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LAWS OF TYE UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
Specifications and drawings OF Patent Once.
Approved January II, 1911

Be % re,olred BY the Senate and House Of Rrpre
Conoress assembled.
That the publication Of the abstracts OF spccInca-
tIons and Of the ergrayinIs heretofore accompany.
ing the annual report Of the Commissioners OF Pat
ents be discontinued afer the publication Of that
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-.
pared and that, In lieu thereof, the Commissioner
be authorized to have printed. f' cratuitous distri.
button, not TO exceed one hundred and my copies
OF the complete specifications md drawings OF each
patent subsequently, Issued. together with suitable
Indexes TO be Issued from tine 10 time. one copy 70
be placed for free public Inspection III each capitol OF
every State and Territory, one for the like purpose
In the clerks Office ~ the District court OF each Jul
diclal District Of the Unitod States. except when
such Offices are located In State or Territorial capi-
tols, and one in the library Of Congress. which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts as evidence
Of all matters therein contained, and shall be cert.
He'd to under the hand Of the Commissioner AMI seal
OF the Patent Of1ce. 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 70
be used Us evidence; and the Commissioner Of Pat
onts Is hereby authorized and directed to have print
cd such additional numbers Of copies OF ~specihca.
tions and drawings. certified as hercInbefOrc pro-
vlded. at q price not 10 exceed the contract price FOR
such drawings, for sale, as may be warranted by the
actual demand for the same: aud COmmlsthc sioner
Il 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.
uInes to correspond with those In the Patent ONCE,
anil for the transportation Of the same. and which
SNAIL also proNlue proper custody lor tue Siine, Win
convenient access for the public thereto, under such
regulations Hs the Commissioner shall doom reason
able; and provided also, that all contracts for max
Ing copies OF drawings shall be maze under the pro.
visions Of chapter one hundred and hfty-lvc, Sec
tion nine. 0fAc OF Congress approved June twenty
nve, eighteen hundred and sixty.fOur, which reads
as follows: "Scc. .. And be Il further enacted, that
all lithographing und engraving. where the probable
total cost Of the lnnps or plates illustrating or nc.
cOinpnnying any work cxcerds two hundred and
hfty dollars, shall be awarded 10 the lowest and best
bidder for the Interests OF thr Government. din, re
gard being paid to tho execution OF the work, after
due advertisement by the Superintendent OF Public
Printing. under the direction Of the Joint Commit.
on Public Printing be authorized 10 r,npower The
Superintendent Of Public Printing 10 make lInmcdi.
ate contracts for engraving. whenever In their opin.
lon the eNigencies Of the public service will not JUS.
tlfy waiting for advertisement aud award"