Daily American organ., 1856-04-24
From the Hartford Times, April II
Catholic Church Property Connsoatod Il
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FROM TIE Hartford Times, April II
Catholic Church PreSsrty Conassssed In
Since the fict has been wen ssttis1 that Right
Rev. Bishop 0'Reilly wss on board the Pacific,
and theE hc is probably lost question of much
Interest concerning the property Of the RomM
Catholic churches In Connecticus, has araon. He
was the Bishop of the Hartford diocese, and the
Roman Catholic church property in this city, and
probably In this State stood in his individual name.
At the last session of the Legislature Of this
State, law was passed, (see pages ~ and ~ Of
the new pamphlet acts, 1855, providing thst no
devise, lease, grant, or conveyance, TO for any
person in any ecclesiastical Office, shall vest any
estate interest in his successor that no proper
ty appropriated TO purposes Of religious worship,
or for burial shall vest in any person or persons,
unless they be incorporated in accordance with q
law Of this State; that any church property here
tofore devised or conveyed to any individual, shall
be deemed 10 be held in trust for the benefit Of
the society or congregation using the Same, and
the religious corporation formed by such society,
provided such corporation, organized in accordance
with the laws Of this State, ls in existence at the
time of the death Of such individual. But In case
the property il held by an individual and there be
no such corporate body, then il is enacted
|" Section 4. In the event that congregation or
society shall not be incorporated aforesaid, then
and In that case the title Of such real estate shall
vest in the State Of Connecticut, in the same man.
ner and with the same effect ss II the person hold
ing the title thereto had died intestate, and with
out heirs capable of inheriting such real estate"
The next section provides that the Treasurer
shall deed such property to corporation of such
congregation, when Il shall be formed In accord
ance with the laws OF Connecticut.
1t 10 now probable that Bishop O'Reilly is dead.
He held several churches and other real estate
the use Of Roman Catholic congregations; they
were not organized into corporate bodies and this
remarkable law con6scates the entire property.
The DEFICIENCY BILL.--The House on Tuesday
rejected the following amendments to the De6ci.
ency bill m
For repairs Of Pennsylvania avenue, three thou
sand dollars.
For taking care Of the grounds south of the Pre-
sident's House, three thousand dollars.
For construction Of sewer in Judiciary Square,
six thousand dollars.
For filing up aravine in Judiciary Square, three
thousand dollars.
For placing the sewer openings along Pennsyl.
vania avenue under the footway, and trapping the
same, eight thousand dollars.
For the purchase of trees and tree-boxes, five
thousand dollars.
For repairs Of the navy yard and upper bridges
Of the Eastern Branch Of the Potomac river five
thousand dollars ts
The House agreed to the amendment of the
Committee Of the Whole increasing from $4,000
to $50 900 the appropriation ofthe Senate for the
collection of agricultural statistics Investigations for
promoting agriculture and rural economy, and the
procurement and distribution Of cuttings and seeds,
and then concurred in the amendment as amend.
ed-yeas l05, nays 80.
Among the other amendments agreed to were
the following
For filing up and draining the grounds in the
vicinity of the national green houses known as the
Botanic Garden, and for walling the creek which
passes through the same, FIVE thousand six hun
dred and fifty dollars.
For continuing the grading and planting with
trees the unimproved portions of the Mall, ten
thousand dollars.
For repairing old portion of the Patent Office
building, constructing water-closets therein, and
casual repairs of the east wing of said building
four thousand dollars.
For finishing the portico and exterior of the west
wing of the Patent Office building to pay the res
ervations due, put up iron railing, and lay down
the necessary tagging and pavements, one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.