New South Wales: Sale of Land Scots Church Legalizing Act 1873 36 Vic (NSW)

1873. 36° VIC. 31 Sale of Land Scots Church Legalizing. An Act to enable the Reverend Dr. Lang a8 tu 82% Groncs Lr@auizine. sole surviving Trustee of the Scots Church "2 to dispose of the original allotment of the Church for certain Ecclesiastical purposes therewith connected. [10th April, 1873.] HEREAS there is a debt of fourteen hundred and eighty Preamble. pounds on the property of the Scots Church Sydney And whereas the office-bearers and congregation of the Church are unanimously and strongly desirous that that debt should be paid before the settlement of a successor to the present pastor And whereas the original allotment of the Church, is available if sold for such a purpose and is not required for any other ecclesiastical object And whereas the said allotment is now vested in the Reverend Dr. Lang as the sole surviving Trustce of the Scots Church Sydney 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. From and after the passing of this Act it shall be lawful for Trustee authorized the Reverend Dr. Lang as such Trustee as aforesaid his heirs or assigns to sell and dispose of the allotment aforesaid by public auction and either in one lot or in several lots as he shall deem expedient for such price or prices as can be reasonably obtained for the same and to convey and assure the same cr any part or parts thereof when sold to the purchaser or purchasers thereof in fee simple freed and discharged from all trusts affecting the said allotment And the receipt in writing of the said Trustec his heirs or assigns for the purchase moneys arising from such sale or sales shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the said lands and shall exonerate him her or them from seeing to the application of the said moneys and from all liability in respect of the misapplication or nonapplication thereof. 2. The said Trustee his heirs or assigns shall stand possessed Application of of the moneys arising from such sale or sales as aforesaid wpon trust Pe to apply the proceeds thereof in or towards the payment of the said debt of fourteen hundred and eighty pounds and to pay the balance to the office-bearers of the Church And the receipts of any person or persons to whom any moneys shall be paid by the said Trustee his heirs or assigns under the provisions of this Act shall be a valid and complete discharge to the said Trustee his heirs or assigns for such moneys.