Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-21

TApproved January II, lsIl.l
Be Il re,oired Jv the Srnafe aud House Of Rrpre-
s~entdfires Of The United SGfa Of America IN
That the publication OF the abstracts OF s~pcclhca-
lions and Of the cngravlngs heretofore accompany
Ing me aIhu iop, r rrI,n 0ns sre ,S ACCOMMODATIONS mnhIs.tIon OF Of ib y
portion Of the report for eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-.
pared and that, In lieu thereof the Commissioner
BE- authorized TO have printed, for gratuitOus histri-
button, not TO exceed one hundred and my copies
Of the complete specifications and drawings Of each
patent subsequently ISSUED, together Will suitable
indexes to be issued from time to time, one copy TO
he 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-
dlcIal District Of the United States. except when
such Offices are located IN State or Territorial capt.
tolls, and one In the library Of Congress. which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts Asevidence
Of oil matters therein contained, and shall be certi:
fed TO under the hand OF the Commissioner Rnd seal
OF the Patent ONCE. and shall be taken and received
from said repositories for any otfcr purpose than to
be used m evidence; and the Commissioner OF Pat
ents Il hereby authorized and directed to have print
cd such additional numbers Of copies OF spcciiica-
tions and drawings, certified as hcrcinbeforc pro-
vIdcd, at a price not TO exceed the contract price or
such drawings, for sale, Us may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same: and COnlini>thc siOner
IL also hereby authorized to furnish a complete set
Of such specifications and drawings 10 any public
library which Will pay for binding the same Into vol.
uInck 10 COrTcAIOHu VIII tnOrt lu Ut Taltut OIlCt
and for tho transportation Of the same, and which
shall also provide proper custody for the SAME, with
convenient access for the public thereto. under such
regulations rs the Commissioner shall doom reason
able; and provided also, that all contracts for max
Ing copies Of drawings shall be made under the pro-
visions Of chapter one hundred and flty-lve, sec
ton nine, OF Act Of Congress approved Juno twenty
nvo, eighteen hundred and slSty.lour, which reads
as follows: Sec. y. And be II further enacted. that
all llthographlng and engraving, where the probable
total cost Of the maps or plates Illustrating or &C.
cOmpanying any work exceeds two hundred and
nfty 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, ater
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 TO make imniedi.
ate contracts for engraving, whenever In their opin-
lon the exigencles OF the public service viii not JUS
tIfy waiting for advertisement and award"
AN ACT In relation TO certain Territorial PenIten-
tiRfteA.