12. In Court of Claims and Supreme Court records the index must be filled in by the press reviser, the first signature being retained for that purpose.
13. When two or more jobs are imposed in one form, the reviser should separate the parts to verify the imposition. Until familiar with the “fold,” however, caution must be exercised in cutting the sheet.
14. Press, stone, and foundry revises are equally important. In the latter especial care must be taken that rules do not lap, that work is not jammed in the “lockup,” that damaged letters and “slips” are indicated, and that the matter is ready in all respects to pass severe criticism.
15. Government publications are usually made up in the following order:
Page 1. Title.
Page 2. Blank.
Page 3. Table of contents. If ending on an odd-numbered page, then—
Page 4. Blank.
Page 5. Letter of transmittal.
Page 6. Blank.
Page 7. Text proper.
In the body of the work new pages will be properly indicated on the proof sheet. Tables of contents, letters of transmittal, lists of illustrations, the text proper of a book, and all matter following half titles (except parallel tables) should begin on a new odd page.
SIGNATURES.
16. All signatures are designated by consecutive numbers—2, 3, 4, etc.—from the first to the last. The distinguishing feature is usually the jacket number, preceding the signature number and connected with it by a 2-em dash. For some works contractions of the title are used, especially in annual or other periodical reports, forms for which can be had upon reference to the last one issued. House and Senate documents take the following signature forms:
| H. Ex. 123——7 | S. Rep. 13——9 |
| H. Rep. 247——3 | S. Ex. 27——3 |
| H. Mis. 17——2 | S. Mis. 123——2 |
| H. Ex. 13—pt 2——5 | S. Mis. 42—pt 3——9 |
Signatures are usually worked in sixteens, but with large pages the form of eights is the standard when printed from type.