Title 43 of the U.S. Code § 16 - Engrossing and recording patents
Full text of § 16 from Title 43 of the United States Code.
§ 16. Engrossing and recording patents
The engrossing and recording of patents for public lands may be done by means of typewriters or other machines, under regulations to be made by the Secretary of the Interior and approved by the President.
(Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, §3, 28 Stat. 807.)
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