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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 / I To incorporat ralities Ft i connection Whereas it bath h should be made fbv the connection with tl»e Ch behalf of the said Chwre be gi^antod,. given, beqij in trust, and the Revel and Missionaries of th< provision for those wU please the said Church, < source for the purpose t< and; endowmenit of Chau-ii study for the Ministry ; FIRST. — The Reverenf , , , Divinity ; Hugh Doctor in Divini . Harper, of Kingi , the manner hen J corporate, in nar Fund of the Pre j]urpo8es herein j^, and they and the answer and be tkvt they and tlu and retain, and.a aforesaid uses W St0(ks, and Seo ' ' Conimissioners * i • the special cond liands, shall be, , thereof, to the s thereto of the s ' ' and declared at 1 ' '" - said Board shall conveyance, nio ■ ' Estate, to and ft '-■''■ Estate may be g for the purpos( , ac(|uiHiti()n, and • L C'hartered Bank and their succe any of the inv< of them, and 1 conveyances, tn •-4'. *■. '^i SICCONDLY.— At the first meeting ' •t."/? bv tiic said Svnod, three Mem .ist«'r, in place <\itliin six montlit after the pa Iters of the said On-poration t , ,, among tlu' ifK'fnbofs of the sj hold oflioe diuitig tho pleasur often as oL'i-usion may Tcquirc meeting, and at all other mei , .., ti'Hi shall tiirther have power. , deliiiiug their duties and powi V.,,:. appoint on such terms as tlu and the same to Jiamiss or n ,V( )rirnil.V.— The said Oorporatio tiou dulv coiiveni'*!, shall ha\ .and Orders. toiuAiing and con ; •■ .;idministration, investment, a any other luatter or thing wt the objett* -oif the said Corpo ■tainiitg aktd establishing the s • entitled thereto under the pr< other (liarges; and the scale . .- and ill'' same to vary, alter, i Kl Fill I. v.— 'Hie said Board shall ] uf the s.iid Church, of tho hi exliibitiiig the receipts and t preei'ding such meeting, jukI SIXTHLY.— The said Corpwation they shall from -time to time SK\- I:NT1 I l.Y .-^This Act Hhall be ■WPP ^^'mt^^.^Sl. To / - If AN ACT, To incorporate the Board for the management of the Tempo* ralities Fund of the Presbyterian Chnrch of Canada/ in connection with the Church of Scotland. Wnereaa it Uatli ]wvn ivprosento*! to the Logisljjturo of this Proviiiw that it is jlesirubh* that piv.visiun should be made fOr the inanaj?eiiiont and holding of eertain Funds of the Presbyterian Cliureh of Caiia Chureh of Swtland, now held in trust by eertain roniuiissioners, hereiiiatler named, oji behalf of the said Chureh, and for the Benefit thereof, and alsti of sinii other Finula as mjiv from time to tiine bo gmnted,. given, bequeathed, or eontril>uted in iwldition Hien-to : And whereas the said Fuiids arc so held in tnist, and the Revenue* thereof are to be appropriate*! fiir the encouragement and support of Ministers and Missionaries of the said Church, and fi>r the augntentatioii of their Stipends, and Upwards making a jirovision for those who may be ineapaeitatt^d by aige or infirmity, and secondly, where, and if it sliidl so please the said Chureh, and so soon as Funds hereafter shall be contributed, subscribed, or paid in from anv source for the purpose to the Corporation hereby erecti'd for granting jiiU towards the erection and rnainteuaneti ftnd; endowment of Cluuielbes and Manses^ in connection witli the sjjid CHundi^ aiwi tht^ aiding of young men to studj' for the Ministry ; «"ok, Doctor in ^^ Divinity; Hugh Allan, Esquire; John Tliompson, Esquire, and the Reverend Hugh Urquhart. Doctor in Divinity, and John Young, of Hamilton, Esquire: .lohn GuYieron, of Toronto ; Francis W. Harper, of Kingston, and Thomas Paton, of Mimtreal, Esqniivs, and thoir successors, to be elecrted in the maimer hereinafter provided, shall be, and they are luTcby declared to be, a Body, politic and corporate, in name and in <]eed, by the name of "Tlio Hoard tor themanagement of the Temporalities Fund of the Presbyterian Chuich of Canada, in connection with the Church of Scotland," and for the Ijurposea herein aforesaid, recited liy that name, sliall have j>erpctual succession and a common seal,, and they and their successors, by the name aforesaid, may sue and be sued, implead and l>eiini)lcaded^ answer and be answered unto, in any Court of Rewi"d, or place of JudicatiH-e in this Province, and that they and their successors shall be able, in la\\ei to purchaso, t.ike, have and'hold and enjoy, possess and retain, and sl)all henceforth have, hold, enjoy, and possess, in trust for tlie saidC^irch', and for the aforesaid uses without license of mortmain, or lettres «ranwrtissement, all Monies, Dt>ben*tn'cs^ Bonds, Stocks, and Securities, which are now held by the sflid herein before named partie.** as- ll'ustees or (■'ommissioners of the said Chureh, in trust for the said Clunvli, but such holding is subject always to the special condition that the annual interest and revenues of the said Monies and Fund now in their liands, shall be, and remain charged and subject, as well as regai-ds the charact«^r, extent, and duration tihcreof, to the several annual charges in tuvinir of the several Ministei-S; and parties severally entitled thereto of the several amounts and respective charaetei-s and durations as the same were constitute,!, and declared at the formation of the said Fund, and the joining of the same into one Fund.. And the said Board shall also have power to have, hold, rem vc. take, enjoy, and possess, by gift, grant, conveyance, njfH'tgago, devise, bequest, (n* otherwise, to thorn and their successors, any personal Estate, to and for the use of the said Board for the purpose aforesaid : Provided always that any Real Estate may be gifted or bequeathed to tlie sjiid Board, or actpiired, held and enjoyed by the said BQa^•JLl. for the purpose aforesaid, if the sjune shall be sold within twelve months from the date of its acquisition, and the proceeds thereof invested in the piddic Securities of the Province, Stock of the (■hartered Banks, Mortgages, or other ajtproved Si'Qurities, for the uses aforesaid : And such Board and their successors shall, moreover, have power to sell, dispose of, exchange, alter, vary, or renew any of the investments horctdfor.e made by tlu-m. or hereartcr to be made of the said Funds, or any of them, and to lend upon mortgage, and it'-invest any monies arising therefrom, and acquittances, conveyances, tratisfcrs, releases, receipts and discharges, to n)akc and give as occasion may demand. .^A rM k I J f -5 1 of the Nuid SynoJ of siiitl Gnifch Vfi^uftfr, c oVigibh', h«'rs. to rtM'lrction.nnd tht'rcnf>(M' rtfio Mwiist^»r iiml two lnyiiT^i shall mially in rotation f>n the mrojul thiy ot' the aiiiiiial iiu'fting of tiu; it'Bt jurisirK'tion of 'fhi.' said C'liiiivh. ami tlu'ii* "jtlaccs shall 1 hi stipplicil iluu'ii, tlu'ii oli't'toil l»y till' saitl Syiioil, aiul tho inoplication, approjtriation and maniigenunit of the Funds aforesaid, and iich to them shall seem lit or expedient for tlie etlectwal attainment of U'ation and the administration oi" its concerns, and I'or tJie fixhig. ascei*' 'eale or rate of stipi'iid from the said Funds t<» the members or others .visions of this act, subject, however, to the atbn'said original annual or L or rate of anmiitits payable to superanmiated or disabled ministers, .'efteal or make anew. . .wv,.; .., i ,••,,,. prepare and submit annually to the said Synod or other Church Court ghest jurisdiction, a balance sheet ot the Financial afliiirs of the Fund, lisbursemcnts of tli ■ said (.'or|ioration during the Financial year next lalso a Report of their proceedings during such periotl. Wiall hold their metiings at sueh place or places within this Province as direct and afipoint. a Public Act. ' > • . . ' ' ^ . / SIC('4)Nf)I.V. — At the first iiicot'mj,' oi tho Haiti Synod ot sii'nl Clmrcli *h(«rt«Hrtfr, (horo "shall b(>.«'lit'to4 '■ l»y tlio HttuI Svno saitl Hojn'tl r.inniully in rotation on tlu' Hcconil day of tlu> animal nu-ctin^ of tAw Synoil or otlior Court (»f hi^'lu'Bt jnristru-tion of fhi' wait! f'Inirrh, ami tlii'ir "]»Iu(H'8 shall bo supplied liv on»> ministf;r and two luvuu>u, tlu'U I'loctod l»v the saiil Svnod, and tlio mode in whii-li fho Trust*'»s hi-rchy nanicd .shall n-tirr, shidl In- di'fnifd by law of tho Maid Corporation, or in dofuult tlu'rvof by the Synod, but the Mi-niln-rN ot tho Board who shall from titTn> to time bo cIiM'ti'd in tho stoad *>f thv.' afinv-nainwl ircnibiTs «hall, aftt-r all the said nini> ^tcnilH'rs of tho Hoaril shall have rtvn»"mit, n^.»r(' from offico in ilu* prfiportions at'oresaid, in rotiftlftn, ai-cordinj? t<» the seniority of of tiu'ir I'lcetion. In the evint of the death, resignation, reniovfil (fou\ the I*n»vinej', or leaving; the said Church, of any Mendtcr of the said Board, the remaining mi'inhi'rs, (»r a majorriy of thrm prese)it :it any Oem-ral Metting, didy convened for that purpose, shall ehoose a Minister orT^aVinim to till such viU5*uiey, sul»jeet, however, to the approval <»f the said SyiKul or other Court at its next im-etin;.' m. thatth.' said Boanl shall alwavs consist of nine members, of whom three shall be min- isti'rs and six shall be lavmen. all beinit ministers or mendters of the said Church. "J'lllUJ^^V. — The said Reverend .Idni Cook. l)(»ctor in Divinity, shall call a meeting of tho said Board T.ithin six moiitli»^ after tin- |»a**siiig of this act, at the City of Montreal, at which meeting the nuin- bi-rs ot" the said 0»r|>oratiiiii tlun [iresi-nt, or the majority of theiu, sim'll then choose and elect from among the meinbt^s of the Siiid Board, oni' Chairnnin, and one 'Secretjiry and Treasurer, who shall hold otliee dining tho pK-asure of the said Corporation, and w*ho sliaTl elect sticeessors to them as otb'ii as oeejision may re(niire or the By-laws of the .said Corjmration shall prescribe, and at snch meeting, and at aJI other meetings of the Board, live shall constitute a quorum. Hie said Corpora^ tiou shall further have powir. if they see tit, to appoint an Executive Committee of three mend)crs, di'lining their duties and powtrs by By-law or By-hiws, and shall also liave power and authorify to appoint on such t^-rnjs as thi-v mav deem suitable, such subordinate olheers u«) nuiy Tje uecessarv and the same to «liuriiii!» or retuove, as tlie\ shall see fit. I-'< UUTIILY. — The saiU CVirporatiH, investment, a[>plieation, approj»riation and maniigeniant of the Funds aforesaid, and any other iwatter or thing which to them shall seeui fit or expedient for the etlectwal attainment of the object* <*f the said Corporation and the admini.stration t»i' its concerns, and for tJie lixlng, a-seei*- Gaining and cstabli.shiiig tlu' scale or rate of stipend from the said Funds to the members or others entitled thereto under the provisions ot this act, sni»ject, however, to the albre.said original annual of other (barges; and the scale or rate of annuities payable to sujterannuated or disabled ministers, and Ui'' s.imc to vary, alter. r<'|ieal or make anew. I'll rilLV. — The saiti Boanl shall prepare and submit annually to the said Synod or other Church Court uf tlu- said Chur<*h, of the highest jurisdiction, a Italaiue sheet of the Financial affairs of the Fund, exhibiting the receipts aii'l (lisbursements of the said Corporation during the Financial year next ju'cceding such ineiiting, luid also a Keport of their proceedings iluring such period. SIXTIII.V. — The said ( V)rp<>j'ati<)n shall hold their nu-t-tiiigK at such place or places within this Province as they shall fr<.>m time to time direct and afipoint. - • • ' • ' ■ SKVICNTlILY.-^This ActshallbeaPublic Act. : '