722 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 



Whiskey, per proof gallon 90 



Wines and champagne (imitation), not made from grapes grown in the United 

 States, and liquors not made from grapes, currants, rhubarb, or berries, grown 

 in the United States, but rectified or mixed with distilled spirits, or by infusion 

 of any matter in spirits, to be sold as wine or substitute for it, per dozen bottles 



of more than a pint, and not more than a quart 2 40 



Imitation wines, containing not more than i pint, per dozen bottles i 20 



THE COPYRIGHT LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Every applicant for a copyright must state distinctly the name and resi- 

 dence of the claimant, and whether right is claimed as author, designer, or 

 proprietor. No affidavit or formal application is required. 



A printed copy of the title of the book, map, chart, dramatic or musical 

 composition, engraving, cut, print, or photograph, or a description of the 

 painting, drawing, chromo, statue, statuary, or model or design for a work of 

 the fine arts, for which copyright is desired, must be sent by mail or other- 

 wise, prepaid, addressed " Librarian of Congress, Washington, District of 

 Columbia." This must be done before publication of the book or other 

 article. 



A fee of 50 cents, for recording the title of each book or other article, 

 must be inclosed with the title as above, and 50 cents in addition (or $i in 

 all), for each certificate of copyright under seal of the Librarian of Congress, 

 which will be transmitted by early mail. 



Within ten days after publication of each book or other article, two com- 

 plete copies must be sent, prepaid, or under free labels furnished by the Libra- 

 rian, to perfect the copyright, with the address, " Librarian of Congress, 

 Washington, District of Columbia. 1 ' 



Without the deposit of copies above required, the copyright is void, and a 

 penalty of $25 is incurred. 



No copyright is valid, unless notice is given by inserting in every copy 

 published : 



41 Entered according to act of Congress, in the year , by , in the 



office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington ; " or, at the option of the 

 person entering the copyright, the words, " Copyright, 18 , by 



The law imposes a penalty of $100 upon any person who has not obtained 

 copyright, who shall insert the notice, "Entered according to act of Con- 

 gress," or " Copyright," or words of the same import, in or upon any book or 

 other article. 



Each copyright secures the exclusive right of publishing the book or arti- 

 cle copyrighted, for the term of twenty-eight years. Six months before the 

 end of that time, the author or designer, or his widow or children, may secure 

 the renewal for the further term of fourteen years, making forty-two years in 

 all. 



Any copyright is assignable in law by any instrument of writing, but such 

 assignment must be recorded in the office of the Librarian of Congress, within 

 sixty days from its date. The fee for this record and certificate is one dollar. 



