Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-03
LAWS or 1HE nN1rBn STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings OF Patent 0fice.
Approved january II, ls7l.l
Be it resolred BY the Senate aud Hous of Repye
senlatires Of The United Salei % 1meric1 IN

Be it resolred 6y The Senate aud Homs Of Repre-
,sntatire, q the United States Of Ameried IN
That the publication of the abstracts OF speclaca.
lions and OF the engravinGs heretofore accompany
Ing ne ANNUAL 6Isaon, sSP0rd. OF the Gommlssioner o. Pat:
portion OF the report for eighteen hundred and sixty.
nine. for which tho plates have already been pre-
pared and that, In lieu thereof the Commissioner
Be authorized TO have printed. f' gratultous distri.
button, not TO exceed one hundred and my copies
Of the complete specifications and drawings OF each
pstent subsequently. issued. together with suitable
Indexes 10 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 clerk cniee o. the DLths. Court OF each Jul
dicial District OF tho Unitod States, except when
such ofiees are located In State or Territorial capt.
tolls, and one in the library OF Congress. which copies
OF all matters therein contained. and shall be certi-
ied to under the hand Of the Commissioners and seal
OF the Patent Onlce. 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 10
be used as evidence; ond the Commissioner OF Pat
ents is hereby authorized and directed TO have print.
ed such additional numbers OF copies OF specIdca,
tions and drawings, certified as hcreinbefore pro-
vided. at q price not 10 exceed the contract price 'or
such drawings. for sale, as may be warranted by tho
is also hereby authorized 10 furnish a Complete set
OF such specifications and drawings to any public
library which VIII pay for binding the same Into vol
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 a. tho Commissioner shall doom rcason-
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 iifty.fvc, sec
ton nine. OF Act OF COngrcss approved June twenty.
five, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. which reads
rs follows: "Sec. y. And be II further enacted, that
all lithogruphing and Engraving, where The probable
total cost Of the maps or plates illustrating or &c
c0mpanylng any work exceeds two hundred and
tifty dollars, shall DC awarded TO the lowest and best
bidder for the Interests OF the Government, due re-
gard being paid 10 the execution OF the work, afler
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 to make immedi.
ate contracts for engraving. whenever In their Opin-
lon the cSigencies OF the public service Will not 1us-
tify waiting for advertiScment and award"