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LAWS OF the UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
Specifications and drawings Of Patent ONCE.
[Approvcd january II. Is7l.l
30 q yesoieed By tie Senate and House Of Repr
sentatires Of ths United &ates Of America I

30 u ,esoleed by ths Senate and Hoae Of Repre-
ssniaiire q &c United States Of America {"
TSagp ,Se nnSIIestiou OF tho abstracts of speeiaca-
lions and Of the cngravings 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
mine, for which the plates have already been pre-
pared and that, In lieu thereof, the Commissioned
be authorized TO have printed. To- cratuitotls dlstr1-
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 20
b. placcd for free public inspection In each capitol OF
every State and Territory. one for The Ike purpose
In the clerks oflco OF the District Court or each Ju-
dIcial District OF the Unitod States, except when
such Offices are located In State or Territorial capi-
tolls. and one In the library OF Congtess. which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts as evidence
Of all matters therein contained. and shall b., cert.
fed TO under the hand Of the Commissioner and seal
OF tho Patent Office, and shall be taken and received
In all courts as evidence. said copies not TO be taken
DO used as evidences; and tho Commissioner Of Pat
ents IL hereby authorized and directed TO have print
cd such additional numbers OF copies OF s~pecitca-
tions and drawings. certified a. hcrcinbeforc PRO-
vided, at q price not 10 exceed the contract price Tor
such drawings. for sale. as may be warranted by the
Is also hereby authorized TO furnish d complete set
Of such specifications and rawlings to any public
library which Will pay for binding the same into vol.
umcs 10 correspond with those In the Patent ONCE,
and for tho transportation OF tho same, and which
shall also provide proper custody for the same. with
convenient access fur the public thereto. under such
regulations as the Commissioner shall dcom reason
able; anu provided also. that all contracts for max
ing copies VI drawings shall be MADE under tho pro-
visions Of chapter one hundred and Lny-ivc. sec
ton nine. OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
i've, eighteen hundred and sixtyHour. which reads
as follows: Sec. Q. And DO II further enacted. that
all llthoIruphingH and engraving, where the probable
total cost or the maps or plates Illustrating or ac-
companying any work exceeds two hundred and
my dollars, shall be awarded 10 tho lowest and best
bidder for the interests OF the Government. due re
gard being paid to the execution OF the work, aftcr
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 10 make immed!-
ate contracts for engraving. whenever IN their opin.
lon the cSisencies OF the public service Will. not JUS
tify waiting for advertisement and award"