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whole profit, benefit, and advantage, from time to time coming, growing, accruing, and arising by reason of the said discovery or invention for and during the said term of seven years.
BRITISH GUIANA.
II. The said Francis Burke shall particularly Specification to be lodged in the describe and specify the exact nature of such his
Registrar's office. discovery or invention as aforesaid, and shall, by a clear and copious instrument in writing, under his hand, accurately, fully, and explicitly disclose in what manner and mode the said discovery or inven- tion is to be carried into operation and worked, which instrument, in writing, containing such specification as aforesaid, the said Francis Burke shall, within six months uext after the passing and publication of this Ordinance, cause to be laid before the honourable the Court of Policy, and within one month thereafter to be enrolled among the records of the Colonial Registrar's Office in and for the counties of Demerara and Essequebo, in this Colony; and in case the said Francis Burke, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, shall refuse or neglect to make such instrument in writing, containing such specification as is herein- before required, or shall refuse or omit to perform any of the several matters or things in this section required to be done or performed, then and in every such case all privileges and advantages whatever hereby granted shall utterly cease, determine, and become void to all intents and purposes whatever; anything herein contained to the contrary notwith- standing.
III. It shall not be lawful for any person whom soever within British Guiana, at any time during the continuance of the said term of seven years hereby granted, either directly or indirectly, to use or put in practice, within British Guiana, the said discovery or invention, or any part of the same, or in anywise to counterfeit or imitate the same, or to make or cause to be made any addition thereunto, or subtraction from the same, whereby to pretend himself or herself the discoverer or inventor thereof, without the license, consent, or agreement of the said Fraucis Burke, his heirs, executors, adminis- trators, or assigns, in writing, under his or their hands, first had and obtained in that behalf; and it
No person to use or imitate the said discovery or invention with- out the consent of the said Francis Burke.
BRITISH GUIANA.
This Ordinance to cease and deter- mine on any person disproving the originality of the discovery
or invention.
When Ordinance to take effect.
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any person shall, during the continuance of the said term of seven years, either directly or indirectly use or put in practice the said discovery or inven- tion, or any part of the same, or shall in anywise counterfeit or imitate the same, or make or cause to be made any addition thereto or subtraction there- from, without such consent, license, or agreement as aforesaid, every such person shall be liable to such pains and penalties as can or may be inflicted upon any person for any such breach or violation of this Ordinance, and shall further be answerable to the said Francis Burke, his heirs, executors, administra- tors, and assigns, according to law, for his or their damages incurred thereby.
IV. If any person shall, during the continuance of the said period of seven years hereinbefore limited, successfully dispute and disprove before the honourable the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of this Colony the originality of the said discovery or invention, then in any such case this Ordinance, together with all privileges and advantages whatever hereby granted, shall utterly cease and determine, and become null and void to all intents and purposes whatever; anything herein contained to the con- trary notwithstanding.
V. This Ordinance shall take effect and come into operation on the publication thereof.
And that no ignorance may be pretended of this our Ordinance, these presents shall be printed and published in the customary manner.
Thus done and enacted at our Ordinary Assembly, held at the Guiana Public Buildings, Georgetown, Demerara, this 14th day of February, 1856, and published on the 8th day of March following.
FALKLAND ISLANDS.
Governor, No. 52, November 10, 1856,
FALKLAND ISLANDS.
No Colonial enactments have been made on this subject in these islands.
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