Chapter XIV. *for the Relief of James G
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Chap. XIV.— An Act *for the Relief of James G. Holmes.* Jan. 25, 1859. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That James G. Holmes, who James G. Holmes may apply for extension of patent.obtained a patent for an improvement in “Chairs for Invalids,” dated the twenty-fourth of September, eighteen hundred and forty-four, for fourteen years, which has now expired, be authorized to apply to the Commissioner of Patents for an extension of said patent for seven years, under the rules and regulations now in force for the extension of patents, as if he had made application previous to its expiration as required by law, and the Commissioner is directed to investigate and decide the application for extension on the same evidence and in the same manner as other applications for extensions are decided: *Provided,* That the application for Proviso.
Application to be made in 30 days. Proviso.the extension be made within thirty days after the approval of this act and the decision of the Commissioner be rendered within ninety days from the filing of said application in the Patent-Office, and provided, also, that nothing herein shall be so construed as to hold responsible in damages any persons who may have manufactured chairs containing the aforesaid improvement between the expiration of the patent and the approval of this act.
Approved, January 25, 1859.