FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 68. 1898. 307 For an additional force of one hundred and fifty special examiners é<*—!i¤i<>¤¤l Special for one year, at a salary of one thousand three hundred dollars each, °“mm°rS` one hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars and no person so appointed shall be employed in the State from which he is appointed; and any of those now employed in the Pension Office or as special examiners may be reappointed if they be found to be qualified. PATENT 0F1v10E: For the Commissioner of Patents, five thousand Patent Officedollars; Assistant Commissioner, who shall perform such duties pertaining to the office of Commissioner as may be assigned to him by the Commissioner, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand dollars each; three examiners in chief, at three thousand dollars each; examiner of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; thirty three principal examiners, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; thirty- six first assistant examiners, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; forty second assistant examiners, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; forty-fi ve third assistant examiners, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; fifty-Eve fourth assistant examiners, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; financial clerk, who shall give bonds in such amount as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, two thousand dollars; librarian, two thousand dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; three assistant chiefs of division, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; five clerks of class four, one of whom shall act as application clerk; machinist, one thousand six hundred dollars; six clerks of class three, one of whom shall be translator of languages; fourteen clerks of class two; fifty-one clerks of class one; skilled laborer, one thousand two hundred dollars; three skilled draftsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four draitsmen, at one thousand dollars each; twentyfive permanent clerks, nt one thousand dollars each; messenger and property clerk, one thousand dollars; five model attendants, at one thousand dollars each; ten model attendants, at eight hundred dollars each; sixty copyists, five of whom may be copyists of drawings; seventy-six copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; three messengers; twenty assistant messengers; forty-tive laborers, at six hundred dollars each; forty-five · laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; twenty-three messenger boys, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; in all, seven hundred and twelve thousand seven hundred and seventy dollars. For purchase of professional and scientific books and expenses of f*<·¤k=·· transporting publications of patents issued by the Patent Office to foreign governments, two thousand dollars. For producing the Official Gazette, including weekly, monthly, quar- 0***** G**¤***°· terly, and annual indexes therefor, exclusive of expired patents, one hundred thousand dollars. _ _ For producing copies of drawings of the weekly issues of patents, °,§°¥""*’ °f °‘"*""“g“ for producing copies of designs, trademarks, and pending applications, and for the reproduction of exhausted copies of drawings and specifications; said work referred to in this and the preceding paragraph to be done as provided by the “Act providing for the public printing and v°1·2°**‘·°2°· binding and for the distribution of public documents:" 1-Worided, That §Ig[Q°“ Govan_ the entire work may be done at the Government Printing Office if, in mm ri-mnng oem. thejudgment of the Joint Committee on Printing, or if there shall be no Joint Committee, in thejudgmeut of the Committee on Printing of either House, it shall be deemed to be for the best interests of the Government, sixty-four thousand dollars. _ _ For investigating the question of the public use or sale of inventions iu?;;??;;?;}?? ""°f for two years or more prior to filing applications for patents, and for expenses attending defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents, two hundred and fifty dollars. . _ B For the share of the United States in the expense of conducting the ,,,§'.{?°§$§L°T°”° u` International Bureau at Berne, Switzerland, seven hundred dollars. Burman or Enucuioxz For Commissioner of Education, three m};¤~·¤ ··* *>·‘·=¤·· thousand dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; '
