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VOL. 1. .

EDWARD REILLY, QUEEN’S PRINTER. ;

No. .36.

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‘ Charlattetown’ Prince Edward Island. Thursday, August—29;

LAWS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

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An Act to Incorporate the Minister and Trus- tees of the Baptist C‘hurch, Long Creek. West

River.

WHEREAS it is desirable, for the efficient management of the temporal affairs of the Baptistcongregation of Long Creek, West River, that its Minister and Trustees be an incorporate body. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieuten- ant Governor, Council and Assembly, as follows, that is to say ;. . , g \ _ I. The Reverend Malcolm Ross, ea: aficio, John Darrach, Hugh McPhee, Alexander Mc- . Neill, Duncan McCannell, Malcolm McNeill, Neil McLean and Archibald Darrach, and their successors in office, shall be, and are hereby constituted and declared to be a body corporate, under and by the name of the Minister and Trustees of the Baptist Church of ‘ Long Creek, West River, and they and their successors in office shall have a cemmon Seahwith power to break, change, and alter the same from time to time, as may be found requisite, and shall be in law capable of suing, pleading, defending and answering, and of being sued, impleaded, de- fended and answered unto, in all Courts of Judicature, in all manner of actions ; and also, of contracting and being contracted with rela- tive to lands and funds of said corporation, and . the other purposes for which it is constituted, as hereinafter deelared, and may establish, put in execution, alter or repeal such by-laws and regulations as shall not be contrary to the constitution and laws 'of this’ Island, or the provisions of this Act, as may appear to the said corporation necessary and expedient for the interest thereof, and for these purposes

[Pass ‘d April 24, 1868.]

four membersbeing a quorum in all matters to be done and disposed of by thelsaid corporation.

II. When any vacancy in the trustees shall arise by death, resignation or otherwise, then the minister of the said church shall give notice that a congregational meeting of the said church shall beheld on a given day for the election of one or more trustees to fill the said vacancy or vacancies, and the said notice shall be given in the said church of Long Creek, West River, immediately after divine service, on ‘a Sabbath, at least ten days previous to the said meeting, and the choice of said. trustee or trustees shall be determined by the vote of the majority of the adherents in the congregation, being of the age of twenty-one years, who may be contributing from six shillings and upwards, annually, and not in arrears, and any male ado herent in the congregation, being of the age of twenty-one years, and who may be contributing annually, from fifteen shillings and upwards, and not in arrears, shall be eligible to hold olfice as a trustee. W .

III. The seal of said congregation, and all deeds, books, minutes, vouchers, subscriptions, obligations and securities for moneys, and, all and every description of property really and truly belonging to the congregation, shall, im- mediately after the passing of this Act, pass into the custody and possession of the above named trustees, and shall be by them trans- ferred to their successors immediately following them in office as trustees. ‘

IV- It shall .and may be lawful for the said corporation to contract for and purchase, or in any lawful mode, whether-by demise, bequests, or otherwise, to acquire or obtain either in fee simple, for life, or for any term of years, tor the benefit of the said church, messuages, lands, tenements, buildings, real or personal estate

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whatsoever, in this Island, and to take and re-

appoint their own chairman and other eliicers, ceive the necessary legal conveyances, securi-