Smyrna times., 1871-11-22
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saws and itcsOlMti0ms OF the United Stntes Pns-
sea al the Imird Session of thc Forty
First Congress-.


lkEsoLUTIoN OF GENERAL NAruRE-No. 81
| JOINT Resolution providing for publishing specifca.
- lions and drawings OF Patent Office.
DC 1t reso.Ftd by the Senate and House of Rep
[esehtatlVes OF the United States of America in
congress assembled, That the publication of the
abstracts of specifications and of the engravings
heretofore accompanying the annual report of the
COMMISSIONS of Patents be discontinued after the
Puo'"''oh OF That portion of the report for eight.
ecu hundred and sixty nine for which the plates
already Oeen Prepared and that, in lieu there
oI' the Commissioner be authorized to have printed
tor gFatnltons distribution, not to exceed one hun,
urea and httv copies of the Complete specifications
anu uIa"Ihgs OF each patent subsequently issued,
'ogetner Win suitable indexes 10 be issued from
t''ne 10 tlme' one copy To be placed for free public
Inspection In each capital of every State and Terri
tory' one Tor the like purpose in the clerks Office of
tne district court OF each ndcial district of the
united States, except when such offices are located
III state or territorial cepltols and one in tie libra.
y OF Congress, which copies shall be taken and re-
celVed IN all courts evidence of all matters there
IN contained, and shall be certified to under the
hand of the Commissioner and seal of the Patent
Oiilce, and shall be taken and received in all courts
as evidence, said copies not to be taken from said
repositories for any OtEer purpose than 10 be used
as evidence; and the Commissioner Of Patents is
hereby authorized and directed to have printed such
additional Numbers of copies of specifications and
drawings, certified as herenbefore provided, at a
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drawings, for sale, as may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same and the Commissioner
Is hereby authorized to furnish complete set Of
such specifications and drawings to any public liz
orary which will pay for binding the same into
volumes to correspond with those in the Patent
Oihce and for the transportation Of the same, and
"hich shall also provide proper custody fnr the
same, with convenient for the public thereto.
under such regulations the Comm jssoner shall
deem reasonable And provd, d, ALSO That all con-
tracts Tor making copies of drawings shall be made
unCer the provisions OF chapter one hundred and
n'ty-hve. section nine, Of Of Congress approved
June twenty five eighteen hundred und sixty four
"hlch reads as follows: SEC. g. And be it further
enacted, That all lithographing and engraving,
Where the probable total cast Of the maps or plates
illustrating or accompanying any one work exceeds
Two hundred and fifty dollars, shall be awarded to
the lowest and best bidder for the interests of the
Government, due regard being paid to the execution
OF the work. after due advertisement by the Super
ntendent of Public Printing, under the direction of
the JOINT Committee on Printing: Provided, That
the JOINT Committee on Public Printing be author.
!zcd to empower the Superintendent OF Public Print
ing to make immediate contracts for engraving,
whenever, IN their opinion. the exigencies of the
public service will not justify waiting for advertise.
ment aud award"