Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-03-13
LAWS OF rYB UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publIshIns
specifications and drawings OF Patent Once,
[Approved January II, ls7l.l
Be u Yesolved BY ths Senate and Houe Of Repve
isntaiirss Of The United Sates Of Ameriea &

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Be q ,e,olrsd. BY che Senate and Hous Of Repre-
Isniatirei Of ths Unted States Of Anssriea 81
Conoress dsiembled. "
That nc publication Of the abstracts Of s~peeine..
tons and OF the engrnyings heretofore accompany.
ing the annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pat.
ents be discontinued after the publication OF that
portion ofthe report for eighteen hundred and sixty.
pared aud that, In lieu thereof, the Commissioners
be authorized TO have printed. fv gratuitous distn,
button, not 10 exceed one hundred and my copies
OF the complete specifications and drawings Of each
patent subsequently. issued, together with suitable
Indexes TO be Issued from time TO time. one copy 70
be placed for free public inspection In each capitol oil
every Stat, and Territory, one for the like purpose
diclal District Of the Unitod States, except when
such ofhces arc located in State or Territorial capI.
tols, and one In the library q Congress, which copies
OF all matters therein contained. and shall be cert.
ned TO under the hand OF the COMMISSIONS and seal
Of the Patent Once. and shall be taken and received
In all courts rs evidence, said copies not 10 be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose than TO
be used as evidences: and the Commissioner Of Pat.
ents 10 hereby authorized and directed TO have print.
ed such additional numbers OF copies OF Bpeciica.
tions and drawings, certified as hereinbeforc pro.
vided. at o price not to exceed the contract price 'Or
such drawings. for sale, as may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same; and Commisthe sioner
is also hereby authorized to furnish a complete set
OF such specifications and drawings TO any public
library which will pay for binding the same Into vol.
umes 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 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 ~ffty.tlvc. rec
tion nine. OF Act OF Congress approved june twenty.
hve. eighteen hundred and Slxty.four, which reads
as follows: Sec .. And be II further enacted, that
all lthographing and engraving. where the probable
total cost OF the maps or plates Illustrating or &C.
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 to the execution OF the work, after
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 immcdi.
ate contracts for engraving. Whenever In their opin.
ion the eNigencies OF the public service will not Jus
tify waiting for advertlsemen and award"