custody for the same, with
convenient access for the public thereto, under such
regulations as the Commissioner slIAl doom reason
able, and provided also. that all contracts for max.
lns copicJ u drawings shall be made under the pro-
visions OF chapter one hundred aud 1~fty.nvc, Sec
ton nine. OF Act Of Congress approved June twenty
Ave, eighteen hundred and sixiy-four, which reads
as follows: "Sec. y. And be II further enacted, that
all lIthOgraphing and engraving. where the probable
total cost Of the maps or plates Illustrating or ac-
companying any work exceeds two hundred md
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
on Public Printing be authorized TO empower the
superintendent OF Public Printing 10 make mmedi-
ate contracts for engraving. whenever In their 0pln.
Ion the exIgencics OF the public service will not JUS
tIry waiting for advertisement and awarl."
A RESOLUTION to authorize the restoration OF
Benjamin :. Richards 10 tho active list VI the
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