Grafton Presbyterian Church Land Sale Act 1881 No gpc (NSW)

An Act to enable William Cowan the younger John Edward Chapman Arthur Hyde Samuel Avery and David Kirk Trustees of certain land situate in the town of Grafton to sell the said land and provide for the appropriation of the proceeds thereof. [16th December, 1881.]

WH E R E A S by a conveyance bear ing date t h e twenty- four th	one thousand e ight hund red and fifty-eight and m a d e be tween
Samuel	A v e r y of t h e one par t J a m e s Collins W i l l i a m Cowan the

M a y

younger J o h n E d w a r d C h a p m a n A r t h u r H y d e Samuel Avery and

David K i r k of t h e second p a r t and S tephen Campbel l B rown of the

th i rd pa r t t h e land specified in t h e Schedule here to was granted barga ined sold al iened released and confirmed un to t he said S tephen

h Campbel l

Campbel l B rown a n d bis heirs to t he use of t h e said J a m e s Collins

W i l l i a m Cowan the younge r J o h n E d w a r d Chapman A r t h u r H y d e

Samue l Avery and David K i r k the i r heirs and assigns upon t r u s t t h a t

t h e said parcel of l and should be a t all t imes set apar t	ma in ta ined
a n d used as and for a site for t he erect ion of a Presby te r ian	C h u r c h
A n d whereas t he said site is no t sui table for t he erect ion of a	Presby­

te r ian C h u r c h A n d whereas i t is expedient t h a t t h e said l and should be sold a n d t h a t t h e proceeds to arise from such sale should be applied in or towards t he erect ion of a P resby te r i an C h u r c h in Grafton afore­

said on t h e site g ran ted by the G o v e r n m e n t for t h a t purpose a n d for

other t he purposes hereinafter men t ioned	Be i t therefore	enacted	b y
t h e Queen ' s Mos t	Exce l l en t Majesty by and wi th	t he advice	a n d

consent of t h e Legislat ive Counci l and Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w

South Wales in P a r l i a m e n t assembled and by t h e au thor i ty of t h e

same as follows :—

1. Af ter t h e pass ing of this A c t i t shall be lawful for t h e said

W i l l i a m Cowan the younge r J o h n Edward Chapman A r t h u r H y d e

Samuel A v e r y and David K i r k hereinaf ter styled Trus tees the i r hei rs or assigns or other t h e Trustees for t h e t ime be ing of t h e said I n d e n t u r e of t h e twen ty - fou r th of M a y e igh teen hund red and fifty- e igh t to sell a n d dispose of t h e said l and specified in t h e Schedule here to by publ ic auc t ion or pr ivate con t rac t and ei ther in one lot or in several lots as t h e y shall deem most expedient for such price or prices as can be had or obtained for t h e same and w h e n sold to convey t h e same or any p a r t or par t s thereof to t h e purchaser or purchasers in fee s imple freed and discharged from t h e said t rus t s affecting t h e same and t h e receipt in wr i t ing of t h e said Trustees the i r heirs or assigns shall absolutely discharge t h e purchaser or purchasers of t he said land or any pa r t or par t s thereof from t h e purchase money payable by h i m or t h e m respect ively a n d shall exonerate h i m or t h e m from seeing to t h e appl icat ion of t h e said purchase money and from all

l iabil i ty as to t he misappl icat ion or non-appl ica t ion thereof.

2. The said Trustees the i r heirs or assigns shall s tand possessed of all moneys ar i s ing from any and every such sale or sales as aforesaid upon t ru s t to apply t he proceeds of such sale in or towards t he erection of a Presbyter ian C h u r c h on t h e site g ran ted by the Government for t h a t purpose and t h e receipts of any person or persons to w h o m any moneys shal l be paid u n d e r t he provisions of th i s A c t shall be a valid and complete discharge to t h e said Trus tees the i r hei rs or assigns for

such moneys .

S C H E D U L E .

A L L t h a t a l lo tment or parcel of land in t h e town of Graf ton par i sh of Mar low county of

Clarence and Colony of N e w South "Wales conta in ing by admeasu remen t two roods be

t h e same more or less be ing a l lo tment n u m b e r t en of section n u m b e r twelve Commenc­

ing a t t h e n o r t h e r n corner of a l lo tment n u m b e r eleven and bounded on the nor th-wes t

by Mary- s t r ee t be ing a line bear ing n o r t h twenty-s ix degrees east two chains fifty l inks

to F i tz roy-s t ree t on t h e nor th -eas t by F i tz roy-s t ree t being a line bear ing south sixty-

four degrees east two chains to t h e no r the rn corner of a l lo tment number n ine on t h e

south-eas t by p a r t of t he nor th -wes te rn boundary of a l lo tment n u m b e r n ine be ing a l ine bea r ing south twenty-s ix degrees west two chains fifty l inks to t h e eas tern corner of a l lo tment n u m b e r eleven and on the south-west by a l lo tment n u m b e r eleven being a l ine

bear ing no r th sixty-four degrees west from t h e eas t e rn corner of t h a t a l lo tment to t h e

commencing poin t Being t h e a l lo tment sold as lot four in pu r suance of t h e Proclama-

' t ion of t h i r t e e n t h Apr i l one thousand e ight h u n d r e d and fifty-two.

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