Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-04
LAWS OF The UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings Of Patent Once.
tApproyed January II, ls7l.l
De q ,s.olred by ths Senate and Hoy.. Of Repre-.

De q reiolred 6y the Senate and House Of Repre-
tsntatires q the U"ted States Of America in
That the publication OF the abstracts Of specInca-
tlons and OF the cngravincs heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pat
ents be discontinued after tie publication OF that
portion OF the report for eighteen hundred and sixty
nine. for which the plates have already been pre-
pared aud that. In lieu thereof. the Commissioner
be authorized TO have printed. IT, gratnItnus dIstri-
button, not TO exceed one hundred and nuy copies
Of the complete specifications and drawings OF each
patent subsequently Issued. together with suitable
indexes to bc issiicu from tine to time. one copy to
be placed for Tree public Inspection In each capitol OF
every State, and Territory: one Tor III" like purpose
in the clerks Office al the District tourt Of each ,Ju-
diclal District OF the Uni.HI States, except when
such offices are located In State or Territorial capl-
tolls, anu one In the library OF Congress. which copies
s1al. Sc taken ana Tecriyci Ia all Courts as evidence
Of all matters therein contained, and shall be certI-
fled 10 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 TO be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose than TO
be used as evidence; and the Commissioner Of Pat
ents Il hereby authorized and directed TO have print
cd such additional numbers OF copies Of speclilca-
lions and drawings. certified a. hereinbefore pro-
ridcd, at n price not TO exceed the contract price or
such drawings, Tor sale, as may be warranted BY the
actual demand Tor the same; and Commisthe sioner
Is also hereby authorized to furnish q complete SGT
OF such specifications and drawings to any public
library which VIII pay for GIndln3 the same into vol
uInes 10 correspond with those ~ he Patent 0nlce,
and for the transportation OF ...c samc, and which
shall also provide proper custody for the same, with
convenient access for the public thereto. under such
regulations as the Commissioners shall doom reason
able; and provided also. that all contracts for max.
lnG copies OF drawings shall be mace under the pro-
visions OF chapter one hundred and ~iifty.lyc. sec
tion nine. OF Act Of Congress approved June twenty
Ave. eighteen hundred and siSty-f0ur. which reads
rs follows: "Scc. y. And be Il further enacted, that
all llthOsrLnhliig aiId engraving. where the probable
total cost Uf the maps or plates Illustrating or ac-
cOnlpanying my work exceeds two hundred and
my dollar>, shall be awarded TO the lowest and best
bidder for the interests OF the Government, due re
gard being paid 10 the execution OF the work, after
fuc advertisement; by the Superintendent OF Public
Printing. under the direction OF the Joint Commit
tee Oh Printing: provided. that the Joiat Committee
On Public Prla,ing be- authorized To empower the
Superintendent OF Public Printing 10 make immcdl-
ate contracts for engraving, whenever In their Opin.
ion the eNigeIIclcN Of the public service Will not jus-
tlfy waiting Oraivcrtisement and award"