ORDINANCE No. 2 of 1847.
Church.
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Actions to be brought by trustees.
14. And it is further enacted, that it shall be lawful for the trustees for the time being, or the major part of them, to make, or enter into, and against perform, and execute, and compel the performance and execution of all such contracts and agreements, matters and things, and to commence and maintain all such suits and actions as they shall deem necessary to the performance of the trust reposed in them. And all such contracts and agreements shall and may be entered into and enforced, and all such suits and actions be brought by them, in the name of "the Trustees of the Church at Victoria," or "the Trustees of St. John's Church at Victoria," as the case may require, without specifying the christian or surnames of the trustees, and no action shall abate by reason of the death or removal or going out of office of any trustee.
And all suits or actions, the cause of which shall arise or accrue to any person whatsoever, from or by reason of any contract or agreement, or any other matter or thing, made or entered into, done or performed by the said trustees in the execution of the said trust, shall be brought by such person against the said trustees, under the name and title aforesaid.
[Amended by Ordinance No. 3 of 1850.]
15. And it is further enacted, that one person not being a trustee shall be elected at a general meeting to be called by the trustees immediately after the completion of the building of the said church, to be an auditor of the accounts rendered by the trustees of the said building; and one other person not being a trustee shall be nominated by the Governor to be an auditor for the same purpose. And one person shall thereafter be elected at a general meeting on the last Thursday in every month of April to be an auditor of the yearly accounts of the said trustees, and one other person not being a trustee shall be thereupon nominated by the Governor to be an auditor for the same purpose and during the same period.
Auditors to be elected annually.
Trustees to keep annual accounts, and to submit auditor's report at a general meeting every year.
16. And it is further enacted, that the trustees shall keep an account, wherein they shall enter all money received and paid by them, under and by virtue of the provisions of this Ordinance, which account the auditors, them with or either of them, may inspect at all reasonable times; and the said account, together with any report of the auditors or either of them thereon, shall be laid before the general annual meetings, to be held on the last Thursday in every month of April; and the said accounts shall be thereupon published in the official gazette.