Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-31
LAWS OF the UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings Of Patent Once.
Approved january u. ISL

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Be q reiolred. BY H.. SsIaie and House Of Repre-
,entatires Of ihs United States Of America "a
Congress assembled.
That the publication Of the abstracts Of s~pecihca'
tons and OF the engrayings heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report OF the Commissioners OF Pat.
ents be discontinued after the publication Of that
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 gratultOus distn'
button, not TO exceed one hundred and Nifty copies
OF the complete specifications aud drawings Of each
patent subsequently Issued, together with suitable
indexes TO be Issued from time TO time, one copy 20
DO PLACED for free public inspection n each capitol o.
In the clerks Office Of the District Court OF each Jul
dIcial District OF the Cnitod States, except when
such Offices ore located In State or Territorial capt.
tolls, and one in the library OF Congress, which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts Hs evidence
Of all matters therein contained, and shall be certi.
lied 10 under tho hand OF the Commissioner and seal
Of tho Patent Office. and shall be taken and received
In all courts a. evidence. said copies not TO be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose than TO
be used Us evidence; and the Commissions Of Pat
ents Is hereby authorized and directed to have print.
cd such additional numbers OF copies OF specifica.
lions and drawings. certified as hercinbefore pro-
vided. at q price not TO exceed tho contract price for
such drawings. for sale. as may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same; and Conmisthc si0ncr
Is also hereby authorized TO furnish a complete set
OF such specifications and drawings TO any public
library which viii pay for binding the same into vol
umes to correspond with those Ia the Patent Office,
and Ior the transportation o. the same. and which
convenient access for the public thereto, under such
regulations Us the Commissioner shall doom reason
able; and provided also, that all contracts for max.
ing copies OF drawings shall DO made under the pro-
visions Of chapter one hundred and ifty.livc, Sec
tton nine. OF A OF Congrcss approved June twenty
five, eighteen hundred and siXty-four, which reads
as follows: Sec. .. And he II further enacted. that
oil llthogruph;ng and engraving, where the probable
total cost of the maps or plates Illustrating or nc
coinpanying any work exceeds two hundred and
ilty dollars, shall BE- awarded 10 the lowest and best
bidder for the interests OF the Government. due ~
gard being paid 10 the execution OF the work, after
duo 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 immcdi.
ate contracts for engraving, whenever Ia their opin-
lon the cxigcncles Of the public service Will not JUS
tify waiting for advertisement and award"