Church of England, lands (1857) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO VICESIMO-PRIMO VICTORI/E REGINA

No. X.

An Ordinance for vesting Church of England Lands in Western Australia in the Bishop thereof, and his successors.

HEREAS by an Ordinance passed in the first year of the

Wreign of Her present Majesty, No. 1, 1837, General

Trustees of Church Property are created, and in. the last clause of such Ordinance it is enacted that the powers and trusts of such Trustees shall cease on the passing of a legislative enactment to that effect, and whereas it is expedient that they do cease at Preamble.

the time hereinafter appointed ; Be it therefore enacted, by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia and its Depend- encies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof:—

I. THAT from and after this Ordinance taking effect as here-

inafter mentioned, the Ordinance passed in the first year of the

21st Vict., No. 10. 1857.

Repeal 1st Vict, No reign of Her present Majesty, intituled " An Act to provide for

the appointment of Trustees of Church Property," shall be, and

the same hereby is repealed.

THAT all trusts, powers, authorities, and privileges con- ferred by the said Ordinance do expire and cease to have any

II.

Trusts expire.

effect from the time of this Ordinance coming into operation, as

hereinafter mentioned.

THAT all right of property hitherto vested by the Ordinance aforesaid, or by any other Ordinance, in any Trustees,

III.

Property to vest in general or local, shall (from the time of this Ordinance coming Bishop. into operation) vest in the Bishop of Perth and his successors, as sole

Trustee thereof.

IV.     THAT this Ordinance shall, save as hereinafter excepted,

Ordinance to take ef-	take effect and come into operation on the expiration of two
fect two months after	months from and after the day of the arrival of the said Bishop in
the Bishop's arrival.	the colony.

PROVIDED that from and immediately after the passing of this Ordinance, until the expiration of two months from and after the day of the arrival of the said Bishop, the 17th section of the Ordinance No 22 of 16th Victoria, 1853, and any resolution

V.

Powers of General

Trustees not affected	heretofore made thereunder, shall be read and construed as
by 16th Victoria, No.	applying only to local and district trustees limited to a particular
22, nor by late reso-
lution thereunder ;	church or district, and shall in no wise affect, diminish, modify,
but to expire two	or be applicable to the po wers vested in the General Trustees
monthsafter Bishop's	of all Church property in this colony now or hereafter to be
arrival.	appointed, pursuant to the Ordinance No. 1 of 1st Victoria, 1837.

A. E. KENNEDY,

GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

Passed the Legislative Council this

23rd day of June, 1857.

HENRY WAKEFORD,

Clerk of the Council.

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