St. Columba's Church Cemetery Act 1934 (NSW)

ST. COI.UMBA’S CHUKCH

C lB lET EliY ACT.

Act No. 38, 1934.

An Act to provide for the removal of human cearge v,

remains and certain slabs and tombstones from a portion of the Balmain Catholicj Cemetery attached to Saint Columba’s Church, North Leichhardt; for the re­ interment of such remains and the re-erection of such slabs and tombstones in anothei’ part of such cemetery : to authorise tluj erection of a convent, church and presbyter^" upon the land from which such remains, slabs and tombstones have been removed; and for purposes connected therewith. [As­ sented to, 26th November, 1934.]

BE

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it enacted by the King’s iMost Excellent Majesty, _LJ by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales ill Parliament assembled, and by the jiutbority of the same, as folloivs :—

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ St. Columba’s Church Cemetery .Vet, 1934.”

Removal of 2. (1) The Reverend William John Geer, the Roman

remains.	Catholic Parish Priest of the Parish of North Leichhardt, may cause the remains of any person buried in the land described in the First Part of the Schedule to this Act (so far as such remains can by reasonable diligence be discovered and identitied) together with any slab or tombstone in relation thereto, to be collected with due care, and may cause such remains to be reverently rein­ terred in and such slab or tombstone re-erected on that part of the said land described in the Second Part of the said Schedule.
Cost of
removal,	(2) The said Reverend William John Geer shall defray the cost of the removal, re-interment and re­ erection, but shall not be liable to pay any e.xhumation fees in respect thereof.
etc.
Compensa­

tion not (3) No compensation shall be payable by the said

payable.

Reverend William John Geer to any person in respect

of the performance of any act authorised by this Act.

Convent,

church and 3. It shall be lawful to erect upon so much of the land

presbytery	described in the First Part of the said Schedule as is not
may bo
erected.	comprised in that described in the Second Part of the said Schedule a convent, church and presbytery, notwith­ standing any trust affecting the said land.

SCH EDULE. ;

F irst P .vrt.

A li. that piece or parcel of land situated in the municipality of Leichhardt, parish of Petersham, county of Cumberland, and State of New South Wales containing by admeasurement 4 acres 0 roods 7 perches more or less, and being lot 1, section 5 of the .Elswick Estate, and the whole of the land comprised in Certificate of Title

volume

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volume SI, folio ITC, having by same a frontage of 375 links to Allan-strcet, 1,400 links to Elsvvick-street, 212 links to William-street, and 1,382 links along its eastern boundary next land in deposited plan 170 . 3IS.

S econd IbutT.

All that piece or parcel of land situated in the municipality of Leichhardt, parish of Petersham, county of Cumberland, and State of New South Wales containing by admeasurement 1(1 perches more or less, and being part of the land comprised in Certificate of Title volume SI, folio ITG.

Commencing at a point on the eastern boundary of land in said Certificate of Title distant 150 feet 0 inches northerly from the intersection of that eastern boundary with the northern building line of Allan-strcet, and bounded thence on the cast by the aforesaid eastern boundary of land in Certificate of Title volume 81, folio 17G, bearing northerly for 218 feet 4 inches, thence on the north by a line bearing westerly for 20 feet 0 inches, thence on the west by a line bearing southerly for 218 feet 4 inches, and thence on the south by a lino bearing easterly for 20 feet 0 inches to the point of commence­ ment.