Sale of Land Scots Church Legalizing Act 1873 No sls (NSW)

1873.   36" VIC.

Sale o f Land Scots Church Legalizing.

An Act to enable the Reverend Dr. Lang

sole surviving Trustee of the Scots Church to dispose of the original allotment of the Church for certain Ecclesiastical purposes

therewith connected, \10tli April, 1873.]

T X T HERE AS there is a debt of fourteen hundred and eighty Preamble.

pounds on the property of the Scots Church Sydney And whereas the ofFice-hearers and congregation of the Churcli are

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unanimously and strongly desirous that that debt should be paid before

the settlement of a successor to the present pastor And whereas

the original allotment of the Church is available if sold for such a

purpose and is not required for any other ecclesiastical object And

whereas the said allotment is now vested in the Reverend Dr. Lang as

the sole surviving Trustee of the Scots Church Sydney Be it therefore

enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the	,
advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :—

1. Erom and after the passing of this Act it shall he lawful for Trustee authorfied

the Reverend Dr. Lang as such Trustee as aforesaid his heirs

assigns to sell and dispose of the allotment aforesaid by public auction

and either in one lot or in several lots as he shall deem expedient for

such price or prices as can be reasonably obtained for the same and to

convey and assure the same or any part or parts thereof when sold to

the purchaser or purchasers thereof in fee simple freed and discharged

from all trusts affecting the said allotment And the receipt in vTiting

of the said Trustee his heirs or assigns for the pru’chase moneys arising

from such sale or sales shall he a sufficient discharge to the purchaser

or purchasers of the said lands and shall exonerate him her or them

from seeing to the application of the said moneys and from all liability	.
in respect of the misapplication or nonapplication thereof.

2 . The said Trustee his heirs or assigns shall stand possessed Application of

r t i - i * • 1 ^ 1 n • 1 1 . i proceoda of sale.

01 the moneys arising irom such sale or sales as aioresaid upon trust to apply the proceeds thereof in or towards the payment of the said debt of fourteen hundred and eighty pounds and to pay the balance to the office-bearers of the Church And the receipts of any person or persons to whom any moneys shall ho paid by the said Trustee his heirs or assigns under the provisions of this Act shall be a valid and complete discharge to the said Trustee his heirs or assigns for such

moneys. ,

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