Wesleyan Methodists, Independents, and Baptists Churches Act 1838 (Qld)

Wesleyan Methodists, Independents, and Baptists Churches Act 1838

An Act to regulate the temporal affairs of the religious societies denominated Wesleyan Methodists Independents and Baptists

Preamble 1 By an Act of the Governor of New South Wales with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof passed in the seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King William IV intituled 'An Act to promote the building of Churches and Chapels and to provide for the maintenance of Ministers of Religion in New South Wales' it is amongst other things provided that before any sum of money shall be issued from the Colonial Treasury towards the building of any church or chapel and minister's dwelling trustees not less than 3 nor more than 5 in number shall be nominated by the persons contributing towards the building of the same for the approval of the Governor and Executive Council and the real estate in the site of such church chapel or minister's dwelling and of any lands or hereditaments thereunto belonging shall be conveyed to the said trustees when approved and to the heirs of the survivor of such trustees upon trust for the erection maintenance and repair of the said church or chapel or minister's dwelling and for the provision out of the revenues belonging to or arising from the use of the said church or chapel in such manner as shall be lawfully appointed of all things necessary for the celebration of divine worship therein. 2 With regard to chapels and ministers' dwellings of the religious societies denominated Wesleyan Methodists Independents and Baptists it is expedient to make further provision for creating a succession of properly qualified trustees according to the usages and regulations of the said societies respectively and for defining the matter in which the trusts thereby created shall be fulfilled.