Chapter 22.
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CHAP. 22.— AN ACT Amending sections four hundred and seventy-six, four hundred and seventy-seven, and four hundred and forty of the Revised Statutes of the United States. February 15, 1916.[[S. 900](/us/bill/64/s/900).][[Public, No. 16](/us/pl/64/16).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That section four hundred Patent Office.and seventy-six of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:
Officers and employees. R. S., sec. 476, p. 80, amended. "“Sec. 476. There shall be in the Patent Office a Commissioner of Patents, one first assistant commissioner, one assistant commissioner, and five examiners in chief, who shall be appointed by the President, Duties of assistant commissioners.by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The first assistant commissioner and the assistant commissioner shall perform such duties pertaining to the office of commissioner as may be assigned to them, respectively, from time to time by the Commissioner of Patents.
All other officers, clerks, and employees authorized by law for the office shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior upon the nomination of the Commissioner of Patents, in accordance with existing law.”" 9 Sec. 2. That section four hundred and seventy-seven of the Revised Statutes be amended to read as follows: "“Sec. 477. The salaries of the officers mentioned in the preceding Salaries of officers increased. R. S., sec. 477, p. 80, amended.section shall be as follows:
"“The Commissioner of Patents, $5,000 a year. “The First Assistant Commissioner of Patents, $4,500 a year. “The Assistant Commissioner of Patents, $3,500 a year. “Five examiners in chief, $3,500 a year each.”"" Sec. 3. That so much of section four hundred and forty of the Chief clerk and examiners.R. S., sec. 440, p. 75, amended.*Post,* p. 101.Revised Statutes as follows the words “In the Patent Office,” and refers to said office only, be amended to read as follows: "“One chief clerk, who shall be qualified to act as a principal examiner.
“One librarian, who shall be qualified to act as an assistant examiner. “Five law examiners. “One examiner of classification. “One examiner of interferences. “One examiner of trade-marks and designs. “One first assistant examiner of trade-marks and designs. “Six assistant examiners of trade-marks and designs. “Forty-three principal examiners. “Eighty-six first assistant examiners. “Eighty-six second assistant examiners. “Eighty-six third assistant examiners. “Eighty-six fourth assistant examiners; and such other examiners and assistant examiners in the various grades as the Congress shall from time to time provide for.”" Approved, February 15, 1916.