St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Sydney, Act 1840 No 26a (NSW)

No. XXI.

An Act to enable the Trustees of the intended New Roman Catholic Church of St. Patr ick in the Town of Sydney to build at a less distance from the outer edge of the Footway of Charlotte-place than is allowed by law. [16th October, 1840.]

for better regulating the alignment of Streets in the Town of Sydney"

WH E R E A S by an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth intituled " An Act

it is among other things enacted that it shall not be lawful for any person to erect any building of any kind or description whatsoever within the Town of Sydney within twelve feet of the outer curb­ stone or the exterior edge of the footways in the said town and whereas it is found necessary for the convenience of the Roman Catholics in the said town to erect a new church in that part thereof called Church Hill and whereas a portion of ground has been conveyed by one William Davis to certain trustees for that purpose bounded on the south by Charlotte-place on the west by Gloucester-street on the north by the property of Matthew Harris and on the east by the property of William Davis which portion of ground will not be sufficiently large for the site of the intended church unless the southern wall of the same be permitted to approach so near to the outer edge of the northern footway of Charlotte-place near the junction of that street with Gloucester- street as to be at the distance only of about nine feet from the outer edge of the said footway which cannot be effected without the aid of

of the Legislature Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof That immediately from and after the passing and publication of this Act it shall be lawful for the trustees of the said intended Roman Catholic Church of Saint Patrick to erect the southern wall of the said church at a distance not less than nine feet from the outer edge of the northern footway of Charlotte-place and parallel to the same any thing in the said recited Act or in any other Act in any way to the contrary notwithstanding.