Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-03-20
LAWS OF r.yE UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings OF Patent Once.
Approved January ii,Is7I.l.
Be Il reiolred By the Senate and Hotse Of Repre-
sentdtires Of Che United States Of america IN

Be Il reiolred By the Senate and Hotsc Of Repre-
sentdiires Of the United States cJ america IN
Congress assembled. -
Thai The publication OF the abstracts OF specilca.
tiOns and OF the cngrarlngs heretofore accompany.
ing the annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pat
cnts be discontinued after the publication Of that
portion OF the report for eighteen hundred aud sixty
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-
pared and that. In lieu thereof. the Commissioners
be authorized 10 have printed. f. cratuiiors distn-
button. not to exceed one hundred ani MY copies
OF the complete specifications and rawlings OF 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 capitol OF
every State and Territory. one iOg the like purpose
In the clerks Office OF the District Court OF each Ju.
dlclal District Of the UnitOd States. except when
such Offices are located In State Or Territorial capI.
tOls, and one 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 cert.
fled TO under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
Of the Patent Onice. AMI shall be taken and received
In all courts as evidence, said copies not 10 be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose than to
be used AS evidence; AMI the Commissioner OF Pat
ents is hereby authorized and directed TO have print
ed such additional numbers Of copies o. s~pecInca-
tIons and drawings. certified aS hrFclDbcioro pro.
viicd, at a price not 10 exceed the contract price or
such drawings. for sale. as may BE- warranted bythc
actual demand for the same: and COmmlsthc sioner
Is also hereby authorized 10 furnish a complete set
OF such specifications and drawings TO any public
library which viii pay for binding the same INTO VOL
umcs TO correspond with those In the Patent ONCE,
and for the transportation OF the same, 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 rcason-
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 ~Iny.1ve. sec.
ton nine. OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
i've, eighteen hundred AMI slXiy-.Our, which reads
as follows: "Sec. .. And be Il further enacted, that
all lithographing AMI engraving. where the probable
total cost OF the maps or plates Illustrating or ac-
cOmpanyIng any work exceeds two hundred aI.i
my dollars, shall be- awarded 10 the lowest and best
bidder for the Interests Of the Government, due re
gard being paid 10 the execution 81 the work. aitcr
,luc 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 10 empower the
Superintendent Of Public Printing to make lmmcll-
ate contracts for engraving. Whenever IN their 0pIii.
ion the eNlgcncies OF the public service wlll not JUS
tify waiting fOradvcrtlScmcut and award