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 724 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. Ill. CHS. 591, 592. 1905. construction of said dam as he may deem advisable in the interests of Fishwuys. navigation: And provided farther, That suitable iishways, to be approved by the United States Fish Commissioner, shall be constructed and maintained at said dam by said company, its successors or assigns. Litigation. Sec. 2. That in case any litigation arises from the building of said dam, or from the obstruction of said river by said dam or appurtenant works, such cases may be tried in the proper courts, as now provided for that purpose in the State of Minnesota and in the courts of Pr¤¤"¤°· Sec. 3. That this Act shall be null and void unless the said dam here- ` in authorized be commenced within one year and be completed within three years from the time of the passage of this Act. Amendment. Sec. 4. That the right to amend or repeal this Act is herebv expressly reserved. Approved, February 20, 1905. _ };""'°"*.°`° ° Febnmry 20, 1906. CHAP. 592.-An Act To authorize the registration of trade-marks used in com- [H· R· 1*6**] merce with foreign nations or among the several States or with Indian tribes, and to [Public, No. 84.] protect the same. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representati21es of the United K'§,,f",'f}f",§‘§,€nd€d States 0_fAmerica in Oongreas assembled, That the owner of a trade- n.s.Qsec,4ss·z,p.ssa. States, or with Indian tribes, provided such owner shall be domiciled within the territory of the United States, or resides in or is located in any foreign country which, by treaty, convention, or law, affords similar privileges to the citizens of the United States, may obtain registration for such trade-mark b complying with the following require- Application require- ments: First, by filing in the Ixatent Office an application therefor, in ‘“°“‘”· writing, addressed to the Commissioner of Patents, signed by the applicant, specifying his name, domicile, location, and citizenship; t e class of merchandise and the particular description of goods comprised in such class to which the trademark is appropriated; a description of the trade-mark itself, and a statement of the mode in which the same is ap lied and affixed to goods, and the length of time during which the trade-mark has been used. \Vith this statement shall be tiled a drawing of the trade—mark, signed by the applicant, or his attorney, and such number of s ecimens of the trademark, as actually ae·1¤t·mme:n¤.·. used, as may be required by the Commissioner of Patents. Second, by paying into the Treasury of the United States the sum of ten dol- , lars, and otherwise complying with the requirements of this Act and such regulations as may he prescribed by the Commissioner of Patents. cf\(•g;xf;¢rjr;¤}¤¤1¤r¤¢i¤n Sec. 2. That the application prescribed in the foregoing section, in g_s,,“}c_4'§&;g,p_ge,5_ order to create any right whatever in favor of the party ii in it, must be accompanied by a written declaration verified by the appiicant, or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying, to the effect that the applicant believes himself or the firm, corporation, or association in whose behalf he makes the application to be the owner of the trade-mark sought to be registered, and that no other person, firm, corporation, or association, to the best of the applicants knowledge and belief, has the right to such use, either in t e identical form or in such near resemblance thereto as might be calculated to deceive; that such trade-mark is used in commerce amon the several States, or with foreign nations, or with Indian tribes, and that the description and drawing presented truly represent the trade-
 * x>m;¤*>¤¤¢¤¤¤ com- mark used in commerce with foreign nations, or among the several