An act to amend the several acts respect

 ing copy. rights.
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 Be t enacted 5y the Senate ond Honse of Representatives. of he United iStates of' .4me- riea in Congress assembled That from and after the passing of this act, any person or persons, being a citizen or citizens of the unites States, or resident therein, who shall be the author or authors of any book or books, map, chart, or musical composi- tion, which may be now made or composed, j, and not printed and published, or shall hereafter be made composed, or who shall invent, design, etch, engrayc, work or cause to be engraved, etched, or work ed, from his own design, any print or en- graylng, and the executors, administrators, or legal assigns of such person or persons, shall have the sole right and liberty of printing. reprintins, publishing, and vend- ing such book or books, map, chart, musi- cal composition, print, cut, or engraving fn whole, or in part, for the term of twen fy-eight years from the time of recording the title thereof, in the manner hereinaf- ter directed.

 SGc. 3. .1nd De i further enacted, That if, at the expiration of the aforesaid term of years, such author, inventor, designer, en- graver, or any ofthem, where the work had been originally composed and made by more than one person, be still living, and a citizen or citizens of the United States, or resident therein, or being dead, shall have left a widow, or child, or children, either or. all then living, the same excIu- slve right shall be continued to such atI- thor, designer, or engraver, or if dead, then to such widow and child, or children, for the further term of fourteen years: Preoid- fd, That the title of the work So secured shaii be second time recorded, and all euch ether regulations as are herein re- quired in regard to original copyrights, te complied with in respect to such renew ed copy-right, and that within six months before the expiration of the first term

 Sec. 3. .And be it further enacted, That, Tn all cases of renewal of copy right under shls act, such author or proprietor shall within two months from the date of said re- aewal, cause copy of the record thereof to be published in one or more ofthe news papers printed in the United States, for the space of four eeks.

 Sec. 4. And De t further enc.ted, That no person shall be entitled to the benefit of shls act, unless he shall, before publication, opposite printed copy of the title of such oook, or books, map, chart. musical com position, print, cut, or engraving, in the

 erk' office of the district court of the alstrict wherein the author or proprietor s0sll reside, and the Clerk of such circuit