Chapter CCXXI. to increase and improve the law department of the library of Congress
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Chap. CCXXI.— An Act to increase and improve the law department of the library of Congress. July 14, 1832. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Librarian to prepare an apartment for a law library, &c. That it shall be the duty of the librarian to prepare an apartment near to, and connected by an easy communication with that in which the library of Congress is now kept, for the purpose of a law library; to remove the law books, now in the library, into such apartment; and to take charge of the law library, in the same manner as he is now required to do of the library of Congress.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That the justices of the SupremeJustices of the Supreme Court to have access, and make rules and regulations. Court of the United States shall have free access to the said law library; and they are, hereby, authorized and empowered to make such rules and regulations for the use of the same, by themselves and the attorneys and counsellors, during the sittings of the said court, as they shall deem proper: *Provided*, Such rules and regulations shall not restrict the PresidentProviso. of the United States, the Vice President, or any member of the Senate or House of Representatives, from having access to the said library, or using the books therein, in the same manner that he now has, or may have, to use the books of the library of Congress.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted*, That the law library shall be aLaw library to be part of library of Congress, &c.Incidental expenses. part of the library of Congress, subject to the same regulations, except such alterations as are herein provided for, as now are, or hereafter shall be established for the library of Congress; and the incidental expenses of the law library shall be paid out of the appropriations for the library of Congress. Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted*, That there shall be, and hereby is,Appropriations. appropriated, for the present year, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, and a further annual sum of one thousand dollars, for the period of five years, to be expended in the purchase of law books; and that the librarian shall make the purchases of the books for the Jaw library, under such directions, and pursuant to such catalogue, as shall be furnished him by the chief justice of the United States.
Approved, July 14, 1832.