212 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 230. 1870. D¤m¤g¤¤ VM Sec. 82. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall procure gzzglgggtlggiy the the registry of any trade-mark, or of himself as the owner thereof, or try of amide- an entry respecting a trade-mark in the patent office under this act, by m“’k· making any false or fraudulent representations or declaratxons, verbally or in writing, or by any fraudulent means, shall be lnable t0'pay damages in consequence of any such registry or entry to the person injured thereby, to be recovered in an action on the case before any court of competent jurisdiction within the United States. _ _ _ m8l?*¤ °*‘ Sec. 83. And be it further made0L That nothing in this acttshall pre
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wrongful use of any party aggrieved by any wrongful use of any trade-mark might have Ugdfgagk “g" had if this act had not been passed. " _ a Sec. 84. And be it_jin·ther enacted, That no action shall be maintained u¤¤d.&¤- ip un- under the provisions of this act by any person claiming the exclusive g:'fg;£`;€§si°’ right to any trade-mark which is used or claimed in any unlawful busilently obtained, ness, or upon any article which is injurious in itself, or upon any trade~
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and used with. the design of deceiving the public in the purchase or use of any article of merchandise. Copyrightsto Sec. 85. And be it further enacted, That all records and other things 2gn‘;;£°;`¤‘gh°“° relating to copyrights and required by law to be preserved, shall be under Where kept_ the control of the librarian of Congress, and kept and preserved in the library of Congress; and the librarian of Congress shall have the immediate care and supervision thereof, and, under the supervision of the joint committee of Congress on the library, shall perform all acts g,,,,;;,,, Gmc., and duties required by law touching copyrights. The librarian shall of libmriurl of cause a. seal to be provided for said office, with such device as the joint C°"gY°“‘ committee on the library may approve, with which all records or papers issued from said o$ce, and to be used in evidence, shall be authenticated. Additional He shall also give an additional bond, with sureties, to the Treasurer of b°“d* the United States, in the sum of five thousand dollars, with the condition that he will render to the proper officers of the treasury a true account of all moneys received by virtue of his office. He shall also Annual report make an annual report to Congress of the number and description of °f °°PY"'Kh*·*’· copyright publications for which entries have been made during the 5,,;,,,-5, 0;-],_ year. And the librarian of Congress shall receive a yearly compensabrvinn- tron of four thousand dollars, to commence when this act shall take e ect. Suhjectqnat- Sec. 86. And be it furt/ter enacted, That any citizen of the United
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nr proprietor of any book, map, chart, dramatic or musical composition, engraving, cut, print, or photograph or negative thereof, or of a paintmg, drawing, chrome, statue, statuary, and of models or designs intended to be perfected as works of the fine arts, and his executors, administrators, or RBS1g0S, shall, upon complying with the provisions of this act, have. the sole liberty of printing, reprinting, publishing, completing, copying, executing, finishing, and vending the same; and in the case of uhdramutic composition, of publicly performing or representing it, or causing it to be performed or represented by others; and authors may C0 ri ms reserve the right to dramatize or to translate their own works. gmgi fgrwmt Sec. 87. And be u further enacted, That copyrights shall be granted term; for the term of twenty-eight years from the time of recording the title thereof, in the manner hereinafter directed. cogthsgéngohow 8§: And be it fi¢rther enacted, That the author, inventor, or {wher m,m_ designer, if he be still living and a citizen of the United States or resident therein, or his widow or children, if he be dead, shall have the same exclusive right continued for the further term of fourteen years, upon recording the title of the_w0rk or description of the article so secured a second t1me, and complying with all other regulations in regard to
