Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-31
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings OF Patent once.
[Approved January II, ls7l.l
Be it re,olred by the Senate and House Of Repre-
.~entatires Of 10 United adte Of America !"
&c.,. ,hIsd

Be IL r,,olreI Ly the Senate and House Of Repre-
.eniatires Of The Omitted Sdta Of America IN
That the publication Of the abstracts Of spcclhca-
lions AMI Uf the eIgravingS heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report Of me Commissioner o. pat,
portion OF the report for eighteen hundred and Sixty
nine. for which the plates have already been pre-
be authorized to have printed. for gratuitous dlstri.
button. not to exceed one hundred and my copies
OF the complete specifications and drawings oi each
patent subsequently, issued, together with suitable
Indexes to be Issued from time TO time, one copy to
be placed for free public inspection In each capltOl Oh
every State. and Territory, one for the Ike purpose
In the clerks Office OF the District Court OF each ,Iu.
| dielal District OF the Unltod States. except when
such Offices are located IN State or Territorial capl-
tolls. and ono 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.
ted TO under the hand Of the Commissioner and seal
Of the Patent ONCE. and shall be taken anu received
from said Repositories for any other purpose than to
be used US evidence; and the Commissioner OF Pat
eats Is hereby authorized and directed TO have print
ed such additional numbers OF copies OF ~speciuca-
tons md drawings certified as herelnbei0re pro-
vhird. at a price not To exceed the contract price or
such drawings, for sale. as may be warranted oy the
actual demand for the same; and Conlnllsthe sl0ncr
Is also hereby authorized to furnish u complete set
Of such specifications and drawings to any public
library which Will pay for binding the same INTO vol
umes 10 correspond with those In the Patent O1lcc,
and for tho transportation OF the same, and which
shall also provide proper custody for the same, with
| CONNtllcHt uCCtSs lOT lHc IulUIlS tucltto, unuVl "
regulations rs the Commissioner shall doom reaS0n-
able; and provided also, that all contracts for max
Ing copies Of drawings shall DO nNie under the pro-
visions Of chapter anB hundred and ttty.ilvc. Sec
ton nine. Of Act OF Congress approved June twenty
i've, ~eightscn hundred AMI siNty-iOur, which reads
as follows: Sec. 9. And be II further enacted, that
all lithOgraphing and engraving. where the probable
total cost vi the maps or plates Illustrating or ac-
cOmplnylng 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 tho work, after
due advertisement by the Superintendent Of Public
Printing, under the direction Of thu Joint Commit
tee on Printing; provided. that the Joint
on Public Printing be authorized TO empower the
superintendent OF Public Printing TO make imnieii.
ate contracts for engraving, whenever In their Opln-
ion the exig,ncies OF the public service Will not JUS
tify waiting for advertisement and award"
A RESOLUTION 10 authorize the restoration Of
Benjamin s. Richards 10 the active list OF the
Navy,