New South Wales: Grafton Presbyterian Church Land Sale Act 1881 45 Vic (NSW)

An Act to enable William Cowan the younger _ ,, GF PRESBYTERIAN John Edward Chapman Arthur Hyde Cr tase sas Samuel Avery and David Kirk Trustees of certain land situate in the town of Grafton to sell the said land and provide for the appropriation of the proceeds thereof. [16th December, 1881.]| ITEREAS by a conveyance bearing date the twenty-fourth May Preamble. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight and made between Samuel Avery of the one part James Collins William Cowan the younger John Edward Chapman Arthur Ilyde Samucl Avery and David Kirk of the second part and Stephen Campbell Brown of the third part the land specified in the Schedule hereto was granted bargained sold aliened released and confirmed unto the said Stephen h Campbell Trustees authorized to sell. Application of proceeds. 45° VIC. 1881. Grafton Presbyterian Church Land Sale. Campbell Brown and his heirs to the use of the said James Collins William Cowan the younger John Edward Chapman Arthur Ilyde Samucl Avery and David Kirk their heirs and assigns upon trust that the said parcel of land should be at all times set apart maintained and used as and fora site for the erection of a Presbyterian Church And whereas the said site is not suitable for the ercetion of a Presby- terian Church And whereas it is expedient that the said land should be sold and that the proceeds to arise from such sale should be applicd in or towards the erection of a Presbyterian Church in Grafton afore- said on the site granted by the Government for that purpose and for other the purposes hereinafter mentioned Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :— 1. After the passing of this Act it shall be lawful for the said William Cowan the younger John Edward Chapman Arthur Iyde Samucl Avery and David Kirk hereinafter styled Trustees their heirs or assigns or other the Trustees for the time being of the said Indenture of the twenty-fourth of May eighteen hundred and fifty eight to sell and dispose of the said land specified in the Schedu hereto by public auction or private contract and either in one lo or in several lots as they shall deem most expedient for such pric or prices as can be had or obtained for the same and when sold convey the same or any part or parts thereof to the purchaser or purchasers in fee simple freed and discharged from the said trusts affecting the same and the receipt in writing of the said Trustees their heirs or assigns shall absolutely discharge the purchaser or purchasers of the said land or any part or parts thereof from the purchase money payable by him or them respectively and shall exonerate him or them from seeing to the application of the said purchase money and from all liability as to the misapplication or non-application thereof. 2. The said Trustees their heirs or assigns shall stand possessed of all moneys arising from any and every such sale or sales as aforesaid upon trust to apply the proceeds of such sale in or towards the erection of a Presbyterian Church on the site granted by the Government for that purpose and the receipts of any person or persons to whom any moneys shall be paid under the provisions of this Act shall be a valid and complete discharge to the said Trustees their heirs or assigns for such moneys. aon oo SCHEDULE. Aut that allotment or parcel of land in the town of Grafton parish of Marlow county of Clarence and Colony of New South Wales containing by admeasurement two roods be the same more or less being allotment number ten of section number twelve Commene- ing at the northern corner "of allotment number eleven and bounded on. the north-west by Mary-street being a line bearing north twenty-six degrees east two chains fifty links to Fitzroy-street on "the north-east by Fitzroy-street being a line bearing south sixty- four degrees east two chains to the northern corner of allotment number nine on the south-east by part of the north-western boundary of allotment number nine being a line bearing south twenty-six degrees west two chains fifty links to the eastern corner of allotment number cleven and on the south-west by allotment number eleven being a line bearing north sixty-four degrees west from the eastern corner of that allotment to the commencing point Being the allotment sold as lot four in pursuance of the Proclama- 'tion of thirteenth April one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.