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their only proper use and behoof, for ever;-The said deed and conveyance, and the estate thereby granted, bargained, and sold, shall be deemed good, valid, and effectual, notwithstanding the mistake in the name of the Corporation, and to have vested the title therein and thereto in the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Grace Church; and upon their dissolution by virtue of this Act, to be and to become vested in the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Luke's Church, and their successors, in the same manner as any other property of the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Grace Church.

6. And whereas the object of the Church Corporation in making the purchase of the said lot of land in the next preceding Section mentioned, was to erect and build thereon a School house, which has been partially accomplished; and it has been considered advisable that such School should be conducted upon the Madras system, but in order to effect this it may become necessary to assign and convey the same to the Governor and Trustees of the Madras School in New Brunswick ;-The said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Luke's Church, and their successors, shall be fully authorized and empowered to make sale and conveyance of the said lot of land and School house thereon to the said Governor and Trustees of the Madras School, and their successors, in trust, nevertheless, for the purpose of a School in the said Parish, to be considered a branch of the Provincial Madras School, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever; and upon this condition, that if such School shall not be established and commence within two years from the passing of this Act, or if after being established it shall be discontinued for any time or term, together exceeding one year, or shall not be continued and kept in operation for at least six months in every year after the expiration of the said two years, the said land and School, and all the estate, right, title, and interest therein, shall revert and become reinvested in the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Luke's Church, and their successors, in the same manner as if the same had not been conveyed to the said Governor and Trustees of the Madras School.

7. This Act shall continue and take effect on Easter Day, being the eleventh day of April next.

7th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 6.

An Act to authorize the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Ann's Church, in the Parish of Sackville, to sell certain lots of Glebe Land, and to dispose of the money arising from the sale thereof in the purchase of other lands.

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1. Corporation of Saint Ann's Church, what 2. Proceeds, how applied.

lands may sell.

Passed 25th March 1844.

WHEREAS the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Ann's Church, in the Parish of Sackville, are seized and possessed of certain Lands, situate in the Parish of Sackville, viz :—A certain one hundred acre lot of wood land, number nine, in letter A division, situate at Second Westcock Hill, in the Parish aforesaid, bounded on the northwest by the Parish line, on the northeast by lands in the possession of Robert Clark, on the southeast by a base line between two tier of lots, and on the southwest by lands belonging to C. Dixon Bulmer; also a certain other one hundred acre lot of land, being number nine, in letter A division, situate at Westcock, so much of the said lot as lies to the southeast of the Bye Road leading to the British Settlement, and between the said Road and Chignecto Bay: And whereas it would tend much to the advantage of the said Church of the Parish of Sackville, if the said lots of land above described were sold and disposed of, and the proceeds thereof applied towards the payment of the debt due for reclaiming a certain glebe lot of marsh, and in the purchase of lands more productive ;—

Be it enacted, &c.-1. The said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Ann's Church, in the Parish of Sackville, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to make sale and dispose of the said lots of land and premises, with the appurtenances, or any part or parts thereof, for such price or prices as they may be able to obtain therefor, and thereupon to make and execute good, legal, and sufficient conveyances of the same in fee, any former law to the contrary notwithstanding.

2. The money arising from the sale and disposal of the said lots of land and premises, with the appurtenances, shall be paid and applied by the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry,

first to the payment of the debt incurred in dyking a certain glebe lot of salt marsh, situate on the Cole's Island Marsh, so called, and the balance of the amount of such sale shall be expended in the purchase of other more productive lands to them and their successors, for the use, benefit, and behoof of the said Rector of Saint Ann's Church, in the Parish of Sackville, and his successors, as a Glebe.

11th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 44.

An Act to authorize the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Mary's Church, in the Parish of Richibucto, to sell certain Lands granted to the said Corporation, and vest the proceeds in other lands.

Section 1.-What lands Corporation may sell, and how invest proceeds.

Passed 30th March 1848.

WHEREAS the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Mary's Church, in the Parish of Richibucto, are seized and possessed of certain lands in the Parish of Richiburto, under and by virtue of a Grant from the Crown bearing date the twenty sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight: And whereas a portion of the said lands, prior to the issuing of the Grant, had been improved by George Kinread, who is now in the occupation thereof; and the said George Kinread hath agreed to purchase from the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry, one hundred acres of the said land, to include the improvements made by him, at and for a certain sum of money; and the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry are desirous of disposing of the same to the said George Kinread, and vesting the proceeds arising from such sale in other lands for the said Corporation;

Be it therefore enacted, &c.—1. The said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Mary's Church, in the Parish of Richibucto, by and with the approbation of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of one hundred acres of land to the said, George Kinread, his heirs and assigns, in fee simple, for such sum or price as they may agree, and to vest the sum so received in other lands for the purpose of a Glebe for the Rector of the said Church.

11th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 45.

An Act to authorize and empower the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Thomas' Church, in the Parish of Saint James, in the County of Charlotte, to sell and convey certain Glebe and Church Lands in said Parish, and vest the proceeds in other lands more productive.

Section.

1. What lands may sell.

Section.

2. Proceeds, how reinvested.

Passed 30th March 1848.

WHEREAS certain tracts of Land, situate in the Parish of Saint James, in the County of Charlotte, heretofore granted by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of this Province to the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Thomas' Church, in said Parish of Saint James, in part for the use, benefit, and behoof of the Rector for a Glebe, and in part for the use of the Church, now yield no income either to the Rector or the Church: And whereas it is believed that the several tracts of Glebe and Church Lands could now be sold in farm lots, at fair prices, and that the money arising from said sales might be invested in the purchase of other lands, for the use and benefit of the said Rector, and of the said Church, which would be more productive to each respectively;

Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. The Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Thomas' Church, in the Parish of Saint James, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell, in farm lots, all or any of said Glebe and Church lands, and make good and sufficient deeds of conveyance of the same, with the concurrence of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, or in his absence, of the Archdeacon or Ecclesiastical Commissary of the Province, one or other of whom shall be a party to every such deed of conveyance, and sign and seal the same.

2. The amounts arising from such sales of Glebe and Church lands respectively, shall be reinvested by the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry, in the purchase of other freehold property, that is to say, the amount arising from the sales of Glebe lands in Glebe property to them and their successors, for the use, benefit, and behoof of the Rector of the said Church of Saint Thomas, in the Parish of Saint James, for the time being, and the amount arising from the sales of the Church

lots in freehold property to them and their successors, for the use of the Church.

12th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 56.

An Act to authorize and empower the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint George's Church in the Parish of Bathurst, in the County of Gloucester, to sell and convey a certain tract or lot of Glebe Land situate in the said Parish, and to vest the proceeds in the purchase of other lands in a more desirable situation and more productive.

Section.

1. What lands may sell.

Section.

2. Proceeds, how reinvested.
Passed 14th April 1849.

WHEREAS a certain tract of Land situate on the north side of the Tatagouche River, in the Parish of Bathurst, in the County of Gloucester, known as lot B, containing two hundred and ten 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 George's Church, in the Parish of Bathurst, and their successors, for a Glebe, yields no income to the Rector of the said Parish: And whereas it is believed that the said tract of Glebe 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 more beneficial and productive for the use and benefit of the said Rector ;

Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. The Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint George's Church, in the Parish of Bathurst, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell, dispose of, and convey all and singular the said lot or tract 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 of Glebe land shall be invested by the said Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry in the purchase of other freehold property more conveniently

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