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 826 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Rss. 27, 28. 1863. for House. the use of the House, in volumes (bound in the usual manner) of con- Wbeu to be venient size, and to deliver the same to the proper officer of each house, ‘l°u"°"d· respectively, on or before the third Monday m December. of each year, It shall also be his duty to print for the use of each of said heads of departments one thousand copies of their said reports proper; and for the · Number of use of the commissioners of the general land-oflice, ot Indian aH`a1rs, °°Pl°s °f"P°'** and of pensions, five hundred copies of each of their reports, respecpmpeb tively. And it shall not be lawful for said superintendent to print any nugfbgleiisiiss greater number of said reports, nor the reports of heads of any bureau <ll¤`°°*°d» &°· to their respective superiors, unless directed to do so by e1ther house of Congress. Numbe, of Sue. 2. And be it further resolved, That hereafter the number of any bil\=¤.&c-,tv be bill or joint resolution ordered or required to be printed by either the §:;‘;§g*6{‘,gt£_ Senate or House of Representatives, under any rule of either house, shall less, &e. ’ not exceed six hundred, unless specially directed by the house ordering the same. Condensed Sec. 3. And be it further resolved, That it shall be the duty of the st?_$£:;r;,$;u?§` Secretary of the Treasury to furnish a condensed statement of the aggreiil Sxports and gate amount of the exports to, and imports from, foreign countries to the Egg-‘*°;{nli;rl“*· superintendent of the public printing, on or before the first day of Nobv m §,,,,,,,,,l vember of each year, who shall print and bind as soon thereafter as pracber. ticable ten thousand copies thereoh to be distributed as follows, viz: The N b f upuegonumher (ope thpusalnddfive huneflred hand fifty) fog the two hoqses _11m M0 0 nrrress; t ree un re copies or the treasury epartment; wo §m§°;;u°;§gh°w thousand for the use of the members of the Senate; and six thousand one hundred and fifty copies for the use of the members of the House of Representatives. Number of Sec. 4. And be it further resolved, That six thousand copies of the g2g:;? Qiigdlgn “Commercial Relations," annually prepared under the direction of the ° ° s' Secretary of State, be printed and distributed as follows, viz: The usual number (one thousand five hundred and fifty) for the houses of Congress; four hundred and fifty for the state department; two thousand for the use of the members of the Senate ; and three thousand for the use of the members of the House of Representatives. A kilt10g3i_ wllfg Sec. 5. And be it further resolved, That all lithographing and engrav- O? of35S2O0f;, ing, where the probable cost exceeds two hundred and fifty dollars, shall be awarded to be awarded to the lowest and best bidder for the interest of the Governl°"'°“l”dd°"· ment, after due advertisement by the superintendent of public printing, under the direction of the committee on printin¤. Ofl;)‘;€*;;i;*;:dtg*{;;° 1 Sac: 6, And be it furtfter resolved, That th; form and style in which dm,.,,,,,,,,,,,,, tie printing ordered by e1ther house of- Congress, or by any of the dethedsuperiu- partments, shall be executed, and the size of type to be used, shall be regar to economy and workmanship. Repeal qt in- l Spc. 7. And be it further resolved, That all laws or parts of laws con- °°“S‘“°““ ’“'“· thqpng with thqvpboxip provisions be, and they are hereby, repealed. rrnovsn, arc 3, 1863. M¤¥¢l¤ 3. l863· [No. 28.] Joint Resolution providing fg the Distribution of certain Public Books and ocuments. Resolved by the Senate and House of Re ° lz ` _ _ presentatzves of the Umtea doglllgifgilggg Sldtes of America m Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In- ,,,f,,,,, ,,,.;,1,,,,,,,, terror, and all other custodians thereort be, and are hereby, authorized and 2pm\i;g9r;pepgg;§i·s Ill0l'llS l`l€I‘€lOl`0I`€ p111I1I6d OF pLlI‘(‘l12lS€<l af. the (BOSE of the Government aI1d gmt;. not actually belonging to any public library, or the library kept for use in any department of the Government, excepting, however, all such books
 * °“ °““‘ dcterplnued by the superintendent of public printing, having proper
 * p;;tofeg;!»·er¤¤· directed to cause equal distribution to be made forthwith, among the memmqgobe dajidcd bers of the two houses of the present Congress, of all books and docu-