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Trustees elected.

Who may vote

Officers.

Qucrum.

8. At the first annual meeting of said congregation, after the passing of this Act, one of the trustees herein incorporated shall retire from office, and at each succeeding annual meeting one of the trustees shall retire, until the whole shall have vacated said office of trustee. Such trustees shall retire in the order in which their names ap-pear in this Act, beginning with the first-mentioned name, and each vacancy caused by such retirement shall be filled by a majority vote of the qualified members of the congregation present at such meeting, and after the whole of the trustees herein incorporated shall have retired from office, then and forever thereafter at each annual meeting the trustee longest in office since his last appointment shall retire, and his place shall be filled as herein before set forth. All such voting shall be by ballot. Nothing in this section contained shall prevent the retiring trustee from being re-elected upon receiving a majority of votes.

9. In matters not affecting the spiritual interests of said congregation, all members and adherents of not less than eighteen (18) years of age, who attend the worship and contribute for the support of the church and its ordinances,. shall be entitled to vote.

10. The said trustees shall, as soon after the passing of this Act as they can conveniently meet, appoint one of their number to be chairman and one of their number to be secretary of the board, and the said secretary shall keep a proper record of the meeting of the board, and of the business transacted thereat, and of all the real and personal property belonging to the congregation, or which the con-gregation may hereafter acquire, and the provisions of this section shall continue to apply to and be binding on each successive board of trustees of the said congregation, and all vacancies in the said board, caused by retirement, removal, death, or otherwise, shall be filled forthwith at the regular annual meeting, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

11. Any three of the said trustees shall form a quorum, and may meet and transact all the business appertaining to their office, and all deeds, leases, mortgages, releases and other conveyances of property of the congregation executed by three trustees shall be as valid as if executed by all the trustees herein incorporated, or their successors.

CHAPTER 192.

An Act to amend Chapter 102, Acts of 1885, entitled, "An
Act relating to Park Street Presbyterian Church,

Halifax."

(Passed the 7th day of April, A. D., 1905.)

SECTION I. Section added.

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows:

1. The following section is added to chapter 102 of the Section added. Acts of 1885:

7. Vacancies in the board of ¡managers caused by the death, resignation or incapacity of any manager or otherwise, shall be filled by the remaining managers electing a person or persons qualified for such office as manager until the annual meeting of the congregation.

CHAPTER 193.

An Act to amend Chapter 178, Acts of 1898, entitled, “An
Act to incorporate the Managing Committee of the

Coburg Road Presbyterian Church, Halifax,"

and to change the name of said Church.

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Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows:

1. The name of the congregation heretofore known as Name changed. the Coburg Road Presbyterian Church, in Halifax, is hereby changed to Chalmers Church, Halifax.

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2. Section 1 of chapter 178 of the Acts of 1898, is Section I amended by striking out all the words after "congregation in the fifth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words, "heretofore known as the Coburg Road Presby

terian Church, in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Canada, now called Chalmers Church, Halifax, and their successors in office, are hereby created a body corporate under the name of 'The Managing Committee of Chalmers Church, Halifax.'"

CHAPTER 194.

An Act to incorporate the Trustees of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay.

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Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows:

Incorporation 1. All persons now belonging to the congregation of "St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay," and all persons who may hereafter join themselves to or become members or adherents of the congregation hereinafter named, are declared to be a Presbyterian congregation in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the said congregation shall hereafter be known and called "St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay."

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Property vested.

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Alex. McDonald, P. Christianson, John H. McVicar, Dan. A. Ferguson, Charles E. McLeod, John Munro and John M. McKenzie, and their successors in office, are hereby created a body corporate under the name of "The Trustees of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay," and they shall have a common seal bearing the words, Trustees of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay."

3. All the property, real and personal, now or at the date of the passing of this Act belonging to the said "St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay," or now or at the passing of this Act vested in any person or persons for the

use and benefit of the said "St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay," and all property, real and personal, which may hereafter be acquired by the said "Trustees of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay," shall be and the same are hereby vested in the said "Trustees of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay."

4. Such trustees and their successors in office shall have General powers. power to take by deed, devise, bequest or otherwise, and purchase, hold and enjoy real and personal property, and may sell, lease, mortgage, convey or otherwise dispose of the same, and may invest any moneys that may come into their hands, for the use and benefit of the said congregation, subject, however, to the provisions of this Act.

5. A misnomer of said trustees in their corporate capacity shall not defeat or annu! any grant, gift, conveyance, assurance, devise or bequest to said corporation or congregation, whereby any estate or interest was intended to pass to said corporation, or to said corporation for the benefit of any institution under the control of said congregation, provided the intent of the parties shall sufficiently appear upon the face thereof.

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real estate.

6. The said trustees and their successors in office, are Power to hold authorized and empowered to hold property, real, personal and mixed, for the use of said congregation, to the value of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).

sue and be sued.

7. The said trustees in their corporate capacity may sue Trustees to and be sued in all matters touching property of said congregation, or in which the said congregation may be interested.

8. The said "St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay," By-laws. may at the annual meeting or at any regular meeting called for that purpose, make by-laws or regulations for the further management of the secular affairs of the said congregation.

9. The regular annual meeting of the congregation shall Annual meeting. be held on the third Tuesday of January in each and every year, of which meeting due notice shall be given during divine service from the pulpit of the said congregation on the two Sundays immediately preceding the date of said meeting.

10. The trustees herein incorporated and their succes- Money due sors in office may demand, sue for, recover and receive all

congregation.

Majority of congregation to control.

Trustees, how elected.

Officers, how elected.

moneys or money due to the congregation in any way whatsoever, subject to the provisions of this Act.

11. No real or personal property shall be either pur-chased, leased, sold, conveyed, mortgaged, or otherwise disposed of, nor shall any action or suit be brought by said trustees until authorized so to do by a majority of the persons of the said congregation entitled to vote in such matters present at a regular meeting of the congregation called for the purpose of giving such authority, of which meeting due notice shall be given as required for the annual meeting of the said congregation.

12. At the first annual meeting of the congregation afterthe passing of this Act, three of the trustees herein incorporated, shall retire from office, and at the next succeeding annual meeting the remaining four trustees herein incorporated shall retire until all shall have vacated said office of trustee. Such trustees shall retire in the order in which their names appear in this Act beginning with the first three mentioned names, and the vacancies caused by their retirement shall be filled by a majority vote of the qualified members of the congregation present at the annual meeting. In case the place of any of the trustees named in this Act is made vacant by death, removal or otherwise before the annual meeting at which such trustees shall retire, then his place shall be filled by the remaining trustees until the next regular annual meeting, when a successor shall be appointed, but such trustee shall only fill the unexpired term of his predecessor; but after the whole of the members herein incorporated shall have retired from office, then and forever thereafter, at each annual meeting the trustees longest in office since their last appointment shall retire and their places shall be filled as hereinbefore set forth. But nothing in this chapter shall prevent the retiring trustees from being re-elected upon receiving a majority of votes. All such voting shall be by ballot.

13. The said trustees shall, as soon after the passing of this Act as they can conveniently meet, appoint one of their number to be chairman, and a secretary who shall be the secretary of the congregation and shall be secretary of the board. The said secretary shall keep a proper record of the meetings of the board and of the business transacted thereat, and of all the real and personal property belonging to the congregation, or which the said congregation may hereafter acquite; and the provisions of this section shall

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