Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. CVII.—An Act for the distribution of certain books therein mentioned.
Distribution of diplomatic correspondence.
Resolution of March 27, 1818.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the copies of the diplomatic correspondence of the American revolution, published in pursuance of a resolution of Congress of twenty-seventh March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, which have been or may hereafter be received at the Department of State, be distributed and disposed of in manner following, to wit:
To the President and Vice President of the United States, one copy each; to the heads of department, five copies each; to the Postmaster General, the commissioner of the general land office, and the superintendent of the patent office, one copy each; to each member and delegate of the present Congress, one copy; to the library of the Senate, five copies; to the library of the House of Representatives, ten copies; to the attorney general, the judges of the Supreme Court, and of the other courts of the United States, each one copy; to each governor of a state or territory, for the public library of the state or territory, one copy; to the military academy at West Point, and to each incorporated university, college, historical or antiquarian society and athenæum, one copy; to the Secretary of State, one copy for each American legation in foreign countries; to the Secretary of the Navy, five copies for the naval commanders on different stations; and to each person who has been President of the United States, one copy.
Distribution of the journals of the House.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That of the edition of the journals of the House, ordered to be printed by a resolution of this House, of eighteenth May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, the copies be distributed in manner following, to wit:
To the President and Vice President of the United States, one copy each; to the heads of department, five copies each; to each member and delegate of the present Congress, one copy; to the library of the Senate, five copies; to the library of the House of Representatives, ten copies; to the Attorney and Postmaster General, one copy each; to each governor of a state or territory, for the public library of the state or territory, one copy; to the military academy at West Point, and to each incorporated university, college, historical, or antiquarian society, and athenæum, one copy; and to each person who has been President of the United States, one copy; and that the residue remain in the custody of the clerk of the House of Representatives, till otherwise ordered by the House.
To be made by clerk of House of Representatives.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the books hereby directed to be distributed, be properly prepared for transmission, under the direction of the clerk of the House of Representatives; and that they be forwarded free of postage, by mail, to the persons hereby authorized to receive them; or delivered to the order of said persons in the city of Washington.
Further distribution of diplomatic correspondence.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, of the copies of the diplomatic correspondence of the revolution, which shall remain after the distribution aforesaid, one copy shall be distributed to each new member of each Congress succeeding the present, until all copies shall have been distributed, with the exception of twenty-five, which shall be retained for the library of Congress.
Approved, May 26, 1830.
