Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-02
LAWS OF 1HE UNITED STATES.
specifications and drawings or Patent Once.
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De 10 Ye,olred By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires o &c Uaaed States Of Aaerfoo IN
That the publication OF the abstracts OF spcciaca.
lions and Of The engravlngs heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report Of the Commissioner OF Pat
portion OF the report for eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-
pared and that, in lien thereof the Commissioner
be authorized TO have printed. fer gratultous distn.
button. not TO exceed one hundred and fny copies
Of the complete specifications and drawings OF each
patent subsequently Issued. together with suitable
indexes TO be Issued from time 10 time, one CODY TO
be placed for free public inspection In ench capitol Of
every State and Territory, one for the like purpose
In the clerks office OF the D!s:rlCt Court OF each Ju-
dlclal District or the United States, except when
such offices ore located III State or Territorial capt.
tolls, and one In the library OF Congress, which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts IS evidence
OF all matters therein contained, and shall be cert.
fled 10 under the hand OF the Commissioner and seal
Of the Patent Office. and shall be taken and received
In oil courts as evidence, said copies not to be taken
from said repositories ior any other purpose than to
be used as evidence; and the Commissioner OF Pat
cnts Is hereby authorized and directed TO have print
cd such additional numbers OF copies OF specilca-
lions and drawings. certified as hrreinbcfore pro.
vlied, at a price not TO exceed the contract price or
such drawings, for sale. as 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 TO any public
library which VIII pay for binding the same into vol.
uncs TO correspond With those In the Patent Of!cr,
AMI for the transportation OF The sarie, and which
shall also provide proper custody for tbs same, with
convenient access for the public thereto, under such
regulations AZ the COMMISSIONS shall doom reason.
nL!c: md provided also. that all contracts for max.
Ing copies Of drawings shall he made under the pro-
visions OF chapter one hundred AMI lny-nye, sec
tlon nine. Of Act Of Congress approved June twenty.
I've, eighteen hundred and siSiy.four, which reads
as fOliowS: Sec. 9. And be II further enacted, that
all hthogrhphinS AMI engraving. where the probable
total cost Of the maps or plates Illustrating or &C.
companyii: any work exceeds two hundred and
my dollars, shall be awarded 20 the lowest and best
bidder for the Interests Of the Government, due re
gard being paid TO the execution OF the work, ailer
due advertisement BY the Superintendent OF Public
Printing. under the direction OF the Joint Commit
tee Oh Printing; provided. tia; the Joint Committee
on Public Printing be authorized 10 empower the
superintendent Of Public Printing to make lmmedi.
ate contracts for engraving. whenever IN their opin.
Ion the cxieencics OF the public service Will not Jus.
tlfy waiting for advertisement and award"