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therefor, to cause a new Patent to be issued to the patentee, for the residue of the term mentioned in the first Patent, in accordance with the patentee's amended description and specification; in case of his death or the assignmqut by him of the original Patent, or any fractional interest therein, the right shall vest in his legal representatives, to the extent of their respective interests in such Patent; and the Patent so re-issued, together with the amended description and specification, shall have the same effect and operation in law as though the same had been originally filed in such amended form, before the issuing of the original Patent.

XVII. If an original patentee shall be desirous of adding a description and specification of an improvement upon his original invention or dis- covery, made or discovered by him subsequent to the date of his Patent, he may, upon the like pro- ceedings being had in all respects as in the case of an original application, have the same annexed to his original description and specification; and the Colonial Secretary shall certify upon such annexed description and specification, the time of its being annexed and recorded, and thereafter it shall have the same effect in law as if it had been embraced in the original description and specification, and had been recorded therewith.

XVIII. No Patent for any invention or discovery granted in England, or elsewhere out of the Colony, subsequent to this Act coming into operation, and extending to the colonies, shall be of force and effect in this Colony, until copies of the original specifi- cation and drawings filed, or duplicate of the models lodged in England, or elsewhere out of the Colony, upon which such Patent was there obtained, shall be filed or lodged in the office of the Colonial Secretary, who shall grant a certificate of the lodging or filing of the same.

NEWFOUNDLAND.

Governor, No. 74, August 22, 1856.

Original patentee's right to palent

any improvement he may make on his invention.

No Palent granted elsewhere to be of effect in this Colony until specifications, &c., be filed in Secretary's office.

XIX. Quakers may affirm in all cases where an Affirmatious and oaths. oath is required by this Act; and all oaths or affirmations under this Act, unless otherwise pro- vided, may be taken in this Colony before a Judge of the Supreme Court, or any of the Circuit Courts, or a Commissioner for taking affidavits in the same;

NEWFOUNDLAND.

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or in Great Britain or Ireland, before the Mayor of

Governor, No. 74, August 22,1856. a city or borough, the deposition being certified under the Corporate Seal; or, in a foreign country, before a British Consul or Vice-Consul, and certified by his seal of office.

Every patentee to pay fees of

office and 51.

for

take out Letters- may XX. Any person who

pay Patent under or by virtue of this Act, shall the same such fees as are charged on documents issued under the Great Seal of this island, and shall, in addition, deposit with the Colonial Secre- tary the sum of five pounds, to be by him paid to the Receiver-General for the uses of the Colony.

BERMUDA.

Governor, No. 203, September 11, 1856.

BERMUDA.

Attorney-General.-There is no law or usage prevailing in Bermuda on the subject of Patent- rights, or of the extension of the privilege obtained by inventors or British patentees. Nor are there in the Fee Bills, or in the Schedule of Fees in force, any items applicable to Patents which could lead to the formation of a statement of the fees or expenses of taking out a Patent in this Colony.

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