Chap. 303.—An ACT acquiring a non-exclusive, personal, non-transferable license
from Charles F. Thompson to use his invention on Methods and Apparatus
for Electrical Voting Systems. [H B 493]

Approved March 26, 1936

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, as follows:

Section 1. That the Commonwealth acquire from Charles F.
Thompson of Dumbarton, county of Henrico, and State of Virginia,
inventor of new and useful improvements in Methods and Apparatus
for Electrical Voting Systems, a license to use the invention of Charles
F. Thompson for the benefit of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The
invention on Methods and Apparatus for Electrical Voting Systems
has been made by Charles F. Thompson, wholly upon his own initia-
tive and genius, and without any direction or suggestion by any officer
or employee of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and under the doctrine
established in the case of United States of America against Dubilier
Condenser Corporation, two hundred and eighty-nine United States
one hundred and seventy-eight, Charles F. Thompson is the possessor
of the entire right title and interest in and to his said invention.

Section 2. Said Charles F, Thompson has indicated a willingness
to grant to the Commonwealth of Virginia, a license, free of all royalty,
to make and use the said invention for Methods and Apparatus for
Electrical Voting Systems, but in consideration of the license, delivery
shall be made to Charles F. Thompson of all dies, tools, molds, jigs
and drawings which are now, and which may come into the possession
of the Commonwealth of Virginia during the introduction of any
methods or construction of any apparatus by the Commonwealth under
terms of aforesaid license.

Section 3. Be it enacted, That the Commonwealth of Virginia
hereby accepts the said non-exclusive, personal, non-transferable license,
to make and to use the Method and Apparatus for Electrical Voting
Systems, invented by Charles F. Thompson, for the purposes of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, without payment of royalty thereof, and
authorizes the Attorney General of the Commonwealth to execute and
accept a license in conformity herewith, and to deliver to said Charles
IF’, Thompson in consideration thereof, all dies, tools, molds, jigs, and
drawings which are now or which may come into the possession of
the Commonwealth of Virginia, during the introduction of any methods
or construction of any apparatus by the Commonwealth under terms of
aforesaid license.

Section 4. In the granting of license rights by Charles F. Thomp-
son to the Commonwealth of Virginia, it is understood that said
Charles F. Thompson retains for himself all right to and interest in
his invention, in any letters patents which may be obtained thereon, in
all places throughout the world and throughout the United States,
other than in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the recipient of the license
from Charles F. Thompson.

Section 5. The Attorney General of the Commonwealth is hereby
authorized to require the recording of a copy of this bill and a copy of
the license prepared and executed in conformity herewith in the United
State Patent Office, at Washington, District of Columbia, defining the
rights to the non-exclusive, personal, non-transferable license, of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, in and to the said Methods and Apparatus
for Electrical Voting Systems invented by Charles F. Thompson, and
the rights of the said Charles F. Thompson in and to the invention
throughout the world and throughout the United States, other than in
the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Section 6. An emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this act
shall be in force from its passage.