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NEW TODAY.
OFFICIAL.
Laws Ofthe United States,
PASSED At THE
Thlrd Session OF the XLIst Congress.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications anl drawings Of Patent ONCE.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
CApproved January II. ls7I.l

lAppEoNeu JANUARY ~, iotIJ
Do IL re,olred by The Senate and Home Of Repre-
sentaiires Of The ,CMited Sdies Of America in
That the publication OF thc,abstracts Of s~pccllca-
tlVns aud OF the enGravings heretofore accompany
inS The Z, aT %Nia1, TITp% q an Of the me Go nnIIISatIon Of Of Kat Eat
portion OF the report for eighteen hundred aud sixty
niue, for which tic plates have already been pre-.
pared and that, In lieu thereof, the Commissioner
be authorized TO have printed, for gratuitous dlstii.
button, not to exceed one hundred and my copies
OF the complete specifications anu drawings OF each
patcmt subsequently Issued. together with suitable
indexes TO be Issued from time to time. one copy to
be placed for free public inspection IN each capitol OF
every state and mt Territory IT tor SHs , for G the iis Ss pun paITp91s S,
dIclal District OF the Cnltod States, except when
such offices are located In State or Territorial capl-
tSls,, and one IN 1hG noraiy o. = U ~ WHICH eGpncs
Of all matters therein contained. and shall be certi.
ned to under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
Of the Patent Once. uni shall be taken and received
In all courts ~ evidence. said copies not 10 be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose thnn to
BE- used as evidences; and the commissioner OF Pat
cntS Is hereby authorized and directed to have print
cd such additional numbers OF copies OF spccilca-
tIons and drawings, certified Us hcrclnbcf0re pro-
vldcd, ut 4 price not TO exceed the contract price or
such drawings, for sale. as may he warranted by the
actual demand for the same; and the Commissioner
IA also hereby authorized 10 furnish o complete set
OF such specifications and drawings 10 any public
library which will pay for binding the sane into vol
umcs 10 correspond with those In the Patent 0nice.
and for the transportation Of tina same, aud which
shall also provide proper custody for the sane, with
convenient access for the public thereto, under such
regulations rs the Commissioner shall doom rcasOn-
aGDe: and provided also. that all contracts for max
Ing copies OF drawings shall be made nnder the pro-
visions uf chapter one hundred and ~,ty-livc, sec.
to-. nine. OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
nrc, eighteen hundred and s'Sty-iOur, which reads
a. follows: See. =. Aud be II ,urthcr enacted, that
all llthuSraphing and engraving, wi re the probable
total cos. II tho maps % plates iilnstIniin; or nc.
campaigning any work exceeds two hundred and
tity dollars, shall be awarded to the lowest and best
bidder for the Interests Of the Government du" re-
gar, being paid TO .he execution OF tile work, d..cr
due advertisement by the Superintendent of Public
Printing, under the direction vi The Joint COmmlI-
tee on Printing; provided. that the Joint
IN Public PrlntlrS be authorized to empower the
superintendent OF Public Printing to make mmcii.
ate contracts for engraving. whenever In their opin.
lon the eXigeneles Of tho public service will not JUS
tify waiting 70! advertisement and award"