Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-11
LAWS or fYR uNIrRp STATUS.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications aud drawings Of Patent 0lice.
[Approvcd January II, 1911


De 10 re,olred BY The Senntc aud House Of Repre-.
,sntdtires Of ne United States Of america in
That the publication Of the abstracts OF speclnca-
tions and OF The cngravings heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report OF the Commissioner OF Pat.
cnts he discontinued ater the publication OF that
portion Of the report for eighteen hundred and sixty.
nine. for which the plates have already been pre-
pared AMI thai, In lieu Thereof, the Commissioner
be authorized TO have printed. ic' rTaiuiious dlStri.
button. not TO exceed ono hundred and my copies
or the complete specifications and drawings OF each
patent subsequently Issued. together with suitable
Indexes TO Ia Issued from time to time. one copy to
be placed for iicc public Inspection IN each capitol OF
every Staic, anil Territory, one for the like purpose
In the clerks Office o. the District Court OF each Ju-
d!c!al District Of the Uniioi States, except when
such offices are located IN State or Territorial capI.
tolls, aud ono In the library OF C0Isfcss. which copies
slnll bc taken and reccIScI Ia all Courts US evidence
OF all matters therein contained. and shall DO certl-
fled to under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
OF the Patent ONCE, and shall DO taken and received
IN all courts rs evidence, said copies not TO be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose than 10
be used Us evidence; and the Commissioners OF Pat
cnts is hereby authorized and directed to have print
ca such additional numbers Of copies Of specihcn-
tons and drawings, certified as hcrcinbcforc pro-
vided. at q price not to exceed the contract price 'Or
s Su,n. dta% N,n tor sac. as may DC warranted BY the
actual demand Tor the same; and COmIDisthc siOner
Is also hereby authorized to furnish u compiete set
OF such specifications and drawings 10 any public
library which VIII pay for binding the same Into vol.
AMI for the transportation Of the IN and which
shall also provide proper custody for the same. with
tonNt asScNs nI Tue pubic Thereto. under SUCH
regulations as the Commissioner shall doom rcas0n-
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 ifty-lvc, sec
ton nine. or Act u Congress approved June twenty.
five, eighteen hundred and sixtyIour, which reads
as follows: Sec. And BE- IL further enacted. that
all llthoGraphing and rrSnlvlng. where the probable
total cost Oi The maps or plates Illustrating or &C.
c0mlnnyinI any work exceeds two hundred and
NY dOillrs; Shall be awarded TO the lowest and best
bidder for the Interests Of the Government, due 70
gard being phih to the execution OF the work, amer
,iue advertisement by the Superintendent Of Public
Printing. under the direction Of The Joint Commit
tee on Printing: provided. that the Joint Committee
Oh Public Printing he authorized to empower tho
superintendent OF Public Printing 10 make Immcdl.
ate contracts for engraving. whenever IN their Opln-
lon the oSiIcnclcs OF the public service VIII not Jus.
tlfy waiting OradvcrtISclncn aud award"