Summary of Proceedings. |
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Plan Proposed—Conference appoint a Committee—Committee direct a Case to be prepared for the opinion of Counsel. |
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Case detailing the proposed Plan |
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Questions for the opinion of Counsel |
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Opinions of Counsel |
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Committee direct a Draft to be prepared |
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Plan approved by Conference, and Committee re-appointed to carry it into execution |
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Copies of Draft circulated—Draft revised—re—circulated—laid before Counsel for final settlement. |
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Draft adopted by the Committee |
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Committee report their proceedings to Conference |
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Resolution of the Conference of 1832 thereupon |
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The Model Deed |
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Commencement and Parties |
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Recital respecting the Origin and Formation of the Methodist Societies. |
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Rules of the Scieties |
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Society Stewards and Poor Stewards |
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Classes and Class-Leaders |
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Appointment of Preachers by Mr. Wesley |
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Formation of Circuits |
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Assistants or Superintendants |
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Circuit Stewards |
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Origin of "the Conference" |
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Mr. Wesley's Deed Poll |
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Recital respecting the Recitals therein |
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Testatum defining the term "yearly Conference" |
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Further Testatum naming the then Conference |
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Rules for the yearly Conference |
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First. Time and Place of yearly Conference |
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Second. Act of the majority binding |
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Third. Vacancies to be filled up |
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Fourth. Forty members a
quorum, except, &c. |
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Fifth. Duration of the yearly Assembly |
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Sixth. President and Secretary to be elected |
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Powers of the President |
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Seventh. Members absenting them-selves |
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Eighth. Power to expel Members |
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Ninth. Power to admit persons |
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Tenth. Time of Probation |
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Eleventh. What persons the Conference may appoint to the Chapels, and for what time to the same place |
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Twelfth. Power to hold the Conference at any place |
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Thirteenth. Respecting Chapels and Conference in Ireland. |
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Fourteenth. Resolutions to he entered on the Journals, &c. |
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Lastly. Provision respecting the extinction of the Conference, and the appropriation of the Chapels in that case |
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the Deaths of Charles and John Wesley. |
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the Formation of Districts |
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Chairman of the District |
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District Committee or Meeting |
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Contract for Purchase |
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Conveyance in pursuance of the Contract |
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Testatum of the Model Deed |
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Description of the Parcels conveyed |
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General words |
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Habendum |
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Declaration of Trusts, &c.—Commencement of.—To build, &c. |
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Preachers appointed by Conference, and certain others to preach in Chapel |
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Times and Manner of Services.—Who to conduct |
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Proviso respecting immorality, doctrine, and ability of Preachers.—How tried and removed, &c |
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doctrines to be preached |
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School-Room . |
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Power to demolish buildings to enlarge Chapel |
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Mortgage |
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for the whole debt or debts |
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Mortgagees not answerable |
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not to prevent Trustees altering, &c., except, &c. |
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Power to let Pews, Houses, School-Room, &c. |
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to sell Graves and Tombs |
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to receive Rents, &c., except certain Collections, &c |
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Appropriation of Rents and Profits |
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Surplus monies |
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Power for Trustees to subscribe, &c., to the Funds of the Connexion |
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to appoint Chapel Stewards and Treasurer |
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Account Books to be kept |
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Account Books to be shown to Superintendant on request |
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to be audited yearly.—Notice of Meeting |
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Auditors may appoint deputies |
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to sign accounts |
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Trustee Meetings for special business, Notice of |
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for ordinary or urgent business, Notice of |
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valid, though notice does not reach certain Trustees |
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Vote, who entitled to |
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of majority, binding |
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Casting vote |
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Who shall judge of what is "necessary or expedient" |
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General Rules and Usage, what |
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Chairman of Meetings |
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Power, with consent of Conference, to sell |
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Appropriation of Purchase Money |
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Power, without consent of Conference, to sell |
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Appropriation of Purchase Money |
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Receipts of Trustees good discharges |
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Purchasers, Mortgagees, &c., not answerable, &c.,
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Trustees not answerable, or accountable, when |
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for six months out of Methodist Society, shall cease to act, and on being indemnified shall convey the Trust Estate to other Trustees |
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not to prevent their future election |
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Survivors to indemnify representatives of deceased Trustees |
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Power to appoint new Trustees |
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although above or below the specified number |
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to increase the number of Trustees |
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to bring actions, and refer disputes to arbitration |
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Executions of the Deed |
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Attestation of the executions |
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Acknowledgment in Chancery |
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Indorsement of Inrolment in Chancery |
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Attestation of examination
(vera copia) with the original Deed |
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Precedent of a Conveyance, by Reference to the Model Deed. |
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Commencement.—Parties.—Recital of Contract |
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Testatum |
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Parcels.—General words |
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Habendum |
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Declaration of Trusts by reference |
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Words of reference |
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Conclusion |
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Practical Observations. |
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Any
Tenure may be thus settled |
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Statutes of Mortmain must be strictly attended to |
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Precedent must be varied according to circumstances |
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The words of reference will in all cases be the same |
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