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230.]

 Missionary Board of the Church of God (Vesting of Property).

CHAPTER 230.

MISSIONARY BOARD OF THE CHURCH OF GOD (VESTING OF PROPERTY).

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

SECTION.

Interpretation.

1.

Short title.

2.

3.

Property held by George Learmond Jeffrey vested in the Board.

4.

Power to acquire and sell property.

5.

Property acquired by the Church of God in the Colony to be conveyed to the Board.

6.
6.

Signature of documents on behalf of the Board; and power of Board to appoint Attorney.

7.

Exercise of powers of the Board.

8.

Sections 19 and 247 of Cap.

328 not to apply to the Board.

9.

Property to be held in trust for the Church of God.

10.

Service of process.

11.

Power to sue.

12.

Saving the rights of the Crown.

SCHEDULE.

CHAPTER 230.

MISSIONARY BOARD OF THE CHURCH OF GOD (VESTING OF PROPERTY).

26 of 1951.
26 of 1951.

An Ordinance to vest in the Missionary Board of the Church of God in trust for and for the use of the members from time to time of the Church of God all property in the Colony now held and which may hereafter be acquired by any person or by any society, association or other body of persons on behalf of or for the use or benefit of the Missionary Board of the Church of God in the Colony, and to make provision for the administration thereof.

L9TH JUNE, 1 951 .]

Short title.

1.


This Ordinance may be cited as the Missionary Board of the Church of God (Vesting of Property) Ordinance.

Interpreta- tion.

2.

In this Ordinance— " the Missionary Board of the Church of God " or " the Board " means the Missionary Board of the Church of Go Missionary Board of the Church of God (Vesting of Property).

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230.

3183 of Anderson, porated States of America.


Indiana, United States of America, incor­ under the laws of the State of Indiana in the United 3.The movable and immovable property in the Colony as Property hereunder shown in the schedule was held by or vested in the name of George Learmond in trust for the 1\1issionary vested in the Missionary July, 1949, J e:ffrey t�m0nd Board of the Church of God is hereby v:stej in the Board of the Church of God.

Board.

which on the 22nd held by George Schedule.


4.The Board shall have full power to hold or acquire h f d .

h pure asc, trans er, onat10n, gift, conveyance, transport movable property therein, and otherwise and shall be entitled dispose in the Colony, to sell, or any estate or interest transport, of and deal with all property mortgage, vested lease in it.

d .

b exc ange, cv1Se, equest, any movable or im- or otherwise by Pow�r to acqwre an d grant, sell property.
5.Where movable or immovable by any instrument property in the Colony is by to or for the use or Property acquired tho Church of Board of the Church of God or for the God in the Colony to as and called the be conveyed in the it shall be expressed to the Board.

in favour body known or assigned is conveyed or assigned conveyed benefit of the 1\1issionary use or benefit of the religious Church of God in the Colony, instrument of the Missionary expressed, have been so made.
the conveyance that the property Board of the Church of God, and, if not so shall be deemed to or assignment mortgages, transfers, and other documents 6.All transports, mortgages, leases, or executed for and signed be sufficiently or representatives representative for the purpose by power of attorney Board shall also have power to appoint other purpose.
on behalf or executed if signed required cancellations of Signature of documents to be signed on behalf of � Board; r er 0 by the duly authorised ;�af::O specially point The ttorney.

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duly executed.

an attorney for any of the Board shall be deemed to th of the Board appointed 7.The Board may, in relation to any property vested in it Exerciser in the Colony the powers ib::ia�d.

exercise of this Ordinance, in its memorandum by virtue contained in force, the use or benefit of all the recognised of God.
and such powers shall be exercised for the time being in trust for and for members of the Church of association 8.Sections 19 and 247 of the Companies din b .

d f th "d amen g or su st1tute or e sa1 sect10ns, Ordinance, and any Sections 19 .

and 247 of h 11 s a Cap.

32s not enactment not apply to the Board.

to apply to the Board.

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230.]

 Missionary Board of the Church of God ( Vesting of Property).

Property to be held in trust for the Church of God.

9.
All movable and immovable property in the Colony vested in the Board by virtue of this Ordinance, or acquired by the Board after the commencement of this Ordinance, shall be held by the Board— (a) in trust for and for the use of the Church of God; and (b) in accordance with the special trusts, if any, relating to the property: Provided that no person who purchases or leases or who lends money on the security of any such property shall be affected by any such trust unless he has, prior to the purchase, lease or loan as the case may be, received express notice thereof.
10.
Anything to the contrary which may be contained in any instrument made by the Board creating a power of attorney notwithstanding, and without prejudice to the powers conferred by such instrument, all process required to be served on the Board shall be deemed to be sufficiently served— (a) by leaving a copy thereof with the duly authorised superintendent of the work of the Church of God at any place within the Colony, or with an adult inmate at the place of residence in the Colony of the superintendent; or (b) by publishing a copy thereof in the Gazette.
11.

The Board may sue and be sued in all courts of justice and before all judges or magistrates of the Colony, and may institute, carry on and defend legal proceedings.

12.

Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to affect any right of Her Majesty the Queen, her heirs and successors or of any body politic or corporate or of any other person or persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from, through or under them.

SCHEDULE.

MOVABLE PROPERTY.

1.


One church building situate on west half of the west half of Lot No.

31, section A, Plaisance, in the Plaisance village district, east coast, of the county of Demerara.

2.

One church building situate on Lot No.

109, Bagotville, in the Bagotville village district, west bank, Demerara river, in the county of Demerara.

Service of process.

Power to sue.

Saving the rights of the Crown.

a.

3.

Missionary Board of the Church of God (Vesting of Property).

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230.

3185 Date of transport.

 1.

9th April, 1923 (No.

317).

 2.

19th July, 1926 (No.

769).

 3.

22nd April, 1929 (No.

377).

 4.

7th October, 1932 (No.

726).

 IMMOVABLE PROPERTY.

Description of property.

South half of north half of Lot No.


22 (twenty- two) John Street, in the North Freeburg district, in the City of Georgetown, in the county of Demerara and Colony of British Guiana, with the buildings and erections thereon.

West half of the west half of Lot No.

31 (thirty- one), section A, and west half of the west half of Lot No.

43 (forty-three), section C, Plaisance, in the Plaisance village district in the county of Demerara and Colony of British Guiana, with the buildings and erections thereon.
The east half of Lot No.

94 (ninety-four), part of that part of Plantation La Penitence, situate on the east bank of the river Demerara in the Colony of British Guiana called Albouystown laid down on a diagram ma de by the Sworn Land Surveyor, John Peter Press, dated 5th June, 1886, and deposited in the Registrar's Office of British Guiana on the 9th October, 1886, with all the buildings and erections thereon.

East quarter of Lot No.

115 (one hundred and fifteen), section B; east quarter of Lot No.
113 (one hundred and thirteen), section A; east quarter of Lot No.

81 (eighty-one), section C; east quarter of Lot No.

125 (one hundred and twenty-five), section D; and east quarter of Lot No.

84 (eighty- four), section G, which form a quarter of a share in the village of Buxton, in the county of Demerara and in the Colony of British Guiana, with all the buildings and erections thereon save and except the buildings and erections thereon belong- ing to the Rev.

Oscar Archibald Lupe.

(No.

57).


 5.

16th January, 1933 West half of Lot No.

96 (ninety-six), south of the middle walk, Bagotville, in the Bagotville village district, situate on the west bank of the Demerara river, in the Colony of British Guiana, as shown on a diagram of Plantation Mindenburg, now known as and called Bagotville by H. Rainsford, Sworn Land Surveyor, dated April, 1844, and deposited in the office of the Registrar at Georgetown on 14th April, 1847, no building thereon.