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Church of England Trust.
REGULATIONS FOR CHURCH COUNCILS-cont.
[CAP. 277
sistent with the provisions of the Church of England Trust (Cap. 277) Ordinance, or with any regulation made thereunder by the trustees.
to keep accounts.
Every church council shall furnish to the annual church Church meeting as provided for in regulation 17 an account made up to councils the 31st December in the year immediately preceding such meeting setting out the income and expenditure of the church council during the year together with a statement of the funds and property, if any, remaining in its hands at the date of the account. Such account and statement having been duly audited shall together with a report upon the fabric, goods and ornaments of the church be submitted for approval at such meeting or at any adjournment thereof and the said account, statement and report if approved shall be signed by the chairman of the meeting and shall be forthwith published and affixed on or near the principal door of the church and any other conspicuous place or places in the parish at the discretion of the church council. A copy of the account, statement and report shall be furnished by the church council to the trustees.
10. Every church council shall cause to be kept proper books of registry of all baptisms and marriages solemnized in the church and of all burials performed by the clergy.
Keeping of registers of
baptisms, marriages and burials.
11. Every church council shall provide a fire-proof safe for the Provision safe custody of all books of registry belonging to the church.
of safe for books.
12. Every church council shall provide and keep up to date Provision of an inventory of all church property for which it may be responsible.
of inventory.
13. A church council may, if so authorized by the trustees Erection of in the letter of delegation, and in accordance with any regulations monuments. laid down by the Bishop, permit the erection or order the removal of any monument, tablet or other memorial in the church or in the precincts thereof, but no such monument, tablet or other memorial shall be erected or removed without the previous written consent of the Bishop.
in church or furniture.
14. A church council may, if so authorized by the trustees Alterations in the letter of delegation, make alterations in the church or its furniture, and may add to or renew ornaments to or in the church, but no such alteration, addition or renewal shall be made without the previous written consent of the Bishop.
15. (1) If any difficulty arises with respect to the conduct of any church council for which provision is not made in the Church of England Trust Ordinance, or in the regulations, or in the event of a church council and an incumbent being unable to agree as to any matter in which their joint action is required, the Bishop may give such directions as may appear to him to be necessary.
(2) On representation being made to the Bishop by a majority of the lay members of a church council or by one-tenth of the electors on the electoral roll, and if such representation is deemed by the Bishop to show sufficient cause for the same, the Bishop shall convene a special meeting of the church council or church meeting, and shall either take the chair himself or appoint a chairman to preside at such meeting.
Electoral roll.
Powers of the Bishop. (Cap. 277)
16. (1) A roll of electors shall be formed by every church Electoral roll. council on which persons claiming to be qualified electors in the
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