An Act to amend the Hawkesbury Benevolent
| Society's Act of Incorporation. | [19th | June, |
| I860.] |
| WH E R E A S an Ac t | Counci l of N e w South Wales in t h e four th year of the | re ign |
was passed by t h e Governor and Legislat ive
| of H e r presen t Majesty in t i tu led " An Act to enable the Members | of a |
| " certain Society in the. Colony of New South Wales | denominated |
| " ' The Hawkesbury | Benevolent | Society' | to sue and be sued in the |
| " name of their Treasurer | and for other purposes therein mentioned " |
A n d whereas by t h e s ix th section of t h e said Ac t t he said society is disenabled from ho ld ing any estates in lands unless g ran ted from the Crown except w h a t m a y be absolutely requ i red for t h e purpose of bu i ld ing a house or houses for receiving the persons to be rel ieved by t h e said society A n d whereas i t is expedient to a l ter and amend
| t h e said s ix th section of said Ac t | Be it therefore; enacted by the |
| Queen ' s | Mos t | Exce l len t | Majesty by a n d wi th t he advice and consent |
| of t h e Legis la t ive Council and Legislat ive Assembly of N e w | South |
| Wales | in | P a r l i a m e n t | assembled | and by the au thor i ty of t h e same as |
follows—
| 1. So m u c h of t he said s ix th section of t h e said A c t of Council as disenables t h e m e m b e r s of t he said | society by and in t h e names of |
| t he t rus tees thereof to accept t a k e a n d | hold any es ta te or estates in |
| lands t e n e m e n t s | or he red i t amen t s | g ran ted | to | t h e m by any | gran tor | or |
person b u t t h e Crown shall be and is he reby repealed.
| 2. I t shall be lawful for t h e m e m b e r s of t h e | said | society | and |
they are he reby empowered by and in t h e n a m e of t h e t rus tees thereof for t he t ime be ing to accept t ake a n d hold any es ta te or es ta tes in
| lands t enemen t s | or he red i t amen t s | conveyed or g ran ted to t h e m by any |
| person or persons whomsoever e i ther absolute ly or u p o n | mor tgage or |
otherwise howsoever Prov ided t h a t if t h e same be m a d e wi thou t valuable considerat ion by deed or by will such deed or will be executed in t he presence of two or more; credible witnesses twelve' calendar m o n t h s at least before the; dea th of such g ran to r tes ta tor or
| donor ( including the: days of t h e t ransfer a n d | death . ) |
3. Tha t th i s A c t shall be deemed and t aken to) be a publ ic Ac t .