Churches Act 1847 (SA)

No. 10.

0RI)INANCE enactad liy the Govermr of 8 w t h Austratio, with the advice and consent of the Legislaldvs Council thereof.

To Promote the Building of Churches and Chapels .for Christian

Worsh@, and to providetor the lClaintenance of Ministers of	the
Christian Beligion.

[3rd August, 1843.1

HEREAS for the advancement of the Christian Religion, and Preamble.

W the promotion of good morals in South Australia, it is expe-

dient to encourage the observance of public worship, and for this

purpose to authorize the issue from the Public Revenue of the said Province of sums to be applied in aid of the building of churches

and chapels for Christian Worship, and of the maintenance of minis-

ters of religion:

nance aha,ll be conatrued to authorize the issue from the Colonial Treasury,

Be it therefore Enacted, by the Governor of South Australia, Regulating the issue

with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof-	of public money in
aid of the erection of

That whenever i t shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the churchoa and mini+

Governor and Executive Council, that a population equal to fifty tore' dwellings.

adult persons are desirous to erect a church or chapel for Christian worship, or a dwelling for the officiating minister thereof, at any placq within the Province, and a sum not less than Fifty Pounds shall have been raised by private contribution, to be applied towards the building of such church, chapel, or minister's dwelling, it shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Coun- cil, by warrant under his hand, and subject to such regulations for the due appropriation and application thereof as shall from time to time be made by the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, to issue from the Colonial Treasury, in aid of the under- taking, any sum of money, not exceeding the amount of the said private contribution: Provided always, that nothing in this Ordi- : ? : : g limiting ae

Treamry, in aid of any church, chapel, or minisier's dwelling, of

any sum exceeding One Hundred and Fifty Pounds; and that no

sum shall be so issued in aid of any private contribution, until such contribution shall be wholly paid up and deposited or secured to the satisfaction of the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council: Provided further, that nothing herein contained shall prevent or be construed to prevent the appropriation for thc purl poses aforesaid, of any sum exceeding One Hundred and Fifty Pounds, by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council,

stipend of the minis- 11. And be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, by warrant under his hand as aforesaid, to authorize from time to time, the issue from the Colonial Treasury, of stipends towards the support of the minis* ters of religion, duly officiating in any churches or chapels, to be erected in manner aforesaid, or in any churches or chapels already erected, and of which trustees shall be appointed, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, such stipends being issued at the several rates hereinafter mentioned; that is to say, whenever it shall

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be certified to the Governor by the trustees or officers appointed for managing the temporalities of any church or chapel, according

to the usages of the religious communion to which the same is pro- fessed to belong, in the form of the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked with the letter A, that not less than fifty sittings have been rented and paid for in any church or chapel, erected or t o be erected

in conformity with the provisions of this Orctinancc, for one whole

year, commencing mithir~ one" month previously to the date of such certificate, and that such sittings are bond$de intended to be occu- pied by persons frequenting such church or chapel, it shall be l a d u l for the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, to issue from the Colonial Treasury, to thc minister thereof, a stipend not exceeding Fifty Pounds for the year then current, and if it shall be

rented and paid for to be occupied as aforesaid, then it shall bc	so certified as aforesaid, that a greater number of sittings have been
lawful to issue iu manner aforesaid to such minister a further stipend, increasing at the rate of ten shillings for every such ad- ditional sitting of the next one hundred and fifty, and at the rate of five shillings for every such additional sitting beyond that numbcr:

Protrieo.

Provided always, that no stipend shall be increased beyofid the sum

of two hundred pounds in any year.

ofa miniater - 111. And be it Enacted, That whenever it shall be certified to

officinting in two

& w c ~ ~ s.	the Governor, in manner aforesaid, that any such minister has been duly appointed to and usually officiatcs at lkast oucc on every Lord's day in two such churches or chapels, not being more than ten miles distant from each other, in each of which churches or chapels there .
shall be not less than fifty sittings, rented and paid for, and intended
to be occupicd as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for thc Governor, with the *ice of the Executive Council, to issue from the Colonial Treasury to such minister, an additional stipend for and in respect

of

of the church or chapel to which he shall have been last appointed,	-
not exceeding half the above rates of stipend.

IV. And be it Enacted, That tvhenever i t shall be made to Support of ministers

appear to the satisfaction of thc Governor and Executivc Council, thcreiano or missionariee where

that there is resident in any part of the Province, a population of one hundred adult persons, kquiring pastoral supe&te~dence, and that there is no church or chapel erccted, or likely within one year to be erected, at whic!l such persons can reasonably be expected to attend, it shall be lawful for the Governor, in manner aforesitid, and subject to such regulations for the due application thereof, as from time to time may be made with the advice of the Executivc Council, to issue from the Colonial Treasury, towards the maintenance of a minister of religion, or missionary, for the spiritual care of such persons, any sum not exceeding Fifty Pounds in any one year: Pro- Proviso.

vided an amount equal to the sum so to be issued shall previously have bcen raised by private contribution, and deposited or securcd for such purpose to the satisfaction of the Goyeraor, with the advice

of the Executive Council.

every year for which the stipend of any minister or missiouary shall performance of datics. V. Provided always, and be it Enacted, That once at least in Proviso, proof of due

be issucd as aforesaid, such proof shall be produced to the Governor and Executive Council as they shall require, of the sufficicllt and regular performance of the duties in respect of which such stipend shall bc rcspcctively issued; and if i t shall appcar to the Governor and Executive Council, that the said duties have been culpably or mil- fully neglected, it shall be lawful for the Governor and Executivc Council to withdraw the said stipend for such time as shall seem propcr.

VI. And be it Enacted, That before any sum of money slinll. be T ~ s k c c ~ to be ap-

issued from the Colonial Treasury towards the building of any punted. church, chapel, or minister's dwelling in the manner aforesaid,	trustees s l d l be nominated and appointed in pnrsuancc of this	Ordinance; and that the wholc real estate in fee simple, in the site
of such church, chapel, or minister's dwelling, and of any lands,
hewditaments, and appurtenances thcrcunto belonging, shall bc con-
veyed to the said trustees, upon trust for the erection, maintenance,
and repair of such church, chapel, or minister's dwelling ancl appur- tenances, and for the provision out of thc rcvmues belonging to or arising from the use of the said church or chapel, laids, hcredita- ments, and appurtenances, in such manner as shall be lawfully appointed, of all things necessary for the cclebration of Divinc Worship and Service therein, subject to the provisions of this Ordi- nance; and to the said Trustees shall bc issurd uiidcr such reguli~tions
for the due appropriation and application thereof, as hereinbefore mentioned, all such sums of money as by the provisions of this Ordinance are authorized to be issued in aid of the crection of m y church, chapel, or minister's dwelling.

VII, And be it Enacted, That such trustees be appointed in Mpdeofappointing manner onglnal trustees,

manner following :-That is to say--Whenever any number of per- sons shall, by private subscription, contribute any sum not less than Fifty Pounds, for or towards erecting or providing a church or chapel, or minister's dwelling, land, or appurtenances thereto belonging, it shall and may be lawful for the said subscribers to elect by plurality of votes, any number of trustees, not less than three, nor more than five, subject to the approval of the Governor and Executive Council; and such election shall take place at a meeting of the subscribers, of the time and place of holding which, at least fourteen days' previous notice shall have been given by publication in the South Australian Government Gazette: and every person having subscribed and paid One Yound towards the erection of any such church, chapel, or minister's dwelling (if any connected therewith), and being also a member of the church or religious persuasion to which the same belongs, shall be entitled to vote at all elections of trustees for the same, until such church or chapel shall have been completed.

Trustees to bo

benr of the church or VIII. And be i t Enacted, That every person so to be nominated or elected a trustee, shall be a member of the church or religious

~ersueaion. &C.

pcrsuosion in behalf 'of which he is appointed a trustee, freque&ng

its public services, and not known to impugn publicly any of its doc-

trines; and willing to accept and act in the execution of such trust.

Trustee disqualified

by absence or other-

IX. And be i t Enacted, That any such trustee as aforesaid, who shall leave the Province, and shall be absent therefrom more than six months in succession, or who shall be a confirmed lunatic, or found not to be qualified as hereinbefore mentioned, shall and may be removed from his office by the remaining trustees, or the greater number of them, at a mccting of trustees held for that purpose, after at least fourteen days' previous notice thereof shall have been given to all the trustees within the Province.

wise, to be removed,

Mode of electing a

new trustco at meet- X. And be it Enacted, That whenever and as often as any trustee,

in, C O ~ T, ~ g

nominated or elected under the provisions aforesaid, shall die,

trustees.

disclaim, or resign his office with the consent of his CO-trustee,

or shall be removed as aforesaid, the surviving or continuing trustees

shall forthwith call a meeting of the subscribers, if the church or chapel

shall not have been then completed or opened for Divine Service, or

of thc seat-holders therein, after that period (as the case may

require) for the purpose of electing a new trustee in the place of the one so dying, disclaiming, or desiring to resign, or removed as aforesaid; and the election of such new trustee shall at all times before the completion or opening of such church or chapel

be made by the subscribers thereto, and shall at all times

after the completion or opening thereof, bc made by the seat- holders, and the same notice shall be given of the time and

place of the said meeting; and the sam; proceedings shall be.

observed in all other respects as to the election of such trustee, as

Proviso.

upon the original nomination or election of trustees: Provided howevet, that no trustee shall be permitted to resign his office until

he

he shall duly have accounted to the satisfaction of his CO-trustees,

for all sums of money at any time received by him in his said trust.

XI. And be it Enacted, That if the surviving or continuing Indefault of f ruebe~ eubacribens, or seat-

trustees, appointed under the provisions aforesaid, shall not within holders to convene

one month after the death, disclaimer, resignation, or removal of

for election*

any trustee, give public notice in manner last aforesaid of a meeting of subscriberu, or seat-holders as the case may be, for the election of a new trustee, it shall and may be lawful for any six of the sub- scribers, or seat-holdcrs, upon giving fourteen days' public noticc in manner aforesaid, to assemble a meeting, as the case may be, of the subscribers, or seat-holders, being members as aforesaid, and to

proceed to the election of a new trustee: And if no such meeting In default whereof,

be held, nor election proceeded with, within two months after the p,,bt,	the Governor may ap.
death, disclaimer, resignation, or removal of any trustee as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for the Governor, by writing under his hand, to be enrolled in pursuance of this Ordinance, to nominate and appoint a fit and proper person, being qualified as aforesaid, to be such trustee.

as aforesaid,. pursuant to this Ordinance, shall become jointly with joint truetee, XII. And be i t Enacted, That every new trustee to be nominated Newhatee~become

the continuing or surviving trustees or trustee, a trustee of the site of the church, chapel, minister's dwelling, lands, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereto belonging, in respect whereof he shall be so nominated; and, upon such nomination being approved by the Governor and Executi~e Council, and being by direction of the Governor, by writing under his hand, enrolled in the General Registry Office, pursuant to this Ordinance, the whole legal estate in the same shall, by force of this Ordinance, and without any con- veyance, become vested in possession in the new trustee, jointly with the continuing or surviving trustees or trustee, if any, or else in the new trustee or trustees alone, upon the same trusts as h the original deed declaring the trust thereof.

XIII. Provided always and be it Enacted,Xhat notwithstanding Bi&, . ,

scribers jointly contributing any sum not less than Fifty Pounds the United church of anything contained in this Ordinance, it shall bc lawful for the sub- z;k$;;o;,Er; Y

E"@and and Ireland# ditions as to them shall seem fit, and with the consent of the Bishop, within whose diocese the same may be situate, to ndminate such Bishop, and his successors, to be the sole trustee and s~iccessive trustees of 'such church or chapel and minister's dwelling, with any lands, hereditaments, and appurtenances which may be thereunto respectively annexed, for the purposes of this Ordinance; and upon

towards erecting any such church or chapcl of the United Church of

such nomination being declared to the Governor and Executive

Council, the site of such church, chapel, minister's dwelling, lands, and hereditaments respectively, shall be conveyed to the said Bishop and his successors upon trusts herein mentioned; and such convey-

ance being, by direction of the Governor, by writing under his hand,

enrolled

enrolled pursuant to this Ordinance, the whole legal estate in fee simple in the said hereditaments, with their appurtenances, shall by force of this Ordinancc, vest in possession in the said Bishop and his successors, as sole and successive trustees, upon the trusts afore- said, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance; and such sum or

sums of money shall be issued to him and them from the Colonial

Treasury, towards the building of any such church, chapel, or minister's dwelling, of the said united church, as it may be lawful

to issue to trustees, under the provisions of this Ordinance.

Proviso, eaving all

existing trusts and	XIV. Provided always and be it Enacted, That nothing herein contained respecting the mode of appointment of trustees, or thc declaration of any uses, respectively, slxdl affect any existing trust or right whatever; and that if any such mode of election of trustees,
righa.
or declaration of uses, shall be inconsistent with the customs or
usages of any religious denomination, such customs and usages may '
be followed.
%vim for religious

denominations having XV. Provided also, and be in Enacted, That whenever any ap-

mr *tap- pointment shall be made or trusts declared, otherwise than as herein

pomtmen4orfdfila expressly authorized, thc dced of conveyance or deed of trust to ment of the trueta for

pnrpoaee ahri- trustees for the purposes of this Ordinancc, settirg forth therein, or

said,	by reference to a model deed of the religious denomination to which the same is professed to belong, the mode of appointing trustces or other officers, by whatsoever name they may be known, for manag-
ing the temporalities, the provision for creating a succession of such
trustees or officers, and for defining the manner in which the trusts
are to be fulfilled, shall be produced to the Govcrnor and Executive
Council, and proved to their eatisfaction to be in terms which are recognized and established by or in accordance with the usages of the religious denomination to which they are professed to belong; and thereupon such deed of conveyance or deed of trust, and model deed (if any), shall be directed by the Governor, by writing under his hand, to be enrolled in the General Rcgistry Officc, pursuant to this Ordinance: And from and after such enrolment every such conveyance, dced of trust, and model deed so earolled, shall have
the same force and effect as if the particular clauses and provisions thereof, respecting the mode of appointing trustees or other officers, of creating a succession of such trustees or officers, and of defining the manner in which the trusts arc to be fulfillcd, had been herein inserted; and on every appointment of any new trustee or officer
under the powers contained in any such deed, such appointment
having been proved to the satisfaction of the Governor and Execu* tive Council to have been duly made, a memorial of the name of such trustee or officer shall be, by direction of the Governor, in writing under his hand, enrollcd in the General Registry Officc in pursuance
of this Ordinance; and from and aftcr such enrolment, the legal
estate of the church or chapel, minister's dwelling, or other heredita- ments as the case may be, shall, by forcc of this Ordinance, and without any conveyance, vest in possession in every such trustee or officer, either solely or jointly with the continuing or surviving trus-

tees,

l

tees, or trustee or officer, if any, as the case may be, upon the same

trusts as in the original conveyance.

XVI. And be it Enacted, That i t shall and may be lawful for Free seate ~a minia-

the trustees appointed in respect of any church or chapel, subject tcrs' pew ; remaining	sitting8 to be let.
to the provisions of this Ordinance, or for the major part of them, and they me hereby authorized and required to sei apart one-fourth part of the whole number of sittings contained in the same, to be appropriated, free of any charge whntsoever, to the use and accom- modation of persons choosing to occupy the same during the time of the celebration of public worship, or of any rite or ordinance per- taining thereto; and also one pew, containing not more than six sittings, nor less than four, for the use and occupation, free from all charges, of the family or household of the minister officiating in such church or chapel; and it shall ancl may bc lawful for such trustees, or the major part of them, m d they arc hereby authorized and re- quired, by themselves or officers appointed for that purpose accord-
ing to the usages of the rclieious denomination to which they belong,
to assess and fix equitably the annual rent or rate for each pew or sitting in every such church or chapel, with the exception of such pews and sittings as are hereinbefore dcclared to be free from charge, and to make agreements and contracts with any persons desirous to hire or engage the same according to such assessed rent or rate.

XVII. And be it Enacted, That, in estimating the majority of ~ ~ t e ~ ~ f m a t - h o l a m, .

seat-holders at any meeting held for the purposes of this Ordinance, and in taking the votes of seat-holders thcreat (which votes may be given in person, or by causing to be presented to the Chairman a voting paper signed by each seat-holder), every individual shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each seat or sitting holden by him: Provided that no person shall in any case have more than five votes: Provided also, that no person shall at any meeting be entitled to vote in respect of any seat or sitting the rent of which shall be then

due and tinpaid.

XVIII. And be it Enacted, That it shall and may be lawful far Miniatetsp right to OC-

the minister duly appointed to officiate in any church or chapel ~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	3	u
under this Ordinance, during the continuance of his office, to have free access and admission to and into such church or chapel, and the burial grounii belonging thereto, and evcry part thereof respectively,
at all times, as hc shall think fit, and freely to exercise liis spiritual
functions therein respectively, without any hindrance or disturbance
of the trustces of thc same, or any person whatever; and such offici-
ating minister shall and may, in like manner, during,such continuance
in office, freely use, have, possess, and enjoy, the m~nister's dwelling, garden, appurtenances, and glebe, belonging to such church or chapel,
and receive, have, and take the rents, profits, and issues, and every

part thereof respectively: Provided always, that no such liberty of Provifio.

access and admission to any church, chapel, or burial ground, or the possession and enjoyment of any house of residence as aforesaid, nor occupation of the same for any length of time whatever, shall be

construed

construed to confer any right of property in the same upon the

minister or. any other parties, as against the trustees thereof.

Tmateea may accept

lands.

XIX, And be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for any trustees appointed in manner mentioned in this Ordinance, to accept and take from persons willing to givc the same, any lands or heredi- taments adapted for the site of a church, chapel, or minister's dwelling, with a garden and other appurtenances thereunto, or any lands or llereditaments adapted for the purposes of a burial ground; and such land and hereditaments may bc holden and transferred to new trustees upon the trusts for which the same may have been givcn, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, so far as applicable thereto.

Ohurches sad minie-

temp dwellings, to bo

XX. And be it Enacted, That every church, chapel, and minister's been expended, under this Ordinance, shall, with their respective appurtenanccs, be and continue to be, for ever dedicated to the purposes and holden solely for the uses authorized by this Ordi-

dedicated to the uses

dwelling, in the building of which any public moneys shall have

of this Ordinance.

Proviso to prevent the

name: Provided, that if any such church or chapel shall have

disuse of churches.

ceased to be applied to such uses, or if Divine Service has not been performed in any such church or chapel at least six times during one year, it shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, by notice published in thc South Australian

Government Gazette, to requirc thc surviving trustees, if any, or the

parties in the actual occupation of such church or chapel, to refund to the Colonial Treasurer the amount of public moneys which shall havc bcen issued in aid of the building of such church or chapel under the provisions of this Ordinance, within one month from and after the date of such notice; and if such amount shall be so re- funded, such church or chapel, minister's dwelling, and all lands, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereto belonging, shall thence- forth cease to be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance; and if

such amount shall not be so refunded, it sball be lawful for the Governor by like notice published as aforesaid, to call a meeting to be held not less than fourteen days from the datc of such notice, at

thc said church or chapel, or $ome convenient place in the neighbor-

hood thereof, of all persons desirons to contribute to the maintenance thereof, and to the support of a minister to officiatt. therein, to elect new trustees for such church or chapel, in pursuancc of this Ordi- nance, and it shall thereupon be lawful for all persons present at such meeting who shall then previously have subscribed One Pound towards the maintenance of such church or chapel, or who shall then be scat-holders, or offer to rent any sitting in the same for one whole year, or for the major part of such persons then present, to declare that such church or chapel has fallen into disuse, and to clect in any manner authorized by this Ordinance new trustees for such church or chapel for carrying into effect the purposes of this Ordinance according to the laws and usages of any church or religious persuasion which shall be determined by and at such

meeting; and the -U namea of auch trustees and of such church or

religious

religious persuasion being by the Governoi., by writing under his hand, enrolled in the General Registry Office in pursuance of this Ordinance, the fee simple of the trust estate in such church or chapel, and of any minister's dwelling, or hereditarnents thereto belonging ox appertaining, shall from and after such enrolment pass from the original trustees or the survivor of them, to the trustees so appointed, whozare hereby authorized to enter into possession of such church or chapel and hereditaments and to hold and apply the same for carrying into effect the purposes of this Ordinance according to the laws and usages of such church or religious persuasion as

shall have been so determined at such meeting.

XXI. And be it Enacted, That every deed of conveyance, and Enrolment of deeds and appointments o f

deed declaring trusts, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, trustees.

as well as n memorial of every appointment of trustees made in

pursuance thereof, shall, on such approval or proof as by this

Ordinance is required, be, by direction of the Governor, in writing

under his hand, enrolled in the General Registry Office cf the

Province, in a book to be kept for the purposes of this Ordinance;

and the Registrar-General, or other officer in that behalf lawfully

appointed, shall accordingly enrol every such deed or appointment,

at the request of -any party presenting such direction of the Go-

vernor, which enrolment shall, in the absence of fraud, be conclusive evidence that such appointment has been duly made; and any such deed or mcmoxial of appointment shall be valid and sufficient in the form, or to the effect of the Schedules marked B and C respectively.

XXII. And be it Enacted, That no stipend shall in any case be Minister to be duly

issued, under the authority of this Ordinance to any minister Qtp$p"$ft:i&eof

whose appointment shall not have been proved to the satisfaction of duty.

the Governor and Executive Council to have been made in accord-

ancc with the laws and principles of the religious denomination to which such minister belongs, and that no stipend shall be con- tinued in any case to any minister after i t shall have been certified	to the Governor, by the proper authority of the church or per-	suasion to which such minister belongs, that he has been sus-
pended or removed from office, or has ceased to be in the actual per- formance of duty as minister of the church or place in respect of which
auch stipend was payable.

XXIII. h d be it Enacted, That the registered trustees of every ~mounta and rwrta

to be presented to the

church or chapel, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, and ,v,o,, , ,

every person to whom any public moneye shall be issued under the fora the Legishtwe.

authority of the same, shall annually, on or before the thixty-first day

of March, present to the Governor, full and true statements, accounts, and reports of the moneys expended, and for what purpose, the names

of the minister and office-bearers of each such church or chapel, and how frequently Divine Service is usually performed therein; and all such other particulars as shall be necessary for explaining the manner in which this Ordinance has been carried into effect; and such wtatements, accounts, and reports, together with an officid

return

return certified under the authority of Government, of all ministers and missionaries to whom, and of all churches and chapels in respect

of which, aid has been granted from the public moneys under this

Ordinance, and of the sums so issued, shall be by the Governor laid before the Legislative Council, as soon as may be after the then next assembling thereof.

XXIV. And be it Enacted, That in the construction of this

Ordinance, the word ministcr " shall be taken to mean any minister

qualified to solemnize marriages according to the Law8 of the Province

. in force for the time being; and that in estimating the number of

cc adults," every person above the age of fourteen shall be reckoned,

and that two children under that age, and above the age of six years shall be reckoned as equivalent to one adult person, and either of the

parents, or any guardian or near friend of such children, shall and may be taken for the purposes of this Ordinance to represent such children,

commencement and

duration of this Ordi-	XXV. And be it Enacted, That this Ordinance shall commence and take effect from and after the passing hereof, and that the same shall be construed to authorize the imue of the public moneys for the purposes aforesaid, for three financial years only, commencing on
aance.
the firat day of April next.

FREDK. H, ROBE,

Lieutenant-Governor.

Passed the Legislative Council, this TAird

day of August, One Thpusand Eight

Hundred and For&-seven.

W. L. O'HALLORAN,

Clerk of Council.

SCHEDULE A.

RETUBX of seat-renters in the church (or chapel) of for

the year commencing

I

Names of Seat- Namw of .%at-

Ro. tenters.

renters.	.mount of rent.	I S	b u n t of rent
; R

I_--

"

We, the undersigned ( l ) of the aforesaid church (2) do hereby certify that the

above list of persons, who rent seats in the same, is correct; that we believe such

sittings to be 2iondJide intended to be occupied by persons frequenting the said

ahurch (2) ; that we have received the amount of rent set opposite the respective

names; that the church is in good repair, and fit for the ministration of Divine Ser-

vice, and that the Rev.	is the duly appointed and officiating
minister thereof.

(1) Trustccs or other officers, as the cmc may be. (2) Or place of worship.

SCHEDULE B.

Form of Gonveyance for the purposes of this Ordinance,

Know all men by tlicae presents, that in pursuance of an Ordinance enacted

b y the Governor of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative 'Council thereof, " To promote the Building of Churches and Chapels for Christian Worship, and to provide for the maintenance of Ministers of the Christian Religion,"

and in consideration of the sum of (1) do hereby grant, bargain, sell, and releave

unto (2) being respectively trustees nominated and appointed under and in pursuance

of the said Ordinance, and to their heirs and successors, all that (3), to hold unto, the said heirs and successors for ever, upon

trust,

trust, [for the erection, maintenance, and repair, of (4), and for the provisioni out of the revenues belonging to or arising out of the same, in such manner as ehall be lawfully appointed, of all things necessary for the celebration of Divine Worship there,] according to the usagea of the (5), and subject to the

provisions of the aforesaid Ordinance. In witness whereof have hereunto

set hand and seal, the day of in the year of our Lord one

thousand eight hundred and

Signed, sealed, and delivered,

in the presence of 1

Approved, and directed to be enrolled pursuant to the Ordinance.

(Governor's Signature.)

(4) When the conveyancs is not of the site of cr. chzcrch, insert, instead of the words in brackets, the

following, as the case may require, viz. :- YINIBTER'S DWELLING.

Upon tnwt fqr the appropriation thcrcof as the site of a dwelling-house, garden, and other ap-

purtenances, for the minister duly appointed and officiating in the church erected at

, and known as

GLEBE LAND.

Upon trust for the appropriation thcreof as a glebe, anncxod to the Church erected at

, and known as

BURIAL UBOUND.

* Upon trust for the appropriation thereof as a place for the interment of the dead, annexed to the church erected at , and known as

(5) Nane of the religious denomination.

SCHEDULE C.

Form of Mernoriat for Enrolment of nsw Trustee.

I n pursuance of an Ordinance to " Promote the Building of Churches and Chapels for Christian Worship, and to provide for the maintenance of Ministers of the Christian Religion."

(1) having been appointed a trustee of (2) in

the place of (3) and such appointment having been approved by the Governor and Executive Council (or proved to the satisfaction of the Governor

and Executive Council, to have been duly made, as the case may be), I hereby direct

the said (4) to be enrolled as a trustee of such (5)

pursuant to the said Ordinance.

(Governor's Signature.)

Name of new trustee.

The church, chapel, &B., a9 the case may be, and the religious denomination to which i f

belongs.

Name of old trustee, and caase of vacancy, aa death, resignation, &C., &c.

Name of new trustee.

Church, chapel, BC., aa the caae map be.