thereof deliver at the office of the Librarian of Congress, and sent by the mail addressed to the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, District of Columbia, two copies of such copyri ht book or other article, or, in case of a painting, drawing, statue, statuary, model or design for a work of the fine arts, a photograph of the same.

10. The Librarian of Congress shall record the name of such copyright book, or other article, forthwith in a book to be kept for that purpose, in the words following: "Library of Congress, to wit: Be it remembered that on the

day of

A. B., of hath deposited in this office the tit'e of a book, (map, chart, or otherwise, as the case may be, or description of the article,) the title or description of which is in the following words, to wit: (here insert the title or description,) the right whereof he claims as author, (originator, or proprietor, as the case may be,) in conformity with the laws of the United States respecting copyrights. C. D., Librarian of Congress" And he shall give a copy of the title or description, under the seal of the Librarian of Congress, to the proprietor whenever he shall require it.

11. The Librarian of Congress shall receive from the person to whom the services designated are rendered, the following fees: 1. For recording the title or description of any copyright book or other article, fifty cents. 2. For every copy under seal of such record actually given to the person claiming the copyright, or his assigns, fifty cents. 3. For recording and certifying any instrument of writing for the assignment of a copyright, one dollar. 4. For every copy of an assignment, one dollar. All fees so received shall be paid into the treasury of the United States.

12. The proprietor of every copyright book or other article shall deliver at the office of the Librarian of Congress, or de posit in the mail addressed to the Librarian of Congress, a Washington, District of Columbia, within ten days after its publication, two complete printed copies thereof of the best edition issued, or description or photograph of such article as hereinbefore required, and a copy of every subsequent edition wherein any substantial changes shall be made.

13. For every failure on the part of the proprietor of any copyright to deliver, or deposit in the mail, either of the published copies, or description, or photograph. required by Sections 9 and 12, the proprietor of the copyrig t shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered by the Librarian of Congress, in the name of the United States, in an action in the nature of an action of debt, in any district court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which the delinquent may reside or be found.

14. The postmaster to whom such copyright book, title, or other article is delivered, shall, if requested, give a receipt therefor; and when so delivered he shall mail it to its destination.

15. No person shall maintain an action for the infringement of his copyright unless he shall give notice thereof by inserting in the several copies of every edition published, on the title-page or the page immediately following, if it be a book; or if a map, chart, musical composition, print, cut. engraving, photograph, painting, drawing, chromo, statue, statuary, or model or design intended to be perfected and completed as a work of the fine arts, by inscribing upon some visible portion thereof, or of the substance on which the same shall be mounted, the following words, viz: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year by A. B., in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington; or, at his option, the word "Copyright,” together with the year the copyright was entered, and the name of the party by whom it was taken out, thus: "Copyright, 18—, by A. B."

16. Every person who shall insert or impress such notice, or words of the same purport, in or upon any book, map, chart, musical composition, print, cut, engraving, or photograph, or other article, for which he has not obtained a copyright, shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, recoverable one-half for the person who shall sue for such penalty, and one half to the use of the United States.

17. Every person who, after the recording of the title of any book as provided by this chapter, shall within the term limited, and without the consent of the proprietor of the copyright first obtained in writing, signed in presence of two or more witnesses, print, publish, or import, or, knowing the same to be so printed, published, or imported, shall sell or expose to sale any copy of such book, shall forfeit every copy thereof to such proprietor, and shall also forfeit and pay such damages as may be recovered in a civil action by such proprietor in any court of competent jurisdiction.

18. If any person, after the recording of the title of any map, chart, musical composition, print, cut, engraving, photograph, or chromo, or of the description of any painting, drawing, statue, statuary, or model or design intended to be perfected and executed as a work of the fine arts, as provided by this chapter, shall, within the term limited, and without the consent of the proprietor of the copyright first obtained in writing, signed in presence of two or more witnesses, engrave, etch, work, copy, print, publish, or import, either in whole or in part, or by varying the main design with intent to evade the law, or, knowing the same to be so printed, published, or imported, shall sell or expose to sale any copy of such map or other article, as aforesaid,

he shall forfeit to the proprietor all the plates on which the same shall be copied, and every sheet thereof, either copied or printed, and shall further forfeit one dollar for every sheet of the same found in his possession, either printing, printed, copied, published, imported, or exposed for sale; and in case of a painting statue, or statuary, he shall forfeit ten dollars for every copy of the same in his possession, or by him sold or exposed for sale; one-half thereof to the proprietor and the other half to the use of the United States.

19. Any person publicly performing or representing any dramatic composition for which a copyright has been obtained, without the consent of the proprietor thereof, or his heirs or assigns, shall be liable for damages therefor; such damages in all cases to be assessed at such sum, not less than one hundred dollars for the first, and fifty dollars for every subsequent performance, as to the court shall appear to be just.

20. Every person who shall print or publish any manuscript whatever, without the consent of the author or proprietor first obtained, (if such author or proprietor is a citizen of the United States, or resident therein,) shall be liable to the author or proprietor for all damages occasioned by such injury.

21. No action shall be maintained in any case of forfeiture or penalty under the copyright laws, unless the same is commenced within two years after the cause of action has arisen.

22. In all actions arising under the laws respecting copyrights the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence.

23. The circuit courts, and district courts having the jurisdiction of circuit courts, shall have power, upon bill in equity, filed by any party aggrieved, to grant injunctions to prevent the violation of any right secured by the laws respecting copyrights, according to the course and principles of courts of equity, on such terms as the court may deem reasonable.

24. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the printing, publishing, importation, or sale of any book, map, chart, dramatic or musical composition, print, cut, engraving, or photograph, written, composed, or made by any person not a citizen of the United States nor resident therein.

25. [Approved June 18, 1874, to take effect August 1, 1974.] That in the construction of this act, the words " engraving," "cut," and "print," shall be applied only to pictorial illustrations or work connected with the fine arts, and no prints or labels designed to be used for any other articles of manufacture shall be entered under the copyright law, but may be registered in the Patent-Office. And the Commissioner of Patents is hereby charged with the supervision and control of the entry or registry of such prints or labels, in conformity with the regulations pro

vided by law as to copyright or prints, except that there shall be paid for recording the title of any print or label, not a trademark, six dollars, which shall cover the expense of furnishing a copy of the record, under the seal of the Commissioner of Patents, to the party entering the same.

QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.

THE Constitution of the United States declares that the right of citizens of the United States shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

A citizen of the United States must be a citizen of the State or Territory in which he resides. It is there he must exercise the right of voting, if he possesses that right. All the States require residence for a certain time within the State, or County, or Township, or District in which he offers his vote. Soldiers and those engaged in the Marine service of the United States, do not require a residence by being stationed in the State. Persons of insane mind, paupers, and those convicted of infamous crimes, are not entitled to vote. It is sometimes stated in State Constitutions that a pardon of felony removes the disability of the voter, which is generally the case.

ALABAMA.-Every male citizen of the United States, and hav ing resided in the State one year next preceding the election, and the last three months thereof in the county in which he offers his vote. Persons convicted of treason, embezzlement of public funds, malfeasance in office, bribery, or crime punishable by imprisonment, lose the right of suffrage.

ARKANSAS.-Every citizen who was born in the United States, or has been naturalized, or has legally declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, has the right to vote. He must also have resided in the State six months next preceding the election, and be at the time of voting a resident of the county in which he votes. Exceptions are made in the case of criminals, embezzlement of public funds, ma feasance in office, or bribery, and also of those who during the Rebellion took the oath of allegiance to the United states, and afterwards aided in any way the cause of the Rebellion.

CALIFORNIA. Every citizen of the United States, and every

Mexican electing, under the treaty of 1848, to be a citizen of the United States, who has been a resident of the State six months, and in the county or district in which he offers his vote, thirty days next preceding the election. Persons convicted of any

infamous crime are excepted.

CONNECTICUT.-Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State. town, or city in which he offers to vote, six months. is of good moral character, and is able to read a clause in the constitution or statutes of the State. Persons convicted of bribery, forgery, perjury, duelling, fraudulent bankruptcy, or other offence for which infamous punishment is inflicted, are excepted.

DELAWARE.-Every person who is a citizen of the United States, who has resided one year in the State, and the last month of that year in the county in which he offers his vote. If he be over twenty-one, and under twenty-two, he may vote without having paid any tax; but if he be over twenty-two, he must have paid a county tax within two years before the election, which was assessed, and six months at least before the election at which he offers his vote. Felons are excepted, and the Legislature may make forfeiture of the right of suffrage a punishment for crime.

FLORIDA.-Every male citizen of the United States, or who shall have declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, according to law, has the right to vote. He must have resided in the State one year, and in the county in which he proposes to vote six months next preceding the election at which he offers his vote. No person under guardianship, and no person convicted of felony shall be allowed to vote.

GEORGIA. Every male citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, according to law, has the right to vote. He must have resided in the State six months next before the election, and in the county in which he offers his vote thirty days, and paid all taxes required of him for the year next before the election. Also if he was a re-ident of the State at the time of the adoption of the Constitution. Any person who has been convicted of infamous crimes, and persons who engage in a duel, or send or accept a challenge, or aid in a duel, are disqualified.

ILLINOIS.-Every citizen of the United States who has resided in the State one year before offering his vote, and in his election district thirty days, can exercise the elective franchise.

INDIANA. Every citizen of the United States who is native born, and has resided in the State six months preceding the election, or if of foreign birth of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have resided in the United States one year, and in the