Inventions, J Morgan (1866) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA,

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NO. IV.

AN ORDINANCE for securing to John Morgan, for a limi-

ted period, the exclusive benefit of a certain Invention.

[ 9th July, 1866. ]

HEREAS John Morgan, of No. 23, Stephens Green, North,

in the city of Dublin, Fellow of the Royal College of

Surgeons, Ireland, bath represented that he has invented improve-

ments in Embalming and Preserving from decay human bodies and

bodies of other animals, also in pickling, curing, and flavoring animal

bodies, which improvements lie believes will be of great public

uti lity within the said colony, and path requested that an Ordinance

may be passed securing to him, his executors, administrators, and

assigns, the exclusive benefit of such invention for a limited time :

Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western

Australia,

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Australia, and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:—

Exclusive benefit of lawn- 1 THE said John Morgan, his executors, administrators, and tion given to john Morgan. assigns shall have and enjoy, and the said Governor and Legislative

Council, bath and have hereby granted to him and them, the sole benefit and advantage of using such invention or discovery in the said Colony, for and during the space of Fourteen years, next after the passing of this Ordinance.

Remedy in case exclusive 2 IF any person, during the said term of fourteen years, shall

benefit is infringed. either directly or indirectly do, make, use, or put in practice the said invention, or ally part of the same, or in anywise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, or make, or cause to be made any addition thereto or subtraction from the same, whereby to pretend himself the inventor or devisor thereof, without the license of the said John Morgan, his executors, administrators, or assigns, the said John Morgan, his executors, administrators, and assigns shall have and be entitled to such and the like remedies against such person, both at Law and in Equity, as the Grantee in England of any letters patent for any invention, would be entitled to in the like case by the Law of England.

Invention to be described 3 IF the said John Morgan shall not particularly describe and

with. and forms to be complied ascertain the nature of such invention or discovery, and the manner

in which the same is to be used, by all instrument in writing under his hand, and cause the same to be delivered within twelve months after the passing of this Ordinance, to the Colonial Secretary of the said Colony, then all privileges and advantages hereby granted to the said John Morgan, his executors, administrators, and assigns, shall entirely cease, determine, and become void, anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Instrument to be recorded. 4 THE Colonial Secretary shall, on the thirtieth day of June

now next ensuing, or on any earlier day, if required by the said John Morgan his executors, administrators, or assigns, or his or their b 7

Attorney, break the seal of the said instrument in writing or specification, and record the same in his office.

If it should not be a new 5 IF at any time during the said term of Fourteen years, it

invention, or prove prejudi-

cial, privileges to cease. shall he made to appear, that the said invention is not a new inven- tion, as to the public use and exercise thereof, or that the said John Morgan is not the true and first inventor thereof, or that the said invention is prejudical or inconvenient to the subjects of our Lady the Queen in general, then all privileges and. advantages hereby

granted

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granted to the said Sohn Morgan, his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall utterly cease, determine, and become void, anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

J. S. HAMPTON,

GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

Passed the Legislative Council,

9111 day of July, 1866.

0. S. PASCOE,

Acting Clerk of the Council.

Printed by Authority at the Government Press, Fremantle, Western Australia.