Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-08
AVS 0p TIVE UNITED STATES.
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for publishing
spcclncatlOns and drawings Of Patent Orlce.
tApproved January II. is7i.I
Re u rc,olred Jy ths Senate aud House Of Repre-
s..,atirr, 81 IA NuiicI Sinkra Of America ia

BE % rc,olred BY III. Senate aud House Of Repre-
stntafircs Of hs ,UHtcd States Of America in
That TIC puhi!raiI0D Of the abstracts OF s~pec!nca-
lions and Of tic crGravingS heretofore accompany
Ing the ailnua, report OF the Commissioner Of Pat.
cIits be discontinued ailcr the publication OF that
portion Of the report for eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-
pared and that, in lieu thereof, the Commissioning
DC authorized To have printed. h' gratuitOus dlstn.
button, rot to cSrcct! one hundred and my copies
u the complete specifications aI"l drawings OF each
indexes to 10 Issued from tine &" time. ono copy to
b. place! fU. ft'P ;I.hiiC Inspection in each capitol OF
every State aUl Territory. ole for the like purpose
In the clerks Gil.rc o! THE ~liIstfic, Court Of each Ju-
diclal District Of t!G United States, except when
such offices ~" i"Caici In STAT" or Territorial cApl-
tolls, and one IN the library al congress. which copies
shall be taken ana received ~ al, Courts ~ evidence
Of all matters therein cont.' n..I. and shall be certi:
ilcd TO under the lIaltl VI The Commissioner aud seal
or the Patent Oilcc, AMI shall be taken and received
In all courts Is evidence. sald copies not 10 be taken
from said repositories for any other purpose than to
b. used ~ Cvllrncc; and tho Commissioner VI Pat
oilts Is hereby authorized aid directed "a have print.
ell such additional numbers Of copies Of s~pccilca-
tlOns and drawings, certified as hercinbcfOre pro-
yidcd, at a price not TO exceed the contract price or
such drawings. for sale. us niay be warranted by the
actual demand Tor the same and Cofhnllsthe siOner
Is also hereby authorized to Furnish u complete set
" such Specifications and drawings 20 any public
library which will pay for binding the same into VOL
uIncs 10 correspond with thOSh In The Patent once,
and for the transportation Of the same. and which
shall also provide proper custody for The sntln, with
convenient recess luT TIE public thereto, under such
regulations ~ the Commissioner shall doom reason.
able; Hnd provided also. that all contracts for max
ing copies o! drawings shall be made under the pro.
visions Of chapter one hundred and lny-lyc. sec.
ton ninc. OF Act Of Congress approved June twenty
iivc, eighteen hunirrS and siXty.four, which reads
rs follows: Dec. .. And bc u further enacted, that
ali lithosrniiiIiS AMI Engraving, where the probable
total cost ~ the maps or plntcs Illustrating or &c.
cOniInIlyliis any work exceeds two hundred and
my dollars. shall br awarded 10 the loves. and best
bidder for the Interests 1f the Government. due re-
gard lFinS paid Ia the execution Of the work, AFTER
,Iuc advertisement By the Superintendent Uf Public
Printing, under the direction OF the Joint Commit
lee on Prlnting; provided. that the Joint Committee
oil Public pIIntiEg d. authorized ~ empower the
Superintendent, III Public Printing TO rnIke immell-
ats r~IntrLctn Tor engraving. whichever In their Opin.
Ion the rAigcnCiCn Of the public service VIII not Jus
tIfy waiting forUlScrtiscIncnt AMI award"