Presbyterian Church Property Management Act of 1881 45 Vic (NSW)

ofeeeas An Act to make better provision for the

MANAGEMENT. Management of the Property of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales and to provide for the Election and Appointment of Trustees in whom such Property may be vested and to make further provisions in reference thereto. [Sth November, 1881.]

Preamble. HEREAS by an Act of the Governor and Legislative Council of

8 W.IV No.7. New South Wales passed in the eighth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the F ourth number seven certain powers

privileges and adv antages were conferred upon the Presbytery of New

South Wales and upon the ministers of the Churches and congrega-

tions under its spiritual superintendence And whereas by an Aet of

the

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Presbyterian Church Property Management.

the Governor and Legislative Council of New South Wales passed in the fourth year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria number + viet, No. 18, cighteen the several powers privileges and advantages conferred upon the Presbytery of New South Wales and the ministers of the congre- gations under its spiritual superintendence by the said Act cighth William the Fourth number seven were vested in the Synod of Australia in connection with the established Chureh of Scotland and the ministers of the congregations under its spiritual superintendence as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if the said Synod had been specially named and mentioned therein And whereas the Synod of Eastern Australia and the Synod of New South Wales and certain separate congregations united together in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four and formed another Presbyterian Synod known as the General Synod of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales And whereas the said General Synod of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales and the said Synod of Australia and the congregation in Phillip-street in the City of Sydney known as the United Presbyterian Church in Sydney united together in the year one thousand cight hundred and sixty-five and formed the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales under a supreme governing body called the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales And whereas by the " Presbyterian Church Act 1865" « Presbyterian all and every the several powers privileges and advantages vested in Chur Act 1865. and belonging to the said Synod of Australia in connection with the Established Church of Scotland and the ministers and congregations under its spiritual superintendence under and by virtue of the herein- before recited Act fourth Victoria number cighteen were transferred from the said Synod of Australia to the said General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales to vest in and belong to the said General Assembly with respect to all the ministers and congrega- tions comprehended in the same and under the spiritual superintendence thereof as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes asif the said Presbyterian Church of New South Wales and the Gencral Assembly of the said Church had been named and mentioned in the said recited Act And whereas by the same Presbyterian Church Act it is pro- vided that all properties held by any 'Trustee for or on behalf of any ministers or congregations under the spiritual superintendence of or in connection with the said Synod of Australia or with the said General Synod of the Presbyterian Charchin New South Wales or for or on behalf of the United Presbyterian Church in Sydney or the Minister thereof at the time of the passing of the said Act shall continue to be held by the same Trustees or their successors subject to the trusts then affecting the same on hchalf of the same ministers and congrega- tions under the spiritual superintendence of or in connection with the said General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales And whereas it is expedient that the aforesaid Acts should be amended and better provision made as hereinafter respectively mentioned for the management of the property of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales and for the election and appointment of Trustees in whom such property may be vested 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 :—