Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-03-06
LAWS MP TIVE rN1TRD STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings OF Patent Once.
tApproved January II, 1911

Be 70 reiolrsd. by ths Senate and Rons Of Repre-
Con0ress dssembied.
That the publication Of the abstracts Of specifics.
Ing the annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pat
cnts be discontinued after the publication OF that
portion ofthe report for eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-
pared and that, In lieu thereof. the Commissioned
be authorized TO have printed. fc' gratuitous 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 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 for the like purpose
in the clerks Office OF the District Court Of each Ju-
diclAl District OF the Unitod States, except when
such Offices arc located In State or Territorial capt.
tolls, and one In the library OF Congress. which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts rs evidence
OF all matters therein contained. and shall be cert.
ned TO under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
Of the Patent Once, and 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 evidcnce; and the Commissioner OF Pat
ents Is hereby authorized and directed to have print
cd such additional numbers Of copies Of s~pecinca-
lions and drawings. certified as herelnbcfore pro-
vlded. NJ q price not 10 exceed the contract price 'or
such drawings, for sale, as may be warranted BY the
actual demand for the same; and Comniisthe sloncr
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 Office,
ind for the transportation OF the same. and which
shall also provide proper custody for the same, with
convenient acceas 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 ~rfty-lve. sec
tIon nine. OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty.
five. eighteen hundred and sixty-four, which reads
as follows: Sec. y. And be II further enacted, that
Rl llthographing 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, aler
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 10 empower the
superintendent OF Public Printing to make lmmeiI.
ate contracts for engraving. whenever In their OpIn.
ion the eNigencics Of the public service VIII not jus-
tlfy waiting for advertisement md award"