An act to aid in the protection of the public buildings and property against loss and damage by fire
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PrintA commission, including the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Commissioner of Patents, and the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, is constituted and authorized to examine and ascertain which automatic signal telegraph systems are best adapted for the purpose of detecting the occurrence of fire for the protection of property in government buildings.
Smithsonian Legal Documents
Statutes at Large
20 Stat. 257 (1878); ch. 4 (Book)
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Public Law
Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 257-58