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be lawful for George C. Stiles, of Salisbury, in the County of Westmorland, in the Province of New Brunswick, Master Builder, upon his having complied with the provisions of the Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled “‘An Act for granting patents for useful in- ventions," so far as such provisions shall not be altered by this Act, to obtain Letters Patent for his invention of a new and useful improve— ment in the construction of Spinning Wheels, which he designates Stiles’s Spinning Jenny, notwithstanding his residing out of this Island, the same in every respect as if he had been an inhabitant thereof, and had resided therein for one year previous to such application being made; and after Letters Patent are obtained, he shall be entitled to all rights and privileges by the said recited Act conferred.

II. Provided always, and it is hereby de- clared, that instead of the oath or affirmation required by the fifth section of the said recited Act to be made before some one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of this Island, or some Commissioner for taking affidavits in the said Court, it shall be sufficient for the said George C. Stiles, or his authorized Attorney, to deliver into the office of the Colonial Secretary of this Island a petition of the said George C. Stiles for such Letters Patent, containing therein the solemn declaration of the said George C. Stiles declaring and setting forth to the effect that he is the true inventor of the discovery or improve- ment for which he seeks Letters Patent, and that such invention hath not, to the best of his knowledge or belief, been before known or used in this Island, which petition shall be verified by the oath of the said George C. Stiles, made by him before some one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the said Province of New 3runswick, and authenticated under the seal of the said Supreme Court, or under the hand and seal of a Notary Public for the said Province.

III. Instead of the original written description or specification, with the drawings and written references accompanying the same, as required by the sixth section of the said Act of the seventh year of King William the Fourth, Chapter twenty-one, to be delivered by the person apply- ing for Letters Patent into the office of the Secretary of this Island, it shall and may be lawful for the said George C. Stiles, or his authorized Agent or Attorney, to deliver into

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the said Office a true cepy, certified under oath, of the description and specification of the said invention, with the drawings and written refer- ences thereunto annexed, and on which the said Letters Patent were granted by His said Excel- lency Major General Charles Hastings Doyle, Administrator of the Government of the said Province of New Brunswick, for and on behalf of Her Majesty, as filed in the office of the Provincial Secretary for the said Province, which said certified copy of the said written description or specification, drawings and refer- ences, shall have the same force and effect in all respects as if the original had been delivered into said office of the Secretary of this Island.

IV. Notwithstanding anything in the said recited Act of the seventh William the Fourth, Chapter Twenty-one, to the contrary, the said George C. Stiles shall be entitled to obtain Letters Patent granting and securing to him, his executors, administrators and assigns, the exclusive right to make and use, and to send to others to be made and used, his invention or improvement for the period of ten years from the passing of this Act, but no longer.

. .Road Compensation Notice.

‘ ‘ IIEREAS a Commission, hearing date the 4th day of

September inst, now last past, has been issued to us, under and by virtue of an Act passed in the 14th year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled “ An Act to regulate the laying out and altering of Highways,” and an Act in amendment thereof, whereby we are commanded to estimate the damage or advantage that may accrue to those persons whogare interested in the lands through which a certain new Road is intended to pass, being the continuation of the Little llill Road,in Township No. 37,through Patrick O’llare’s and other farms townrds Pisquid New Bridge, and from Clark's bridge to said new line of Road by avoiding Walker’s hill, and from the southern end of Worthy’s Road along William. McCannell’s north boundary line to the said Little Hill or ’l‘yholland Road, in Lot 37, aforesaid : Now we do hereby give Public Notice to all persons concerned that we will commence the execution of the said commission, by attending at the house of Mr. Francis Murray, in Lot 37, on Saturday, the 12th day of October next, at the hour of 11 o’clockin the forenoon, and proceeding along the said intended line of new Road, will complete the said Commission according to law.

Given under our hands this 7th day of September, 1867.

PATRICK HUGHES, JOHN A. MCDONALD, F. KELLY,

Fished up, at Rifleman’s Rock,

SHIPS ANCHOR, weighing about 10 cwt. (without a

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I i stuck), with two shackles of chain thereto attached.

The owner is requested to come forward, prove property and pay expenses, otherwise they will be sold at Public Auction, at the subscriber’s premises, on SATURDAY, the fifth day of OCTOBER next, at the hour of 12 o’clock, noon.

ANGUS MCMILLAN.

Wood Islands, July let, 1867. [july 17.