The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 1
Contents
Contents.
Summary of Proceedings. | Page. |
Plan Proposed—Conference appoint a Committee—Committee direct a Case to be prepared for the opinion of Counsel. | 5 |
Case detailing the proposed Plan | ib. |
Questions for the opinion of Counsel | 7 |
Opinions of Counsel | 8 |
Committee direct a Draft to be prepared | 9 |
Plan approved by Conference, and Committee re-appointed to carry it into execution | ib. |
Copies of Draft circulated—Draft revised—re—circulated—laid before Counsel for final settlement. | ib. |
Draft adopted by the Committee | 10 |
Committee report their proceedings to Conference | ib. |
Resolution of the Conference of 1832 thereupon | ib. |
The Model Deed | |
Commencement and Parties | 11 |
Recital respecting the Origin and Formation of the Methodist Societies. | ib. |
Rules of the Scieties | 12 |
Society Stewards and Poor Stewards | ib. |
Classes and Class-Leaders | 13 |
Appointment of Preachers by Mr. Wesley | ib. |
Formation of Circuits | ib. |
Assistants or Superintendants | ib. |
Circuit Stewards | ib. |
Origin of "the Conference" | 14 |
Mr. Wesley's Deed Poll | ib. |
Recital respecting the Recitals therein | ib. |
Testatum defining the term "yearly Conference" | 15 |
Further Testatum naming the then Conference | 16 |
Rules for the yearly Conference | ib. |
First. Time and Place of yearly Conference | ib. |
Second. Act of the majority binding | 17 |
Third. Vacancies to be filled up | ib. |
Fourth. Forty members a quorum, except, &c. | ib. |
Fifth. Duration of the yearly Assembly | ib. |
Sixth. President and Secretary to be elected | ib. |
Powers of the President | 18 |
Seventh. Members absenting them-selves | ib. |
Eighth. Power to expel Members | ib. |
Ninth. Power to admit persons | ib. |
Tenth. Time of Probation | 19 |
Eleventh. What persons the Conference may appoint to the Chapels, and for what time to the same place | ib.page 53 |
Twelfth. Power to hold the Conference at any place | 19 |
Thirteenth. Respecting Chapels and Conference in Ireland. | ib. |
Fourteenth. Resolutions to he entered on the Journals, &c. | 20 |
Lastly. Provision respecting the extinction of the Conference, and the appropriation of the Chapels in that case | ib. |
the Deaths of Charles and John Wesley. | ib. |
the Formation of Districts | ib. |
Chairman of the District | 21 |
District Committee or Meeting | ib. |
Contract for Purchase | ib. |
Conveyance in pursuance of the Contract | ib. |
Testatum of the Model Deed | 22 |
Description of the Parcels conveyed | 23 |
General words | ib. |
Habendum | 24 |
Declaration of Trusts, &c.—Commencement of.—To build, &c. | ib. |
Preachers appointed by Conference, and certain others to preach in Chapel | ib. |
Times and Manner of Services.—Who to conduct | 25 |
Proviso respecting immorality, doctrine, and ability of Preachers.—How tried and removed, &c | ib. |
doctrines to be preached | 27 |
School-Room . | ib. |
Power to demolish buildings to enlarge Chapel | 28 |
Mortgage | ib. |
for the whole debt or debts | ib. |
Mortgagees not answerable | 29 |
not to prevent Trustees altering, &c., except, &c. | . ib. |
Power to let Pews, Houses, School-Room, &c. | ib. |
to sell Graves and Tombs | ib. |
to receive Rents, &c., except certain Collections, &c | 30 |
Appropriation of Rents and Profits | ib. |
Surplus monies | 31 |
Power for Trustees to subscribe, &c., to the Funds of the Connexion | ib. |
to appoint Chapel Stewards and Treasurer | ib. |
Account Books to be kept | 32 |
Account Books to be shown to Superintendant on request | ib. |
to be audited yearly.—Notice of Meeting | 33 |
Auditors may appoint deputies | ib. |
to sign accounts | ib. |
Trustee Meetings for special business, Notice of | 34 |
for ordinary or urgent business, Notice of | ib. |
valid, though notice does not reach certain Trustees | 35 |
Vote, who entitled to | ib. |
of majority, binding | ib. |
Casting vote | ib.page 54 |
Who shall judge of what is "necessary or expedient" | 35 |
General Rules and Usage, what | 36 |
Chairman of Meetings | ib. |
Power, with consent of Conference, to sell | ib. |
Appropriation of Purchase Money | 37 |
Power, without consent of Conference, to sell | ib. |
Appropriation of Purchase Money | 38 |
Receipts of Trustees good discharges | 39 |
Purchasers, Mortgagees, &c., not answerable, &c., ib. | |
Trustees not answerable, or accountable, when | 40 |
for six months out of Methodist Society, shall cease to act, and on being indemnified shall convey the Trust Estate to other Trustees | ib. |
not to prevent their future election | 41 |
Survivors to indemnify representatives of deceased Trustees | 42 |
Power to appoint new Trustees | ib. |
although above or below the specified number | 44 |
to increase the number of Trustees | ib. |
to bring actions, and refer disputes to arbitration | 45 |
Executions of the Deed | 46 |
Attestation of the executions | ib. |
Acknowledgment in Chancery | 47 |
Indorsement of Inrolment in Chancery | ib. |
Attestation of examination (vera copia) with the original Deed | ib. |
Precedent of a Conveyance, by Reference to the Model Deed. | |
Commencement.—Parties.—Recital of Contract | 48 |
Testatum | . ib. |
Parcels.—General words | 49 |
Habendum | ib. |
Declaration of Trusts by reference | 50 |
Words of reference | ib. |
Conclusion | ib. |
Practical Observations. | |
Any Tenure may be thus settled | 51 |
Statutes of Mortmain must be strictly attended to | ib. |
Precedent must be varied according to circumstances | ib. |
The words of reference will in all cases be the same | ib. |
The End.
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