Rules
25 Rules
s. 25
The General Assembly may, in accordance with the rules practice and usages for the time being recognised by the church, from time to time make rules-
for the appointment and removal of members of the corporate body of trustees and filling up vacancies occurring in the trusteeship;
for the custody of the seal of the corporate body of trustees, and the affixing the same to any document, and for verifying the affixing thereof; and
for the appointment and removal of the trustees and filling up of vacancies occurring in the trusteeship of any property not vested in the corporate body of trustees and not held under any Act of Parliament or deed containing any specific provision for the appointment and removal of trustees; and
for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act-
and may from time to time alter or vary the same.
A copy of every such rule and of any alteration or variation thereof certified by the Moderator shall be deposited with the Registrar-General, and advertised in the Government Gazette.
A duly certified copy of any such rule alteration or variation so deposited and advertised shall be prima facie evidence of the same having been duly made.
s. 25
SCHEDULES
Sections 9, 21.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Sch. 1
Certificates as to Trustees of Church Property
PART I
I hereby certify that there are no trustees of [here specify particular church property].
Dated this day of 189
Moderator.
PART II
I hereby certify that [here insert names and addresses of the trustees for the time being or for the time specified (as the case may be) as shown by the Register of Trustees] are (or were on the day of 18 ) the trustees of [here specify the particular church property].
Dated this day of 189
Moderator.
Section 21.
SECOND SCHEDULE
Sch. 2
"The Presbyterian Register of Trustees"
Folio 1 [words of description such as "Scots' Church, Collins-street, Melbourne"] "comprised in conveyance registered the day of 189 No. of Memorial [insert] Book " [insert]. If under the "Transfer of Land Act 1890" [insert] "comprised in Certificate of Title entered in Register Book,
Vol. [insert]. Fol. [insert] ." [If Crown reservation or other title, concisely specify.]
NUMBER OF TRUSTEES [state number]
Name of Trustee
Addition of
Trustee
Date of Appointment of new Trustee
Date of Insertion of name of new Trustee herein How Vacancy occurred in Trust, such as death or the like Date of ceasing to be a Trustee and cause
Signature of Moderator
A.B. Bourke-st. west, Melbourne, merchant.
C.D. Similar.
E.F. ,,
G.H. ,,
I.J. ,,
K.L. ,,
M.N. ,,
O.P. ,, 2 Dec., 1890. 1 Jan., 1891. By death
of A.B., a former Trustee.
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