Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-03-11
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
speclacatlons and drawings OF Patent Once.
[Approved January II. laI.l

Be % re,olrsd BY ths Senate and Hos's q Repre-
sentatires Of Che United States Of america IN
TTSSn agg ,he nublication Of the abstracts. OF specInca-
tons and Of the engraylngs heretofore. accompany.
inc The annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pat
cnts be diseontinued aitcL inc Pn1iSaton o. inSt
nine Tor which the plates have already been. pre-
nsrei and that, In lieu thereof the Commissioner
Be authorized TO have printed. 70, srntnitons uisIl.
bntion. NOT TO exceed one hundred and my copies
oof the complete specifications and drawings Of each
patcnt subsequently, issued. together with suitable
Indexes to be Issued from time 70 ume, one c9py 70
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 eacn Ju-
dIcIai District Of the United Statess except wnen
such ofices arc located In State or Territorial capi-
tols. and ono in the library OF Congress. which copies
sbail be taken and received In all Courts ~ eVlaenee
OF MI matters therein contained, and snail % eelu;
Sed 10 under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
81 Inc Patent Once, and shall DO taken and received
in ali courts rs evidence, said copies not 70 % taken
from said repositories for any other purpose thanto
he used az evidence; and the Commissioner or rat
ents IA hereby authorized and directed TO have print
I'd such additional numbers OF copies OF specimen
lions and drawings. certified a. herelnbeiore pro-
yIded. nj a price not 70 exceed the contract price or
s,ch drawings, for sale. as may be warranted BY the
actual demand for the ssmc and Commisthe sioner
is also hereby authorized TO Furnish q complete ~
~ snch spccIlcatIOns and drawings TO any public
library which will pay for binding the same Into vol
umcst 10 correspond with those In the Patent once,
and for the transportation OF the. same. and which
shall also provide proper CUSTODY ioI tne oanie, VIZ
convenient access for the public thereto, under such
regulations as the Commissioner shall doom reason
able; and provided also. that all contracts Tor max
ing copies Of drawings shall DO made under tho pro
visions OF chapter one hundred and nny.nYc, sec
tion nine. OF Ac OF Congress approved June twenty
1--WE, eighteen hundred and slxty.iour. which reads
as follows: "Sec. .. And be II further enacted, that
all lithographlng and engraving, where the probable
total cost Of the maps or plates ILLUSTRATING or &C.
companylng any work exceeds two hundred and
my dollars, shall be awarded TO the lowest and best
bidder for the interests OF the Government. ducre
due advertisement by tho Superintendent OF Public
Printing, under the direction or 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 immedi-
ate contracts for engraving, whenever In their opin-
ion the exigencies OF the public service VIII not JUS
tlfy waiting for advertisement and award"