Bathurst School of Arts and Mechanics’ Institute Act 1858 22 Vic (NSW)

Scuoon or ARTS—

Batuvrsr.

Preamble.

Trustees empowered to surrender grant of

land and accept another in lie thereof,

22° VIC. 1858.

Hamilton's Trustees.

An Act to enable the Trustees of '"' The Bathurst School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute' to surrender a certain piece or parcel of Land in William-street in the Town of Bathurst some time since granted as a Site for the erection of a Building for the use of the said School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute and

to accept a Grant of other Land in lieu thereof. [21st July, 1858.]

HEREAS George Busby George Ranken Thomas Duningham Syer and Richard Machattie Trustees of the Bathurst School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute are as such Trustees possessed of an allotment of land in William-street in the town of Bathurst containing by admeasurement two roods which was granted by the Crown on the first day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three to the said Trustees as a sitc for the erection of a building for the use of the said School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute And whereas it is considered expedient to surrender the said allotment to the Crown and to accept in licu thereof a more eligible site for the said building situate at the corner of William-street and Howick-strect in the said town of Bathurst in the section of land known as "The Square " but. the said Trustees are not legally competent to make such surrender and to effect. the proposed exchange without legislative authority 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. It shall be lawful for the said George Busby George Ranken Thomas Duningham Syer and Richard Machattie or the majority of them as the 'Trustees for the time being of the said Bathurst School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute to surrender and yield up to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Successors the said parcel of land in William-street in the town of Bathurst so now possessed by the said Trustees as aforesaid and to accept in licu thereof and for the like purpose a certain other parcel of land situate at the corner of William- street and Howick-strect in the section known as "The Square" in the said town of Bathurst of which it is intended that a grant shall be issued to the said Trustees.