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 80 Trrmc xr.-—-DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—Ch. 5-6. Person to sign Sec. 473. The Commissioner of Pensions is authorized, with the apb<>¤¤¤.Y·l¤¤d WM- proval of the Secretary of the Interior, to appoint a person to sign the ""‘”· __ name of the Commissioner to certificates or warrants for bounty-lands; 20 Feb., 1856, c. and certificates or warrants so signed shall be as valid as if signed by ]· "· lh P- L the Commissioner. Investigation of Sec. 474. The Commissioner of Pensions is authorized to detail, from °“°mP*¤ at {mud- time to time, any of the clerks in his Office to investigate any suspected 3 Mar., 1873, e. attempts to defraud the United States, in or affecting the administration 234. S- 30,v- 17,p- of any law relative to nsions, and to aid in prosecuting any person 575- _ implicated, with such additional compensation as is customary in cases of special service. Any person so detailed shall have the power to administer oaths in the course of any such investigation. CHAPTER SIX. THE PATENT-OFFICE. Sec. Sec. 475. Establishment of the Patent~0fl$ice. 487. Patent-agents may be refused recog- 476. Officers and employes. nition. 477. Salaries. 488. Printing of papers filed. 478. Seal. 489. Printing copies of claims, laws, deci- 479. Bonds of Commissioner and chief sions, &c. clerk. 490. Printing specifications and drawings. 480. Reitritétions upon officers and em- 491. Additions specifications and drawo s. in. 481. Diiiieii of Commissioner. 492. Lithbizraphing and engraving. 482. Duties of examiners-in·chief. 493. Price of copies of speciicauons and 483. Establishment ol regulations. drawings. 484. Arrangement and exhibition of mod- 494. Annual report of the Commissioner. els, &c. 495. Custody of collections of exploring 485. Disposals of models on rejected ap- expeditious. lications. 496. Disbursements for Patent-Office. 486. Library. Egmblighmgntgf Sec. 475. There shall be in the Department of the Interior an office the Patent—Office. known as the Patent-Ofiice, where all records, books. models, drawings. ` S` jgf,Q_`§·K; specifications, and other papers and things pertaining to patents shall be 230,;.. 1,v,16,p.198, safely kept and preserved. Omcemmd ,,m_ Sec. 476. There shall be in the Patent-Office a Commissioner of Patployés, ents, one AssistantCommissioner, and three examiners-in-chief, who shall @5 "§(Q be sgppointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 230, S, i'v_ 16: p, the enate. All other officers, clerks, and employes authorized by law 198. for the Office shall be a pointed by the Secretary of the Interior, upon the nomination of the Cldmmissioner of Patents. [See S 169-1 Salaries. Sec. 477. The salaries of the officers mentioned in the preceding sec- 8 July_ 1870, c_ tion shall be as follows: 230,s.4,v.16,p.199. The Commissioner of Patents. four thousand five hundred dollars a ear. y The Assistant Commissioner of Patents, three thousand dollars a year. Three examiners-in-chief, three thousand dollars a year each. Seal. _ Sec. 478. The seal heretofore provided for the Pat.ent—Ofiice shall be 8Ju,y_l870,(._230_ the seal of the Office, with which letters-patent and papers issued from s. 12, v. 16, p. 200. the Office shall be authenticated. Bonds of com Sec. 479. The Commissioner of Patents and the chief clerk, before missioner and entering upon their duties, shall severally give bond, with sureties, to chief clerk. _ theTreasurer of the United States, the former in the sum of ten thousand 8_yu;y,l870,,,_230’ dollars, and the latter in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned s. 6, v. 16, p. 199. for the faithful discharge of their respective duties, and that they shall render to the proper officers of the Treasury a true account of all money _ _ received by virtue of their offices. 0nI;°£'£g*:u“3c‘:£i Sec. 480. All officers and emlployés of the Patent—Oi}ice shall be incaployég pable, during the per1od for w ich they hold their appointments, to ac-