Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-13
LAWS OF rYs UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings Of Patent Once.
TApproyed January II, ls7l.l
De 9 ,,.olrea by thf snafs and ner.e q Rtprr

De q re,olred. by tie Senate and House Of Repre-
.sntative, q ths UHited States Of america IN
That the publication OF the abstracts OF spec,aca.
lions and Of the engravlngs heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pat
ents be discontinued nfter 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 u have printed. TO- gratultons distrt-
button, not 10 exceed one hundred and lfty copies
Of the complete specifications and drawing OF each
patent subsequently issued. together with suitable
Indexes 10 DC i>slcd 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 Ju-
dicIal District OF the Un!toi States, except when
such Offices are located In State or Territorial capi-
tolls, and one In the library OF Congress, which copies
shall be taken and received II all Courts AZ evidence
OF all matters therein contained, and shall be certI.
fled to under the hand Of the Commissioner and seal
OF the Patent Ofhce, and shall DO taken and received
In all courts as evidence. said copies not to be taken
be used as evidence; and the Commissions OF PAT,
ents IA hereby authorized and directed 10 have print
cd such additional numbers Of copies Of s~pecinca.
tions and drawings, certified a. hcrcInbefore pro-
vided, at q price not 10 exceed the contract price tor
such drawings. for sale, as may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same and Conmisthe sioner
OF such Specifications and drawings TO any public
library which will pay for binding the same into vol
umcs 10 correspond with thOrc In the Patent Oflce,
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 COMMISSIONS 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 ~flity-1ve. sec.
tlOn nine. Of Of Congress approved June twenty
five, eighteen hundred and sixty.four. which reads
as follows: Sec. y. And be II further enacted, that
all lltlOsraplling and engraving, where the probable
total cost OF the maps or plates Illustrating or &c.
cOmpanying any work exceeds two hundred and
fifty dollars, shall be awarded TO the lowest AMI best
bidder for the Interests Of the Government, due 70
gard being paid TO 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 10 make immedi-
ate contracts for engraving. Whenever in their opin.
ion the cSigencieso OF the public service Will not jus-
tlfy waiting for advertisement and award"