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 584 FORTY-—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 132-136. 1871. 11%*1 ¤°'€ m¤·k° made and the specification sworn to hy the inventor or discoverer, if liv-
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Boation. to July eight, eighteen hundred and seventy. 1“g"k';‘:;“§6g?°· Approved, March 3, 1871. M¤‘¤b 8» UV! CHAP. CXXXIII.·-An Act zo authorize the Restoration of James Beger no the Rank `__—_`_` of Major and Quartermaszer in the Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United J¤¤¤¤¤ B¤lS°¤’ States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, ond he ,:°}{;°°Q:§*g{·°d is hereby, authorized to restore James Belger to the rank of major and msjm·,&c.i¤ the quertermaster in the army, to date from the day of his restoration to Armzovno, Merch 3, 1871. March 3» 1871- CHAP. CXXXIV.-An Act to restore Robert Boyd, junior, l0 the active Dist of the _;}` Navy ¢y’t}ae United States. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ ltobert Boyd, States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United -;:;:2;*;%: States be authorized to nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent muy, im of me of the Senate, to appoint Robert Boyd, junior, now on the retired list, as MW ¤¤ ¤¢>¤¤· a commander on the active list of the navy. m°‘°d°"‘ Approved, March 3, 1871. March 8, 1871. CHAP. CXXXV. —-An Ac! to amend an Act for the ReIig"¢y`Jearum Atkins, approved July fifteen, eighteen hundred and seventy. P0"' p` M9` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 0<>¤¤¤‘¤i¤¤i<>¤¤¤‘ States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An act gggxgzafaamggp for the relief of Jeurum Atkins," approved July fifteen, eighteen huntion_orJem·¤m dred and seventy, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read t*:'k;€:g*}' ***1: t as follows: “That the commissioner of patents be, and he hereby is, m P"' n' authorized to entertain and exercise jurisdiction over a petition of Jearum Atkins for the extension of letters-patent granted to him on the twenty-first day of December, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for a further term of seven years from the day on which such extension may be granted, and to hear and determine upon the said petition in the same manner and with the same effect as if the original term of said patent hud not expired, and to grant or refuse such extension upon the same principles that govern his decisions upon such applications when made P¤’<>Vl¤<>¤· in due course of law : Provided, That before granting any extension upon such petition, the commissioner shall be satisiied that the same will inure to the solo beneiit of said Atkins: And provided further, That no person shall be held liable for the infringement of said patent, if extended, for making use of said invention since the expiration of the original term bf said potent, and prior to the date of its extension." Anmovmn, March 3, 1871. Mnmh 3» 1g7L CHAP. CXXXVI.-—An _Act to adjust ond _/im Um Compensation of the Assistants employed in the Library of Congress. Ba it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United {*1}* 05 ¤¤i{l¤*»- Slates of America in Congress assembled, That the assistants employed in
 * "”Y· his said rank under this act.
 * 0, gm; the office oF the librarian of Congress shall receive the rates of commesmb- pensntion hereinafter provided, commencing with the first day of July,

· eighteen hundred and seventy-one: Three assistant librarians, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; two assistants, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; one assistant, at one thousand six hundred dollars; two assistants, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars