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 THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 112, 113, 114. 1865. 533 United States be, and they are hereby, authorized to require before certi- Consnlar sm? fying any invoice or invoices under the provisions of the first section of  bf;$;§ci;’*‘° the act entitled "An act to prevent and punish frauds upon the revenue, rlmygmquim SQ;- to provide for the more certain and vspeedy collection of claims in favor is>‘=1<>t<>·‘>’_rt<><>t<>¤‘ of the United States, and for other purposes," approved March third, m" °°"°m€”' eighteen hundred and sixty-three, satisfactory evidence, either by the oath {Egg; 76%,., of the person or persons presenting such invoices or otherwise, that such`p` ' invoices are correct and true : ·Provided, That in the exercise of the discretion hereby given, the said consular officers shall be governed by such general or special regulations or instructions as may from time to time be established or given by the Secretary of State. Approved, March 3, 1865. Cru?. CXII. — An Act amendatory of "An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to pro- Marcin 3, ISS5. mote the Progress of the useful Arts,’ approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty- Wee-" vox. ku. p. rss. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person having an I¤v¤]¤t<¤rS,&<=·, interest in an invention, whether as inventor or assignee, for which a ;;};°,£:l°?€;° pay patent was ordered to issue upon the payment of the final fee, as provided may apply for in section three of an act approved March three, eighteen hundred and {’***€¤*S Wit? sixty-three, but who has failed to make payment of the final fee as pro- w° y°m’ c' vided in said act, shall have the right to make an application for a patent for his invention the same as in the case of an original application, provided such application be made within two years after the date of the·allowance of the original application: Provided, That nothing herein shall Persons who be so construed as to hold responsible in damages any persons who have gf‘,;';r;i‘ig¤nSgf‘,,_ manufactured or used any article or thing for which a patent aforesaid ai,1cg,,d,,mag,,S_ was ordered to issue. This act shall apply to all cases now in the patent- Act to apply to oflice, and also to such as shall hereafter be filed. And all acts or parts “’h*** °”°S· of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved, March 3, 1865. Clip?. —-An Avg to agzertélge third Syizn g` an Act pntitlegl “$i7n Act énakjplg  186b. r rz me or sun r wz xensesc e ovemmen or e earen in e tblilliefg olazozzfllune, eighlgenhundredp and sixtgyive, andsqfor otbcr Purposes," so fdr as 1?,f[eTl;_2,;_£i_§ 3` the same re tes to W nnesses in the Courts of the United tates. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the third section of an act In actions by entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the gr **%ai¤$* °>?“°¤· . · . » . OTS SLC. 1l€li.l1Bl` government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred pug), $,1,;,, tesmy and sixty-five, and for other purposes," be, and the same hereby is, unless, &c. amended by adding thereto the following proviso: Provided, further, That in actions by or against executors, administrators, or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other as to any transaction with, or statement by the testator, intestate, or ward, unless called' to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court. Approved, March 3, 1865. CHAP. CXIV. —An Act. in Relation to the Naval Observatory. March 3, 1865. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the first sec- Law requiring tion of the act of third of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty- gxflglfxlgtggj eight, entitled "An act making appropriations for the naval service for the val observatory year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty- gg be ° °=*¥{*gi¤» nin&,” as requires that the superintendent of the naval observatory at iéggpiz e1é, Washington city shall be a captain, commander, or lieutenant in the navy, v0i,}x_ Q_ 26d_ 45 *'