New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-07

provided further, That all syrup Of sUpar
syrup OF sugar cane juice, melada, concen.
trated melada. or concentrated molasses
entered under the name of molas.es. shall
be forfeited to the United States.
Approved, December y, 1870.
RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NArURE-No. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for pub.
fishing specifications and drawings of
Patent Office.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
publication of the abstracts OF specifications
of engravings heretofore accompanying The
annual report of the Commissioner of Pat
ents be discontinued after the publication of
that portion OF the report for eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine, for which the plates
have already been prepared: and that. in
leu thereof. the Commissioner be authorized
to have printed, for gratuitous distribution,
not TO exceed one hundred and fifty copies
o, The complete specifications and
drawings OF each patent subsequently
issued together with suitable in
dexes 70 be issued from time to time.
ore copy to be placed for free public iIspec-
ton IN each.caDltel OF every State and Ter
ritcry. one for the like purpose i'll the clerks
Office. OF the district court of each judicial
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such Offices are located in State or terrific
rial capitals. and one in the library OF Con-
gress. which copies shall be taken and re-
rciVetl in all courts as evidence OF all mat
tiers therein contained. and shall be lied
10 under the hand of the Commissioner and
seal of the Patent Office. and shall be taken
and received in all courts AS evidence. said
copies not to be taken from said deposi-
tories for any other purpose than 70 be
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Patents is hereby authorized and directed
10 have printed such additional numbers of
copies of specifications and drawings,
certified as hereinbefOre provided. al a
price not to exceed the contract price for
such drawings. for sale. as may be war
ranted by tie actual demand FOR the same:
and the Commissioner is also hereby author
lied to furnish complete set of the specif-
cations and drawings to any public library
which Will pay for binding the same into
volumes u correspond with those II the
Patent Office. and for the transportation Of
tie same. and which shall also provide
proper custody for the same. with con-
venient access for the public thereto. under
such regulations a. the Commissioner shall
deem reasonable and provided also,
that all contracts for making copies Of
drawings shall be made under the provisions
OF chapter one hundred and tjfty-tve, sec
ton nine. OF act Of Congress, approved
June twenty-five. eighteen hundred and
sixty-tour. which reads follows SEC. 9.
And be II further enacted. That al lithO-
graphing and engraving. where the prOba-
bic total cost OF the maps or plates Illus
trating or accompanying any one work ex-
ceeds two hundred and fifty dollars. shall
he awarded to the lowest and best bidder
for the interests of the government. due re-
cara being paid to the execution OF the
work. after due advertisement by the Sd
re.inrendent 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 20
make immediate contracts for engraving.
whenever. III their opinion. the exigencies CT
the publ;c service Will not justify waiting
Tor advertisement and award.
Approved January II. 1871.