such compensation therefor as may be agreed upon between such owners respectively and the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry, and in case they cannot agree, then the amount of such compensation shall be determined by arbitrators, one to be chosen by each party, with power to the said arbitrators to choose a third, in case of disagreement as to the amount of compensation. 17th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 46. An Act to authorize the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint John Church, in the Parish of Burton, in the County of Sunbury, to sell and dispose of certain Glebe Lands in the Parishes of Burton and Blissville, in the said County, and to invest the proceeds arising therefrom in other lands. Section 1. Glebe lands, how to be disposed of. Section. 2. Proceeds, how to be invested. WHEREAS two certain tracts of Land situate in the Parishes of Burton and Blissville, in the County of Sunbury, known as Glebe Lots, containing eight hundred acres, more or less, granted by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Province of New Brunswick to the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint John Church, in the Parish of Burton, and their successors, for a Glebe: And whereas it is believed that the said tract of land could be sold at a fair price, and that the moneys arising from such sale might be invested in the purchase of other lands more conveniently situated, and by reason thereof be made more beneficial and productive for the use and benefit of the Rector of the said Parish ; Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. The Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint John Church, in the Parish of Burton, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell, dispose of, and convey all and singular the said lots or tracts of Glebe land, and make, seal, and deliver good and sufficient deeds of conveyance of the same in fee simple, by and with the approbation of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, or in his absence, of the Archdeacon or Ecclesiastical Commissary of the Province, signified by either of them being a party to such deed, and signing the same. 2. The amount arising from such sale or Glebe lands, shall be invested by the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry, in the purchase of other freehold property more conveniently situated for the use and behoof of the Rector of the said Church for the time being, to hold the same to the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry, and their successors, for ever, for a Glebe for the use and behoof of the Rector of the said Church for the time being. 17th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 50. An Act to authorize the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Christ Church, in the Parish of Fredericton, to sell certain Lands, and to reinvest the proceeds thereof. 1. Power of Corporation to sell leased lands. 2. Appropriation of proceeds. Passed 1st May 1854. WHEREAS the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Christ Church, in the Parish of Fredericton, are seized and possessed of certain lands situate in the City of Fredericton, under and by virtue of a Grant from the Crown bearing date the first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten, and described therein as blocks number one, two, and three: Aud whereas it is desirable that the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry should have power to dispose of the said lands ; Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. When and so often as the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Christ Church, in the Parish of Fredericton, shall agree with the lessee or lessees, assignee or assignees, of any lot or lots of land within any or either of the blocks number one, two, or three, granted to the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry, for the use and support of the Church in the said Parish of Fredericton, for the sale and disposal of the right and interest of the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry therein, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Christ Church, in the Parish of Fredericton, and they are hereby authorized to sell to such lessee or lessees, assignee or assignees, all the right and interest of them the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry, in and to the said lot or lots of land, and thereupon to make and execute a good, legal, and sufficient conveyance of the same in fee, any former law to the contrary notwithstanding. 2. The moneys arising from the sale and disposal of the said lands shall from time to time be applied and invested by the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry, in the purchase of other property to them and their successors, or else be invested in mortgages upon real estate, for the use and support of the Church in the said Parish of Fredericton; provided nevertheless, that no such Church Warden or Vestryman having an interest in any of the said lands as lessee or otherwise, shall be qualified to act in that capacity in any matter connected with the sale or disposal of such lands. 16th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 4. An Act to incorporate the Diocesan Church Society of New Brunswick. Section. 1. Incorporation of Society. 2. Constitution of Society. Section. 3. Property of Society, how vested. Passed 14th April 1853. WHEREAS it has been represented to the Legislature of this Province, that certain persons hereinafter named, and divers others inhabitants of New Brunswick, members of the Church of England, have associated themselves together as a Society under the following Constitution, Bye Laws, Rules, and Regulations, that is to say : 1st. The Society shall be called the Diocesan Church Society of New Brunswick: 2nd. No constitution, bye law, rule, or regulation of the Society, or any abrogation, repeal, change, or alteration of the same, shall be of any force until it shall have been sanctioned and confirmed by the Bishop of and administering the Diocese for the time being,. by writing under his hand 3rd. The payment at any one time of a sum not less than ten pounds, shall constitute a life member; and the payment annually of any sum however small, shall constitute the person paying the same a member of the Society: 4th. The Society shall have a President, who shall be the Lord Bishop of the Diocese; two or more Vice Presidents, of whom the Archdeacon shall be the first; one or more Treasurers; one or more Secretaries; two Auditors of Accounts; and an Executive Committee of twenty four lay members of the Society, being life members thereof, or subscribers of at least one pound to the funds of the Society, who, with the exception of the President and Vice Presidents, shall be annually elected at the anniversary meeting: 5th. The officers of the Society and the Clergy of the Diocese, shall be ex officio members of the Committee; five to be a quorum, and three of the five laymen 6th. The Society shall embrace the following objects, and none other, viz : 1. Missionary visits to places where there is no settled Clergyman; and aid to new and poor Missions; 2. The establishment of Divinity Scholarships at King's College, Fredericton; and assistance where necessary to those who may be under preparation for the Ministry, especially sons of Clergymen ; 3. Aid to Sunday and other Schools in which Church principles are taught; and the training and encouraging of Schoolmasters and Catechists; 4. The supply of books and tracts in strict conformity with the principles of the Established Church of England ; 5. Aid to the building and enlarging of Churches and Chapels; 6. Aid to the building of Parsonage Houses; 7. The creation of a fund towards the augmentation of the stipends of Clergymen who are poor; and towards the education of the children of such Clergymen ; and towards the making a provision for those who may be incapacitated by, age or infirmity; 8. The creation of a fund for the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy: 7th. The Society will employ no Clergyman on Missionary services without the Bishop's licence and appointment, and will submit its choice of Divinity Scholarships to His Lordship's approbation 8th. The Society will circulate no books which are not in the Catalogue of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, except such as the Bishop shall approve: 9th. It shall be competent to any member of the Society to limit his subscription to any one or more of the objects above recited, which he may be most anxious to promote: 10th. The members of the Society in each Mission or in each Parish of each Mission, at the discretion of the Missionary, shall constitute a local Committee 11th. It shall be competent to each Committee to recommend any of the above recited objects to the special consideration of the General Committee, in the appropriation of the funds of the Society: 12th. The Society shall hold its Anniversary Meeting at Fredericton and Saint John alternately; at the latter place on the Thursday after the third Tuesday in January, and at the former place on the Thursday after the second Tuesday in February, in each year: 13th. The Committee of each Parish or Mission shall hold an annual meeting on some convenient day previous to the anniversary meeting, when the recommendation to the General Committee of special objects shall be determined on: 14th. Each local Committee shall be empowered to depute two lay members of the Society to be elected at the annual meeting of the Committee, to assist the Missionary in submitting the recommendations of the Committee to the consideration of the General Committee: 15th. For this purpose the Missionaries and lay Deputies shall meet in General Committee on the two days or more if need be, previous to the anniversary meeting, to make the annual appropriation of the funds of the Society: 16th. The Executive Committee shall meet either at Fredericton or Saint John on the first Wednesday in January, on the day after the annual meeting, on the first Wednesday in March, on the first Wednesday in June, and on the Wednesday after the first Tuesday in October: 17th. The Clergy are requested to preach annually two Sermons in their respective Churches, with a collection on each occasion for, the general purposes of the Society: 18th. No article of the constitution of this Society shall be rescinded, altered, or amended, except with the concurrence of two thirds of the members present at a general meeting; and notice of any motion shall be given at the general meeting previous to the one at which said motion is to be made : And whereas the said persons have contributed, or engaged to contribute considerable sums of money for the objects therein recited: And whereas it is considered necessary for the safety of the property of the Society, and would tend greatly to facilitate and promote the purposes of the said Society, that it should be incorporated ;— |