374 LAWS APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Res. June 7, 1880, No. 44, provides for a supplement to be " distributed 

 as provided for tbe distribution of the Revised Statutes" by Res. May 22, 

 1878, No. 22, "and such iidditioual copies, on the order of the Secretary 

 of State, as may be necessary from time to time * * * to supply de- 

 liciencles and oihces newly created." 



Act April 9, 1890, c. 73, 26 Stat. 50, mentioned above, provides for a 

 supplement to be distributeil to Members of Congress for distribution by 

 them to •• the departments, libraries, public olflcers and others, the same 

 number to each as heretofore provided for the distribution of the Revised 

 Statutes of the United States." 



Further provisions for the publication and distribution of supplements 

 of the Revlsetl Statutes are contained in act February 27, 1893, c. 167, 

 s. 1, 27 Stat. 477, act June 4, 1S97, c. 2, s. 1, 30 Stat. 30, and act March 3, 

 1901, c. 853, 8. 1, 31 Stat. 1162. 



Congressional Directory; distribution. 



There shall be ijreparod under the direction of the Joint Committee 

 on Printing a Congres.sional Director}', of which there shall be three 

 editions during each long session and two editions during each short 

 se.ssion of Congress. The first edition shall be distributed to Senators, 

 llepresentatives, Delegates, the principal officers of Congress, and 

 heads of Departments on the first day of the session, and shall be 

 ready for distribution to others within one week thereafter. The 

 number and distribution of such Directory shall be under the control 

 of the Joint Committee on Printing, * * * 



Act January 12, 1S95. c. 23, s. 73, 28 Stat. 617. 

 Official Register; distribution. 



The Secretary of the Interior shall cause the Official Register to bt 

 edited, indexed, and published by the chief clerk of the Interioi 

 Department, on the first day of December following the first day oi 

 July above mentioned. 



()f the Oflicial Register three thousand copies shall be printed ant 

 bound, which shall be distributed as follows: * * * ^^ H^g jy^ 

 part ment of Agriculture, fifteen copies; * * * 



Act January 12, 1895, c. 23, s. 73, 28 Stat. 610. 



Other i)rovisions of this section relating to the preparation and content 

 of the Oflicial Register, are set forth on p. 306. ante, under " Ollices 

 Clerks, and Employees." 



Tlie Director of the Census is required to edit, index, and publish thi 

 OHlcial HeRister, and the provision above set forth, imposing that dut; 

 ui)on the Department of the Interior is repealed, by a provision of ac 

 June 7, 1906, c. 3048, set forth on p. 306, ante, under " OtHcers, Clerks, an( 

 Emi)loyee8.'' 



Specifications and drawings of patents; distribution. 



The Cominissioner of Patents, upon the requisition of the Secretar; 

 of the Interior, is authorized to continue the printing of the following 

 * * * Copies of tlie specific^itions and drawings of each paten 

 issued, bouiul in montlily vohimes, one copy for each of the Executiv 

 Depart iiicnts of the Government, * * * which copies shall b 

 certified under the hand of the Commissioner and seal of the Paten 

 Office, and shall not be taken frtnn (ho depositories for any othe 

 purpose than to be used as evidence; * * * 



Act Jannary 12. ISO.'"!, c. 2.'?, s. 73, 2*^ Stat. 619. 

 Coast and Geodetic Survey charts: distribution. 



Sec. 76. The charts published by the Coast and Geodetic Surve 

 shall be sold at cost of paper and printing as nearly as practicable 



