Primitive Methodist Church Temporalities Act 1879 42 Vic (NSW)

PRIMITIVE Meruopist Cuvrcit TEMPORALITIES,

Preamble.

Election of trustees

Superintendent minister entitled to vote at all meetings |

An Act to regulate the temporal affairs of Churches and Chapels of the Religious Society denominated Primitive Methodists. [27th February. 1879. ]

IHEREAS with regard to churches chapels and ministers dwel- lings of the Primitive Methodist Church it is expedient to make provision for creating a succession of properly qualified trustces according to the usages and regulations of the said Church or connexion and for 'defining the manner in which the trusts thereby created or hereafter created as affecting any property of the said Church or connexion may be fulfilled and generally for the purpose of regulating and managing the affairs of the said Church or connexion and of any property belonging thereto Be it therefore enacted by the Qucen'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. From and after the passing of this Act the trustees of all Primitive Methodist churches chapels ministers' dwellings school- rooms burial-grounds or glebe land in the Colony of New South Wales shall be elected and appointed in the manner following that is to say at a special meeting of the subscribers the leader or leaders of the classes the socicty stewards and such other persons as may be members of the circuit committee and the superintendent minister of the circuit for the time being within whose jurisdiction such church chapel or ministers dwelling is intended to be built or where the burial-ground or glebe land or other land belonging to the said connexion shall he situated and the persons composing the said mecting or the majority of them shall put in nomination any number of persons not less than three nor more than ten being members of or friendly to the said Primitive Methodist connexion such nomination to be laid before the next ensuing quarterly meeting of the circuit as aforesaid for its approval and in the event of the non-approval thereof by such quarterly meeting then such election shall take place de novo and so on from time to time until such approval be obtained.