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 348 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 225. 1916. “'· For procuremgnt ang iéritaéllationmptf <;neai1éacSlipI;l1y;1Ia:ii<i)Bt;r(pe%<l(0 $mTZ.', 417,000: , 8 D0 P 0 S . ` €°"‘“°i°”‘ pugifiled unless the United States shall first acqun·e_ as_ heretofore plrovided the rights of the said John I:%_iyskI·Iammond, junior, and the ' ' Co f N or . _ P¤°¤¤*·*· lglidtidggfgidgyl-ie1§ght   andWninety-four of the Revised Stat- Mil3¤ii¥¤l1l:d.4894’ p` utes is amended so as toread as follows: b I md d AP{_}"*j,°i°m *° *’° “Sec. 4894. All applications for patents shall e compe f arg °°fff»°1.t°2sm °1l°iiili§ re ared for examination within one year after the filing o_ the “‘“°"‘*°d· I P ld pqication and in default thereof, or upon failure of the applicant Pmlplsm td) prosecute the same within one year after any action therein, of . which notice shall have been given to the apphcant,_ they shall be regarded as abandoned by the parties thereto, unless it be shown to . the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Patents that such delay was llnifxiliiléd ai aim unavoidable: Provided, however, That no apphcation shall be regarded {,‘,§v'§mm*‘,,,‘}““ by as abandoned which lllias bfcome the prohpe;tyhof;hedG?vemr3ent (gf ` U 'tedSt te `t tto c the ea o any_ epar ig-int lll the Cilovzrlhlniexvdsl sh;.(l‘IH`h?ve ceilrtified to the Commissioner of Patents, within a period of three years, that the invention disclosed therein is important to the armament or defense of the United States: N°“°° °'°‘*"““*°"· ffwrtéigr, That xithinf ninety dlal.ys, an¢;;1ao·tll(eIs1s0(tihpl;16 téhgtly , ore ee iraonoanysuc _ - msiggioner of Patenxtlsl shall, in writing, notify the head of the department interested  any pending application for patent, of the approaching expiration of the tmc-year Elmod withm wh1ch any _ application for patent shall have been pen g." ‘”S“‘“’*’°°"°“‘°"s· FORTIFICATIONS IN INSULAR POSSESSIONS. mp1pzi¤¤¤r 1>¤1=¤r¢· ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. P W, on M . For rotection, preservation, and repair of fortifications, including ew. U pw' structulies erected for torpedo defense, and for maintaining channels _ for access to torpedo wharves, at the following localities: IS"“""- In the Hawaiian Islands, $5,000; Y"’“'¥’¤"“°“‘““"*· In tllile Philippine Islands, $10,000; In, $15,000. ‘;.';’j,‘}_{§;f,°‘Q§f:,,dS_ For land defenses in the Hawaiian Islands, including the procurement and installation of searchl'hts and the acquisition of land and hn 1 H ds riglhts (if way,?169,000. h Phd! Il ds P ‘¥’P“° ““ · or and de enses in the " ine san , inc1udm' g the ro— curement and installation of searc hts and the ac uisition of llslnd and rights of way $170 000 q E'°°“‘° F‘“"· Forbmaintenande and repair of searchlights and electric light and power equipment for seacoast fortifications and for tools, e ectrical and other sup lies, and appliances to be used in their operation at the following lldcalities: Hxeiielx Y;*?¤°; In tkliie Hlgpaiian ligands, $2,500; P NPP G ¤¤ ·- In { e P ‘ ippine ands, $3,500; S b In all, $6,000. { 1 00*1 m*i¤° *¤*¤°¤· For construction o ` easements, cab e galleries, to d tjawaiiau Islands. storelrlouses, cable  ag otherf striéctures necessary foipltghg opera ion, preserva ion, an care 0 su marine m d t ` acceisoxéiets and fo? ppoviilding chanlrgpls for access to tdi·1§dddnwharx;i; t the e enses 0 the awaiian ands, $10,000. .apwrE·§;1;&¤ He- 3 For maintenance, repair, and operation of one automobile, expenditures are authorized to an amount not exceeding $600 d the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seventeen, from funds available from appropriations for fortifications in the Hawaiian Islands.