United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/8th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 60
Chap. LX.—An Act to provide for a more extensive distribution of the Laws of the United States.
Four hundred copies of the laws of the U. States, to be procured by the Secretary of State, and one hundred of them to be distributed, in proportions, in the territory of Orleans and district of Louisiana.
One thousand copies printed at the close of each session of Congress to be reserved for future disposition.
Distribution of the remainder to be extended to the different territories.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary for the department of State, be, and he hereby is authorized and empowered to procure four hundred copies of the laws of the United States: one hundred copies of which shall be distributed in just proportions in the territory of Orleans and district of Louisiana, the other three hundred copies to be reserved for the disposal of Congress.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That one thousand copies of the laws of the United States which shall be printed at the close of each session shall be reserved for the disposal of Congress: and that the distribution of the remainder shall be extended to the territory of Orleans, and district of Louisiana, and to such other territories as are or may hereafter be established, in the same manner and proportion as is already provided by law for distributing them among the several states and territories: and the Secretary of State shall cause to be published in one newspaper in each of the territories of the United States, where newspapers are printed, the laws which have passed during the present session, and which may hereafter be passed by Congress.
Laws of the present and future sessions to be published in the territories.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be transmitted, by the Secretary of State, to each member of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to each territorial delegate, as soon as may be, after the expiration of each session of Congress, a copy of all the laws which shall have been passed at such session.
Appropriation to defray the expense of carrying this act into effect.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the sum of two thousand dollars be, and the same hereby is appropriated for defraying the expense authorized by this act, payable out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 27, 1804.