NEW HAMPSHIRE.

o'ragement of literature and genius, and for securing to authors and benefit of publishing their literary productions, for twenty

the improvement of knowledge, the progress of ization, and the advancement of human happiness, tly depend on the efforts of ingenious persons in the ciences; as the principal encouragement such persons great and beneficial exertions of this nature, must al security of the fruits of their study and industry ad as such security is one of the natural rights of all no property more peculiarly a man's own than that d by the labour of his mind: Therefore, to encourage f literary productions, honorary and beneficial to the

Y the council and house of representatives in general 1, and by the authority of the same, That all books, er literary works, having the name or names of the s thereof, printed and published with the same, shall rty of the said author or authors, being subjects of of America, their heirs and assigns, for the full and twenty years from the date of their first publication. er enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any perall print, re-print, publish, sell, or expose to sale; or printed, re-printed, published, sold, or exposed to sale, e, or other literary work, not yet printed, written by he United States of America whose name as author hereto prefixed without the consent of the author or assigns, during said term, shall forfeit and pay a sum e thousand pounds nor less than five pounds, to the ■or or authors, or their assigns; to be recovered by any court of record proper to try the same.

ys, That this act shall not be construed to extend in benefit of any author or authors, subject or subjects he United States, until the State or States of which subjects shall have passed similar laws for securing clusive right and benefit of publishing their literary

ct was included in the list of acts repealed, contained 230, of "The Revised Statutes, passed December 23, 77.)

etual Laws of the State of New-Hampshire, from July, 1776, to ecember, 1788, continued into 1789." 8vo. Portsmouth, J. Mel61-162.

of the State of New Hampshire "

Portsmouth I Mel.

ad

efforts of lear sciences; as th make great and legal security o and as such sec property more by the labour o Be it therefor thereof it is ena ductions, havin and printed wit

or authors, beir and assigns, for the date of the

And be it fu person or perso or shall cause to sale, any book,

written by any whose name or without the cons the said term of exceeding three pounds, to the u recovered by act

same.

Provided never not be construed authors, being a States, until the

shall

pass

Simil

tion and laws of the State of New-Hampshire." 8vo. Dover,

05, pp. 294–295.

s of New-Hampshire."

s of New-Hampshire."

RHODE ISLAND.

urpose of securing to authors the exclusive right and benefit of 10 ning their literary productions, for twenty-one years.

Whereas the improvement of knowledge, the progress civilization, the public weal of the community, and the ancement of human happiness, greatly depend on the ed and ingenious persons, in the various arts and 15 principal encouragement such persons can have to beneficial exertions of this nature, must exist in the f the fruits of their study and industry to themselves; urity is the natural right of all men, there being no peculiarly a man's own than that which is produced 20 f his mind;

e enacted by this general assembly, and by the authority cted, That all books, treatises, and other literary pro

go

g the name of the author or authors thereof published h the same, shall be the sole property of such author 25 ng citizens of the United States of America, their heirs the full and complete term of twenty-one years from publication.

urther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any ons shall print, reprint, publish, sell, or expose to sale, 30 o be printed, reprinted, published, sold, or exposed to treatise, or other literary production, not yet printed, citizen or citizens of the United States of America, names, as author or authors, shall be thereto prefixed, sent of the author or authors, or their assigns, during 35 of twenty-one years, shall forfeit and pay a sum not ce thousand pounds, lawful money, nor less than five use of such author or authors, or their assigns, to be ction of debt, in any court of record proper to try the

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vertheless, and it is further enacted, That this act shall ed to extend to the favour or benefit of any author or a citizen or citizens of any other of the said United he State whereof he or they are citizen or citizens ilar laws for securing to authors the exclusive right 45

December, 1783. At the general assembly of the governor and State of Rhode-Island and Providence-Plantations, begun and reenwich on the 4th Monday of December, 1783." fol. [Provy J. Carter, 1783,] pp. 6–7.

PENNSYLVANIA.

ouragement and promotion of learning by vesting a right to the ooks in the authors or purchasers of such copies, during the time

c. I. Whereas the honorable the Congress of the ed States, by their resolution of the second day of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, have he several States to secure to the authors or publishoks not hitherto printed, being citizens of the United eir executors, administrators, and assigns, the copy ks for a certain time.

hereas printers, booksellers, and other persons have ently taken the liberty of printing, reprinting, and using to be reprinted and published books and other the consent of the author or proprietors of such books their very great detriment and the damage of their venting, therefore, such practice for the future, and ement of learned men to compose and write useful ler to give all due force to the recommendations of

prietor of any of this act, ur proprietor, w tary's office i enter the san

enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the representazen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general 7 by the authority of the same, That from and after is act, the author of any book or pamphlet not yet citizen of the United States of America, and his heirs have the exclusive right of printing, publishing, and within this State for the term of fourteen years, to the day of its first printing or publication in this person or persons within the term of fourteen years presume to print, publish, vend, or distribute any phlet within this State; or to introduce into this State s of such book or pamphlet, printed beyond the limits hout the consent of the author or proprietor thereof ained, every such person or persons shall forfeit and - or proprietor of such book or pamphlet double the opies of such book or pamphlet so printed, published, ed or introduced for sale, to be recovered by such tor in any court of this State where the same may be under the value of five pounds, before any two jusy where such offense is committed;

1

no more.

SEC. V. A at the expira herein before

of any such thereof, if th years more; publish, vend without the

said, during same penalti directed. SEC. VI.

book or pam shall insert

entry obtaine otary is here SEC. VII. until such ti passed laws s of Congress Signed by

tin ne suan auly register nis name as author, assignee, or th the title of such book or pamphlet, in the prothono

the city of Philadelphia, who is hereby required to › on record, for which he shall receive five shillings and 5

d be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That ion of the aforesaid term of fourteen years in the cases mentioned, the exclusive right of printing and disposing ook or pamphlet in this State, shall return to the author 10 n living, his heirs and assigns, for the term of fourteen nd that all and every person or persons who shall reprint, distribute, or import within this State any copies thereof consent of such author or proprietor obtained as aforeaid second term of fourteen years, shall be liable to the 15 s, to be recovered in the same manner as is herein before

nd provided also, That no author or proprietor of any hlet shall be entitled to the benefit of this act unless he on the back of the title page a copy of the certificate of 20 d of the prothonotary aforesaid, which the said prothonby required to grant without any further reward.

Provided nevertheless, That this act shall not take place me as all and every of the States in the Union shall have imilar to the same, in conformity to the recommendation 25 foresaid.

order of the House,

GEORGE GRAY, Speaker.

to a law at Philadelphia, on Monday the fifteenth day of e year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and 30

PETER Z. LLOYD,

Clerk of the General Assembly.

's enacted in the second sitting of the eighth general assembly of the ealth of Pennsylvania, which commenced the 13th day of Jan., 1784." 35 lelphia, T. Bradford, 1784], pp. 306–308, Chapter 125.

SOUTH CAROLINA.

AN ACT for the encouragement of arts and sciences.

Be it enacted by the honorable the senate and house of representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, 40 and by the authority of the same, That from and after the January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, the y book or books already printed, who hath not transferred

the conv or conies of such book or books, share or shares

bookseller or booksellers, printer or printers, or othe
-ns, who hath or have purchased or acquired the cop
y book or books, in order to print or re-print the same
ole right and liberty of printing such book and books.
fourteen years, to commence from the said first day
o longer; and that the author of any book or book
ed, and not printed and published, or that shall here
sed, and his assignee or assigns, shall have the sol
ting and re-printing such book or books for the sai
-n years, to commence from the day of first publishing
o longer; and that if any other bookseller, printer o
on whatsoever, from and after the first day of January!
even hundred and eighty-four, within the times granted
this act as aforesaid, shall print, re-print, or import, or
ated, re-printed, or imported, any such book or books.
sent of the proprietor or proprietors thereof, first had
writing, signed in the presence of two or more credi
or knowing the same to be so printed or re-printed.
sent of the proprietors, shall sell, publish, or expose to
[be] sold, published, or exposed to sale, any such book
out such consent first had and obtained as aforesaid:
der or offenders shall forfeit such book or books, and
eet or sheets, being part of such book or books, to the
proprietors of the copy thereof, who shall forth with
ake waste paper of them; and further, that every
r offenders shall forfeit one shilling for every sheet
found in his, her, or their custody, either printed or
shed or exposed to sale, contrary to the true intent and
act; the one moiety thereof to the State, and the other
to any person or persons that shall sue for the same,
in any court of record of the said State, by action of
at or information, in which no wager of law, essoign,
otection, or more than one imparlance, shall be allowed.
many persons may, through ignorance, offend against
some provision be made whereby the property in every
intended by this act to be secured to the proprietor or
reof, may be ascertained, as likewise the consent of
- or proprietors for the printing or re-printing of such
may from time to time be known;

such publicati

pose by the se
be kept at th
prietor or pro

one of which
shall be paid,
hours, be reso
person, for th
and the secre
a certificate
such certifica
pence.
Pro
shall be cons
selling of an
printed beyo
standing.
Be it furth
such author
furnish the p
at a price un
compensation
judges of th
therof to th
directed to s
next court o
author, or p
district wher
authorized a
plaint; and,
and security
within such r
offer for sale
or pamphlet,
consideration
said court, n
said court are
plainant a fu
pamphlet, in
just and reas
security befor
sonable price
And be it f
tors of useful
or vending

e further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothcontained shall be construed to extend to subject any nter, or other person whatsoever, to the forfeitures or n mentioned, for or by reason of the printing or re-printor books, without such consent as aforesaid, unless the of such book or books hereafter published, shall before