Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-26
LAWS OF I'VE UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings OF Patent Onlce.
(Approred January II. ls7I.l
Be u resolvsd BY ths Senate aud Houo of Reprs
Ieatatires Of Lhe United &aies Of Atnsrica 1,

10 q received by ths Senate and Hoss Of Repre-
t TaS ey tns United Sate' Of America in
That the publication Of the abstracts OF spec,aca.
lions and OF the engravings heretofore accompany
ing tne annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pat
ents be discontinued after the publication OF that
nine. for which the plates have already been pre-
pared and that, In lieu thereof. the Commissioner
DC authorized to have printed. for gTatuitous distri.
buti0n, not to exceed one hundred and MY copies
OF the complete specifications and drawing Of each
patent subsequently. issued. together with suitable
indexes 70 be Issued fTom time 20 time. one copy to
every State. and Territory, one for the like purpose
In the clerks ofiice OF the District Court OF each Ju-
dieih District q The United States. except when
such offices arc located In State or Territorial capI-
tols, and one In the library OF Congress, which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts rs evidence
OF ~ matters therein contained. and shall be eerti:
ned TO under the hand Of the Commissioner and seal
or inc Patent Onlce, and shall be taken and received
10 oil courts as evidence, said copies not to be taken
rom said repositories for any other purpose than to
be used as evidence; and the Commissioner Of Pat
cnts Is hereby authorized and directed to have print
ed such additional numbers OF copies OF s~pecIhca-
lions and rawlings, certified as hereinbefore pro-
vided. at q price not to exceed tho contract price 'Or
such drawings, for sale. rs may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same: and COmmisthe sioncr
Is also hereby authorized TO furnish u complete set
Of such specifications and drawings 10 any public
library which will pay for binding the same into vol.
umes to correspond with those In the Patent Oiice,
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 us 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 nny.nve, sec
tlon nine, OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
five, eighteen hundred and slxty-four, which reads
rs follows: Sec. .. And be II further enacted, that
all lithographIng and engraving, where the probable
total cost OF the maps or plates Illustrating or Ac-
companylng any work exceeds two hundred and
nty dollars, shall be awarded TO the lowest and best
bidder Tor the tutcFphtA 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
~ pIb,,n Pin, y, hn authn,neJ W. w. nnnnu,nr ,Ho
Superintendent Of Public Printing TO make immedi.
Rte contracts for engraving. whenever In their opin-
ion the eSigencies OF the public service viii not JUS
tIfy waiting for advertisement and award"