National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-20
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LAWS OF THE UNITED 8TITFg
PASSED AT THE FIRsTsESsrOy OF THE
FoRFY-THIRD CONGRESS-,
luENERAL NATURE-No SO1

+ EORrY-THIRD CONGRESS-
), lGENERAL MATURING. sO1
~ AT providing for publication OF the r
S S,sod statutes and the laws of the Init
Be enacted By TIE Sslaf, and z,s...
TSss'idt!Vss Of he United iStatss NJ 1Isi
.oHgTssS assembled, That the exisiJ ISI 'ea
FcI or contracts between the Secrsts,.,CS gu
StaNe on the part Of the United statss -
Sna.Hes y Little, Augustus FlagE, Henri =; \
AIes $40 J9nn Bartlett, Of Boston, known =
the nriu Oh LAtIe, Brown and COMPANY da.s
the tWeiSy-eighth day Of May, eighteen nm
dred and pfxty-stx, and all other contrscts y.
tween the Pnited States or any Officer tbsrs Is
with said ton Of Lktley Brown and ComnaDS
respecting tnS printing or publication Of ~
laws Of the UPited States, are hereby declare
% oe determfqed,' pursuant to the power
therein reserved
Sec 2. That tie Secretary of State Is hersbv
charged with the duty Of causing to Be- nrs
pared Tor printing, publication and distrtbu
enacted at this present session of Con9TsS.
that ne shall cause to be completed tAe head
I notes OF the several titles and cbaptsrs snI
! the marginal notes referring to- the statuteC
nom which each section was compiled and re-,
psaled by said revision; and reference to tbs
decisions OF the courts Of the United States
sxillaining or expOundiD0 the same, and Eueh
usSNsions OF State courts as he may deem ex-
petLent, with full and complete index 10, the
samoa And when the sams-siall be completed
tne SEQ secretary shall duly certify the same
uIaer the seal of the United States anl, yUbsn
pIIRsed anu promulgated ss hereina fer prr,-
Yldsdb tue printed volumes shall he TsoaI Al
uence OF the laws and treaties tbers1lcon-
t@'iiou III All tns courts OF the United States
AMI of the several States and TerritorJs.
Sec 3 That the revision of the statutes 81 =,
general aud permanent nature, with tbs 49,
thereto sGi1ll be printed in one volume -
shalI De eDtItled and labeled "Reyysed Ststntos
OF the United States" and the Revision of 49,
statutes relating to the District Of Columbia. L.
Post-roads' and the public treaties In force oT,
the nrst day OF December, one thousand eight.
hundred and seSenty-thsee, with suitable IN
deA 70 each shall be published in T. separats
volume, and. entitled and labeled ''Reyised
statutes relating TO District of Columbia and
Poss-Roadss Public Treaties &"
Sec 4. That. the Secretary of StIte shall
cause the two volumes to be stereotyDed. and
such number Of each volume to be printed and
substantially bound at the Governments Print
ing OIhee ss-hs may deem needful, for public
distribution as hereinafter provided, and for
sale by his Office
Sec. .. That he shall, in like manner, cause
70 be edited, printed, published and distributed
pamphlet copies O1 the statutes of the present
and each future session Of Congress, to the OH
GERS and persons hereinafter provided, and
Gonhd copies OF the laws Of each Congress, to q.
the number of twothousand copies, to be dis
tnouted in the manner now provided BY law.
and uniform with the said edition of the re-
vised statutes.
Sec. @. That at the close of every session Of
Congress the Secretary of State shall cause to
be distributed pamphlet copies of the acts and
resolves Of Congress for that session, edited
and printed in the manner aforesaid, as follows:
10 the President and Vice President of the
The United States, two copies each; to each
Senator, Representative and Delegate In Con-
yress, one copy; to the librarian Of the Senate,
Tor the use Of Senators, one hundred and
went -siX copies; to the librarian Of the House.
Two hundred and fifty copies, for the use of the
Representatives and Delegates; to the LibrarV
of Congress, fourteen copies; to the Depart
nent Of State, including those for the use of
egations,and consulates, six hundred copies:
10 the Treasury Department, two hundred
,opses; to the War Department, including
hose for the use Of officers Of the Army two
hundred copies; 10 the Navy Department in
:luding those for the use Of officers Of the
Navy, one hundred copies; 10 the Department
'f the Interior, including those for the use Of
he surveyors general and registers and receIy-
RS Of public land otfces, two hundred and flLy
opies; to the Post-Oflcs Department, my
optes; to the Department OF Justice, including
hose for the U.S. Of the chief aud associate
Justices, the judges aud the officers Of the
United States and territorial courts, four hun
red and twenty-five copies; to the Department
( Agriculture, ten copies; to the Smithsonian
Institution, FIVE copies; to the Government
'rinting Office, two copies; TO the governors
nd secretaries of Territories, ons copy each;
o be retained in the custody of the Secretary
State, one thousand copies; and ten thou
and copies shall be distributed to the. States
nd Territories IN proportion to the number of
enators, Representatives and Delegates in
'ongrees 70 which they are at the time entitled.
Sec. 7. That after the close Of each Congress
be Secretary Of State shall have edited,
rinted and bound q sufficient number of thd
Olumes containing the Statutes at Large en-
eted bJ thss COnsTsss- 10 enable him to dis
dbute copies, or Is many thereon as may Iys-
eeded, as follows: To the President OF the
'nited States, four copies, one of which shall
e for the library of the Executive Mansion,
I'd one copy shah be for the use Of the Com
Missioner Of Public Buildings; to the Vice
resident Of the United States, one COPY; to
aeh Senator, Representative and Delegate IN
ongress, one COPY; to, the librarian Of the
enate, for the use Of Senators, one hundred
nd fourteen copies; to the librarian Of the
.ouse, for the use Of Representatives and
elegates, four hundred AM ten copies; to the
library Of Congress, fourteen copies, including
'ur copies for the Law library; to the Depart
eht Of State, including those for the
Se OF legations and consulatSs, three
lndred and eighty copies; 10 the Treasury
apartment, including those for the use
officers Of customs, two hundred and sixty
'plesi to the War Department; including
pr for the Military Academy a. West Point,
~ coPiesi to the Navy Department, In
udlng copy for ths library at the Naval
cademY at Annapolis copy for the library
each GsFy yard In the United States, Q copy
I the library OF the Brooklyn Naval Lyeeum,
d copy for the library Of the Naval Insti-
te at CbarlestoWn, Massachusetts, sixty-hye
pies; to the Department Of the Interior, in
1ding those for the USE Of the surveyors
neral and registers and receivers Of public
nd offices, two hundred and fifty copies; TO.
9 Post-Office Department, Hfty copies; to the
apartment Of Justice, including those for tho.
G Of the chief and associate justices, the
dyes and the officers Of the United States and
rritorial courts, four hundred and twenty-five
pies; TO the Department Of Agriculture, Eve
pies; to the Smithsonian Institution, two
pies; to the Government Printing Once, one
py; and the Secretary Of State shall supply
fciences and Offices newly created.
Sec. 8. That the said printed copies Of the
q acts Of each session and of the said bound
pies Of the acts Of each Congress shall be
al evidence Of the laws and treaties therein
1tainsd, In ell the courts Of the United States
] Of the several States therein.
96c D. 1u4L tlAu 5dl4 laws Oh euEl SESSION D
ngress shall also be stereotyped and priutedf
sale as provided In respect TO the said re-
ed statutes. And the copies Of the said re-
ed statutes and Of the said laws Of each
sion OF Congress, as Issued from time to
le, shall be respectively sold at the cost OF
paper, press work and binding, with ten
cent. thereof added thereto, to any person
plying for the samo. And the proceeds Of
sales shall BE- PAID into the Treasury.
Zee. 10. That the Secretary OF State shall
lse all the copies Of the revision Of Indian
aties made by Thomas J. Durant, now
nted to be bound, and the same shall be de-
sited with the Secretary of the Interior, for
use ofths Departments and officers Of the
VeTnment.
Approved, JCne 20, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81.
: ACT prohibiting the publication Of the Re
yiSed Statutes Of the United States In tho
newspapers At the expense Of the United
States.