Inventions, S Golay (1868) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO

VICTORIA, R EGINS.

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NO. IV.

AN ORDINANCE for securing to Samuel Golay, for a limited period, the exclusive benefit of a certain Invention.

[ 3rd August, 1868. ]

HEREAS Samuel Golay, of Paris, in the empire of France, Preamble.

Miller and Machinist, hath represented that he is in pos-

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session of an invention for improvements in cutting and dressing

Millstones, and in apparatus to be employed for such purposes, „

which invention he believes will be of great public utility within this Colony, and hath requested that an Ordinance may be passed securing to him, his executors, administrators, and assigns, the exclu-

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sive benefit of such invention for a limited time :—Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia and its dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legisla- tive Council thereof, as follows:—

Exclusive benefit of in- - 1 THE said Samuel Golay, his executors, administrators, and

vention given to Samuel assigns shall have and enjoy and the said Governor and Legislative Golay.

Council hath 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, make, use or put in practice the said

invention,. or any 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 Samuel Golay, his executors, administrators, or assigns, the said Samuel Golay, 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 Samuel Golay 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 an 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 Samuel Golay, his executors, administrators, and assigns shall entirely cease, determine and become void, anything herein- before contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Instrument to be recorded. 4 THE Colonial Secretary shall on the Second day of August

now next ensuing, or on any earlier day, if required by the said Samuel Golay, his executors, administrators; or assigns, or his or their 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 shall

invention or prove prejudi-	be made to appear, that the said invention is not a new invention, as
cial, privileges to cease.	to the public use and exercise thereof, or that the said Samuel Golay

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is not the true and first inventor thereof, or that the said invention is prejudicial or inconvenient to the subjects of our Lady the Queen in general, then all privileges and advantages hereby granted to the said Samuel Golay, 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, 1

this 3rd day of August, 1868. f

G. E. HAMPTON,

Clerk of the Council.

Printed by Authority of Government, Western Australia.