Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-03-08
LAWS OF rYB UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
specifications and drawings OF Patent Once.
Improved january II. ls7I.l
Be 70 reIolvsd bv the Senate and HoSss Of Rrpre
leafntirea of Tia United StnI.s ~ I.sseica a

Be u re'olvsd. BY IL. Senate and House Of R.prr
Conoress dssembled.
That the publication OF the abstracts OF specinca-
lions and OF the engravings heretofore accompany
Ing the annual report OF the Commissioners 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 COMMISSIONS
be authorized TO have printed. for cratnitous dlsti.
button. not TO exceed one hundred and nifty copies
OF the complete specifications and drawings Of each
patent subsequently issued. together with suitable
Indexes TO be issued from time 10 time, one copy TO
be placed for nee public inspection In each capitol Of
every State and Territory, one for the like purpose
In the clerks office OF the District Court OF each Ju.
dIcial District OF the United States. except when
such Offices are located In State or Territorial capi-
shall be taken and received In all Courts as evidence
Of all matters therein contained, and shall be cert.
ned to 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
nom said repositories for any other purpose than to
be used as evidence; and the Commissioner OF Pat
ents IA hereby authorized and directed TO have print
ed such additional numbers OF copies OF spcGtca-
lions and drawings. certified as hereinbcforo pro-
ylded; at a price not 70 exceed ne contract price ,or
actual demand for the same and Connlisthe sioncr
Is also hereby authorized 10 furnish o complete set
Of such specifications and drawings TO any public
library which Will pay for binding the same into vol
umes 10 correspond with those In tbs Patent Once,
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 az 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 lny.nve. Sec
ton nine. or Act OF CongreSs approved June twenty
1--WE, eighteen hundred and slxty-four, which reads
as follows: Sec. y. And be It further enacted, that
all llthOgrlphing and engraving. where the probable
total cost OF the maps or plates Illustrating or &C.
complaining any work exceeds two hundred and
ilfty dollars, shall be awarded TO the lowest and best
bidder for the Interests OF the Government. due re
gard being paid TO the execution Of the work, amer
due advertisement by the Superintendent OF Public
Printing. under the direction OF the Joint Commit
tee OH Printing; provided. that the Joint Committee
on Public Printing be authorized to empower the
Superintendent Of Public Printing 10 make immedI.
ate contracts for engraving. whenever In their opln.
lon the eSigencies CT the public service VIII not Jus
tIfy waiting for advertisement and award"