Roman Catholic Church (Northern Lands) Vesting Act 1941 (Qld)

Roman Catholic Church (Northern Lands) Vesting Act 1941

An Act to enable the vesting of certain real and personal property in a body corporate to be constituted pursuant to the Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 and the Religious, Educational, and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 Amendment Act 1895 in the name and style of 'The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns' and in a body corporate constituted under the firstmentioned Act under the name and style of 'The Vicar Provincial of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine in Queensland' and for other purposes

Preamble 1 Pursuant to letters patent dated 21 January 1926, issued under the hand of His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland and the Public Seal of the said State, by virtue of the provisions of the Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 John Heavey of Cairns in the State holding and exercising the office of Roman Catholic Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown in the Roman Catholic Church was constituted a body corporate by the name and style of 'The Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown' (the previous corporation). 2 On 14 July 1941, that part of North Queensland formerly known as the Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown was elevated to a diocese with the name of Cairns and the said John Heavey was appointed first bishop of the said diocese. 3 It is now desired pursuant to the powers and authorities contained in the Religious, Educational, and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 Amendment Act 1895 to cancel the letters patent constituting such previous corporation. 4 Application has been made to the Governor in Council pursuant to the Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 that letters patent be issued under the hand of the Governor for the time being and the Public Seal of the State, constituting the said John Heavey together with Thomas Hunt, Patrick Joseph Hickey and James William Larkin being persons holding and exercising certain offices in the Roman Catholic Church to be a body corporate by the name and style of 'The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns' (the proposed new corporation). 5 On the issue of such letters patent constituting the proposed new corporation it is desired that certain lands being freehold land in the names of various registered proprietors shall be vested in the proposed new corporation. Sch 1 6 Such freehold lands are more particularly described in schedule 1. 7 On the issue of such letters patent constituting the proposed new corporation it is desired that certain leasehold lands in the names of various lessees shall be vested in the said proposed new corporation. Sch 2 8 The said leases are more particularly described in schedule 2. 9 Pursuant to letters patent dated 22 May 1935, issued under the hand of His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland and the Public Seal of the State by virtue of the provisions of the Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 Joseph Phelan holding and exercising a certain office (namely Vicar Provincial of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine in Queensland) in the Roman Catholic Church was constituted a body corporate by the name and style of 'The Vicar Provincial of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine in Queensland'. 10 It is desired that certain land being freehold land in the names of various registered proprietors shall be vested in the said lastmentioned corporation. Sch 3 11 The said freehold lands are more particularly described in schedule 3. 12 It is desirable to give effect to such vesting as hereinbefore referred to.