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the {,It' June, 1951.

BRlTISH GUIANA ORDINANCE No.

26 OF 1951.


AN ORDINANCE to vest in the Missionary God in trust for and for the use of the 1-r{embers time of the Church of God all held and which may hereafter by any society of or for the use or benefit of the Missionary Board Church of Goel in the Colony, administration on behalf ,·of the for the and to make provision association or other body of persons property be acquired Board of the Church of from time to in the Colony now by any person or thereof.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of British advice and consent of the Legislative Guiana, A.D. 1951.

Council ther·eof, with the as follows:- 1.This Ordinance the Church of God (Vesting may be cited as the Missionary 1951, of Property) Ordinance, Board of Short title.

2 THE LAWS OF BRITISH GU IAN A.

[A.D. 1961 No.

26] Interpre­ tation.


- Board of the Church of God" or "the 2.In this Ordinance "the Missionary Board" means the Missionary United States of America, of Anderson, incor­ in the porated under the laws of the State of Indiana United States of America.

3.The movable and immovable Board of the Church of God Indiana, property Property held by George Learmond Jeffrey vested in :the Board.
which on the, twenty-second in the Colony as day shown in the Schedule)1eI10under of July, nineteen in the name of George Learmond ary Board of the Church of God is hereby vestetFin Board of the Church of God.

, · .. · hundfod and forty-nine, w�s )"!_eld Jeffrey in fr1..p;t• '.

· _ by or vested for the Mission­ the Missionary 4.The Board shall have fulf .. Ji.qy.,er to hold or acquire by Power to acquire and sell property.
transport exchange,,devjs�, bequest, purchase, transfer, donation, conveyance, property be entitled of and deal with all mortgage, vested in it.

5.Where movable or immovable to sell, transport, property or otherwise or any estate in the colony, property any .,1Jl�v'3ble or immovable therein, or inte;r:est and shall lease and otherwise dispose grant, gift, Property acquire,{ by the Church of God in the Colony to be con­ veyed to the Board.
or assigned in the Colony is to or for the use or bene­ by any instrument Board of the Church of God or for the use conveyed fit of the Missionary or benefit of the religious of God in the Colony, · the property Board of the Church of God, and, if not so expressed, the con­ veyance or assii�ment shall be deemed to have been so made.
body known as and called the Church in the instrument in favour of the Missionary it shall be expressed or assigned is conveyed that Signature of docu­ ments on behalf of the Board: and power of Board to appoint Attorney .. 6.All transports, transfers, mortgages, cancellations of to be signed or 1� �j and other documents required mor(gfl��s,· :,.
�cuteC,-Cfor an'a-' on behalf of the Board shall be deemed to be sufficiently representative for the purpose shall also have po~wer to appoint or representatives by power of attorney signed or executed The Board duly executed.

an attorney if signed by the duly authorised for any other purpose.

of the Board appointed specially of Exercise powers of the Board.
7.The Board may, in relation to any property vested in it in its memorandum by virtue of this Ordinance, contained in force, and the use or benefit of all th,2 recognised God.

such powers shall in the Colony the powers for the time being in trust for and for members of the Church of of association be exercised exercise 8.
Sections nineteen and two hundred and forty-seven of the amend­ and any enactment shall not apply to the Ordinance (Consolidation) for the said sections, Companies mg or substituted Board.

Sections 19 and 247 of Cap.

178 not to apply to the Board.

P rt 9.

All movable and immovable property 0t: leld in the Board by virtue of this Ordinance, 1; in trust for after the commencement ihe Churcb Board - of God.
of this Ordinance, in the Colony vested or acquired by the Board shall be held by the (a)in trust for and for the use of the Church of God; and A.D.

1951.

]MISSIONARY BOARD-CHURCH OF GOD.

[ No.

26 o trusts, if any, relating to with the special (b)in accordance the property: Provided lends money on the security be affected or loan as purchase, lease notice thereof.
that no person who purchases or leases or who shall of any such :property by any such trust unless he has, prior to the the case may be, receive expresr 10.Anything to the contrary by the Board creating instrument made withstanding, such instrument, shall be deemed to be sufficiently prejudice required and without all process which may be contained in any S"lrvice of a power of attorney to the powers conferred to be served on the Board not-process.
by (a)by leaving a copy thereof of the work of the ·church served - with the duly authorised super­ of God at any place or with an adult inmate at the place in the colony of the superintendent; intendent within 'the colony, of residence (b)by publishing 11.The Board may sue and be sued in all courts of justice of the colony, and may insti-sue.

or in the Gazette.

and before all judges or magistrates tute, carry on and defend legal proceedings.
a copy thereof Power to 12.Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to affect any right of His Majesty the King, His Heirs and Successors or corporate any body except such as are mentioned ing by, from, through or of any other person or persons in this Ordinance and those claim­ or under them.

Saving the rights of of the Crown.

politic or of SCHEDULE (section 3) .

.. MOVABLE PROPERTY situate 1.One church building of lot 31 section District, A, Plaisance, East Coast, of the county of Demerara.
on West half of the West half in the Plaisance Village 2.One church building in the Bagotville River, in the county of Demerara.

situate Village on lot number 109 Bagotville, West Bank, Demerara District, IMMOVABLE PROPERTY Daie of Transport 1.

9th April, 1923 (No.

317).


Descriptio n of Property South half of North half of lot number 22 John Street, (twenty-two) in the North Free­ burg .District, in in the city of Georgetown, the county of Demerara and Colony of with the buildings and erec­ British Guiana, tions thereon.

No.

26 J ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA.

[A.D. 1951 4 2.19th July, 1926 (No.

769).

3.22nd April, 1929 (No.

377).


4.7th October, 1932 (No.

726) section A, and West half of the C, District West half of the West half of lot number 31 (thirty-one), West half of lot 43, (forty-three), section Plaisance, in the Plaisance in the county of Demerara and Colony of and erec­ British tions thereon.
Guiana, with the buildings Village La Penitence, on the East bank of the river Dem­ The East half of lot number 94 (ninety-four), part of that part of Plantation situate erara in the Colony of British Albouystown by the Sworn Land Surveyor, Prass, dated 5th June, 1886, and deposited in the Registrar's the 9th day of October, and erections buildings Guiana on 1886, with all the laid down .

on a diagram made Office of British Guiana called thereon.
John Peter (eighty­ of lot number 115 (.one hundred of lot B; East quarter sec­ of lot number 81 East quarter and fifteen), section number 113 (one hundred and thirteen) tion A; East quarter one), section of lot number C; East quarter 125 (one hundred and twenty-five), D; and East quarter four); section share in the Village of Demerara and in the Colony of British Guiana, with all the buildings thereon �ave and except the buildings erections to the Rev.
Oscar Archibald section of lot number 84 (eighty­ G, which form a quarter thereon Lupe.

of Buxton, in the county belonging and of a and erections « 5.16th January, 1933 · (No.

57).
57).

situate West half of lot number 96 (ninety-six), in the south of the Middle walk, Bagotville, Bagotville Village on the District, West bank of the Demerara River, in the colony of British Guiana, as shown on a diagram of Plantation known as and called Bagotville ford, Sworn Land Surveyor dated April, 1844, and deposited trar at Georgetown building thereon.

in the office of the Regis­ on 14th April, 1847, no now by H. Rains­ Mindenburg, C Passed by the Legislative Council this 25th day of ... (M.P.
18615110).

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