on or discovery having been previously
patented in a foreign country, the patent issued in this country shall
be so limited that it shall not continue longer than the time of the
expiration of such foreign patent, or if there is more than one foreign
patent it shall not continue longer than the time of the expiration of
the one with the shortest unexpired term, and in no case shall it be in
force more than ten years.

THE APPLICATION.

13--Applications for Letters Patent must be made to the Minister of the
Interior in writing.

14--A complete application comprises the petition, specification, oath
and drawings, and the model or specimen when required, and the first fee
of twenty-five dollars. The petition, specification and oath must be
written in the English or the Hawaiian language.

15--No application for a patent will be placed upon the files for
examination until all of its parts except the model or specimen are
received.

THE PETITION.

16--The petition is a communication duly signed by the applicant, and
addressed to the Minister of the Interior, stating the name and
residence of the petitioner, and requesting the grant of a patent for
the invention therein designated by name, with a reference to the
specification for a full disclosure thereof.

THE SPECIFICATION.

17--The specification is a written description of the invention or
discovery, and of the manner and process of making, constructing,
compounding and using the same, and is required to be in such full,
clear, concise and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the
art or science to which it appertains, or with which it is most nearly
connected, to make, construct, compound and use the same. It must
conclude with a specific and distinct claim or claims of the part,
improvement or combination which the applicant regards as his invention
or discovery.

18--The following order of arrangement should be observed in framing the
specifications:

First--Preamble, giving the name and residence of the applicant and the
title of the invention;

Second--General statement of the object and nature of the invention;

Third--Brief description of the drawings, showing what each view
represents;

Fourth--Detailed description explaining fully the alleged invention, and
the manner of constructing, practicing, operating and using it;

Fifth--Claim or claims;

Sixth--Signature of the inventor;

Seventh--Signature of two witnesses.

19--Wh