Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-16
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
Specifications and drawlngs Of Patent once.
IApproycd January II. ls7I.l

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Be q reiolvsd. BY the Senate and Hose Of Repre-
,entaiiveI Of is Uaited States Of America Ia
CoporeIs asienlbled.
That the publication OF the abstracts Of s~pecinca'
inc The annual report OF the Commissioner Of Pat.
cnts be discontinued after the publication Of that
portion Of tho report for eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-
pared; and that, In lien thereof the Commissioner
be authorized to have printed, for gratuit0ns dlstn.
button. not to exceed one hundred and my copies
Of the complete specifications and drawings OF each
patent subsequently issued. together with suitable
Indexes TO be Issued from time 10 time. one copy TO
be placed for free public inspection In each capitol OF
every State and Territory, one for the like purpose
In the clerks office OF the District Court OF each Jul
dIcial District OF the Unit0d States, except when
such OFFICES are located In State or Territorial capt.
shall be taken and received In all Courts as evidence
Of oil matters therein contaiIIed. and shall be certi.
lied to under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
OF the Patent ONCE, and shall bc taken and received
In all courts as evidence, said copies not to DO taken
from said repositories for any other purpose than to
be used as evidence; and the Commissioner Of Pat
ents IL hereby authorized and directed 10 have print
ed such additional numbers Of copies Of specihca-
lions and drawings, certified Us. herelnbtiore pro-
vided. al o price not to exceed the contract price or
such drawings, for sale. Is may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same and Commisthe siUIer
Is also hereby authorized 10 furnish q complete set
OF such specifications and rawlings TO any public
library which will pay for binding the Sane Into vol
umea to correspond with those In tlIe Patent Onice,
and for the transportation OF the saline, and which
shall also provide proper custody for the same. with
convenient access for the public thereto. under such
regulations as 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 ifty-irc Sec
tIOn nine, OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
nve, eighteen hundred and sixiy-four. which reads
US follows: Sec. y. And be It further enacted, that
all lIthographing and engraving, where the probable
total cost OF the maps or plates Illustrating or &C
coinpanyIng any work cXceeds two hundred and
my dollars, shall be awarded 10 the lowest and best
bidder for the Interests OF the Government, due IT,
gard being paid 20 the execution OF the work, after
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 eXIgcncies OF the public service will not JUS
tlfy waiting loradvcrtlsemcnt and award"