Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-22
LAWS OF rzE UNITED Stairs.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings Of Patent 0nice.
IApproyed January II, ls7l.l

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Be q reiolred. BY ths Senate and Hosss Of Repre-
tHsts.irs. Of &c Uaissd States Of America in
p9 That .t ne y publication sSa snS2ny Sr the n sSs; |, Of ct spesiae..
ing the annual report OF the Commissioner 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
DO authorized 10 have printed. for gratuiious diStn.
button, not to exceed one hundred and my copies
Of the complete specifications and drawings OF each
patent subsequently, Issued. together with suitable
Indexes 10 be Issued from time 20 time. one copy 10
DO placed for nee public inspection IN each capitol OF
every State and Territory, one for tho like purpose
in the clerks office OF the District Court OF each Ju.
dIcial District Of the Unitod States, except when
such Offices are located In State or Territorial capt.
tolls, and one In the library OF Congress, which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts as evidence
Of oil matters therein contained, and shall DO cert.
ned to under the hand Of the Commissioner and seal
Of the Patent Once, and shall DO taken and received
In all courts as evidence, said copies not to be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose than TO
be used as evidence; and the Commissioner OF Pat
ents Is hereby authorized and directed to have print
ed such additional numbers OF copies OF specinca-
lions and drawings. certified as hercinbeforo pro-
vided, ct q price not TO exceed the contract price for
such drawings, for sale, Us may be warranted by the
actual demand for tho same; and COmmlsthe sloncr
Is also hereby authorized TO furnish . complete set
Of such specifications and drawings to any public
library which viii pay for binding the same into vol
uInes 70 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 reason.
able; and provided also, that oil contracts for max
Ing copies Of drawings shall DO made under the pro-
visions Of chapter one hundred and t~fty-ave. sec
tion nine. OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
hve, eighteen hundred and slxty-four, which reads
rs follows: Sec. y. And be II further enacted, that
all lithographing and engraving. where the probable
total cost OF the maps or plates illustrating or nc
companying any work exceeds two hundred and
my dollars, shall be awarded to the lowest and best
bidder for the interests Of the Government, due re-
gard being paid 10 the execution OF the work, amer
due advertisement by the Superintendent Of Public
Printing. under tho 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 immedI-
ate contracts for engraving. whenever In their opin-
lon the eSigeneies OF the public service win not Jus
tify waiting for advertisement and award"