Chapter 370. To make uniform charges for furnishing copies of records of the Department of the Interior and of its several bureaus
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CHAP. 370.— An Act To make uniform charges for furnishing copies of records of the Department of the Interior and of its several bureaus.August 24, 1912.[[S. 7157](/us/bill/62/s/7157).][[Public, No. 317](/us/pl/62/317).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Interior Department. Copies of records to be furnished. That the Secretary of the Interior, the head of any bureau, office, or institution, or any officer 498 of that department, may, when not prejudicial to the interests of the Government, furnish authenticated or unauthenticated copies of any official books, records, papers, documents, maps, plats, or diagrams within his custody, and charge therefor the following fees:
Schedule of fees.For all written copies, at the rate of fifteen cents for each hundred words therein; for each photolithographic copy, twenty-five cents where such copies are authorized by law; for photographic copies, fifteen cents for each sheet; and for tracings or blue prints the cost of the production thereof to be determined by the officer furnishing Verification.such copies, and in addition to these fees the sum of twenty-five cents *Provisos*.No charge for official use.shall be charged for each certificate of verification and the seal attached to authenticated copies: *Provided*, That there shall be no charge for the making or verification of copies required for official Authenticated copies of printed rules, etc.use by the officers of any branch of the Government: *Provided further*, That only a charge of twenty-five cents shall be made for furnishing authenticated copies of any rules, regulations, or instructions printed by the Government for gratuitous distribution.
Sec. 2.Inspection of records. That nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or restrict in any maimer the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem proper governing the inspection of the records of said department and its various bureaus by the general public, and any person having any particular interest in any of such records may be permitted to take copies of such records under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 3.Acceptance as evidence. That all authenticated copies furnished under this Act shall be admitted in evidence equally with the originals thereof. Sec. 4.Use of seal. That all officers who furnish authenticated copies under this Act shall attest their authentication by the use of an official seal, which is hereby authorized for that purpose. Sec. 5.Authority to recorders of Land Office repealed.Vol. 83, p. 186.Laws not changed.[R. S., secs. 490-493, 4934. pp. 81, 954.](/us/rs/sec490-493,4934/p81,954).
That the Act of Congress approved April nineteenth, nine-teen hundred and four, chapter thirteen hundred and ninety-six, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; but no tiling in this Act shall be so construed as to repeal the provisions of sections four hundred and ninety to four hundred and ninety-three, inclusive, and forty-nine hundred and thirty-four of the Revised Statutes, fixing the rates for Vol. 26, p. 940.patent fees; or the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, chapter five hundred and forty-one, fixing a rate for Vol. 33, p. 728.certifying printed copies of specifications and drawings of patents; or of section fourteen of the Act of February twentieth, nineteen hundred and five, chapter five hundred and ninety-two, to authorize the registration of trade-marks used in commerce with foreign nations or among the several States or with Indian tribes, and to protect the Vol. 34, p. 139.same; nor shall anything in this Act be construed to repeal any of the provisions of section eight of the Act approved April twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and six, chapter eighteen hundred and seventy-six, authorizing the officer having charge of the custody of any records pertaining to the enrollment of members of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians to furnish certified copies of such records and charge for that service such fees as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe;
Indian service recordsnor shall anything herein contained prevent the Secretary of the Interior, under his general power of supervision over Indian affairs, from prescribing such charges or fees for furnishing certified copies of the records of any Indian agency or Indian school as he may deem Fee for certificate of official character.proper; and the said Secretary is hereby authorized to charge a fee of twenty-five cents for each certified copy issued by him as to the official character of any officer of his department.
Sec. 6.Deposit of receipts. That all sums received under the provisions of this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. Approved, August 24, 1912.