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before the President and Council an estimate of any sum or sums of money which may be required for parochial purposes, and shall once in three months lay before the said President an account of the disbursement of public money by them, with the vouchers in support of such expenditure.

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XII. That the clerks of the parishes within these islands shall Appointment from time to time be appointed by the rectors or incumbents of clerk and thereof, and shall be, ex-officio, clerk of the vestry of such parish, and the sexton shall be appointed by the vestry.

XIII. That every person not in holy orders employed in connection with the Church of England and receiving remuneration, wholly or in part from the public funds of the colony, shall be liable for any misconduct to be suspended or removed from such office by the President, by and with the advice of the Council. XIV. That every vestryman refusing or neglecting to undertake the duties of his office when duly elected, or neglecting to perform the same, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five pounds. XV. That any clergyman arriving from abroad who shall be inducted into a living within this presidency, shall be entitled to receive out of the Public Treasury to defray his passage such reasonable sum of money as the President and Council shall think fit; and the President is hereby empowered to grant his warrant for the payment of the same: Provided that if such clergyman shall depart from these islands (except on leave) before the expiration of three years from the date of his arrival, it shall be required of such clergyman to refund the whole or such part of the said allowance as may be fixed on by the President and Council.

XVI. That in case of the absence of any rector who shall be absent on leave for a longer period than three months, or in case of the death of any rector, it shall be lawful for the President, by and with the advice of the Council, to grant his warrant for the payment out of the Public Chest to the person discharging the duties of such rector such portion or portions of the salary attached to such rectory as he may think proper, such proportion not being less than one half of the said salary.

XVII. That the salaries and allowances of the several ministers of the Church of England in these islands, shall be at and after the rate set forth in the Schedule to this Ordinance attached; and the several officers named in the Schedule aforesaid shall also receive the amount specified therein; and the several fees set forth in the said Schedule may lawfully be taken for the services specified, and none other.

XVIII. That all salaries payable under this Ordinance shall be liable to the deductions for the widows' and orphans' fund, as regulated by the Act of the General Assembly of the Bahama Islands, eighth Victoria, chapter forty-two, extended to these islands. And the widows and orphans of the persons so contributing shall be entitled to the same benefits as other public officers contributing thereto.

XIX. That the cost of digging graves shall from time to time be fixed by the vestries aforesaid according to circumstances; and the table thereof be kept by the clerk of the parish for public inspection.

XX. That all penalties, fines, and forfeitures incurred under this Ordinance may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Queen

sexton.

Person not

in holy orders may be removed by the President.

Penalty for refusing to act

as vestryman. Provision for passage of clergy to the colony.

Provision for persons acting

in absence of Rector,

Salaries provided for.

Provisions for

Widows and

Orphans of

clergy.

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in any Court of competent jurisdiction, and shall be paid into the Public Treasury for and towards the support of the Government.

XXI. That if any person shall be sued for anything done under the authority of this Ordinance, the defendant may plead the general issue and give this Ordinance and the special matter in evidence; and in case of discontinuance of action, or nonsuit, or a verdict for the defendant, he shall be entitled to double costs.

XXII. That the word "President" shall be understood to mean the officer administering the government for the time being, and the word "Council," the Executive Council of these islands.

XXIII. That the following acts and Ordinances and parts thereof shall be repealed, namely: so much of the Act of the Assembly of the Bahamas, passed in the third year of Her Majesty's reign, third Victoria, chapter eleven, as provides a salary for the rector, clerk, and sextons of the Parish of St. Thomas; also so much of the Act of the said General Assembly, eighth Victoria, chapter forty-two, section one, as excepts the salaries of clergymen from any deduction in behalf of the pension fund; also the Act of the Assembly of the Bahamas, ninth Victoria, chapter one, for dividing the colony into parishes and for other purposes; also the Act ninth Victoria, chapter three, which provides a salary for the clergyman officiating at Salt Cay, and grants to the clerk and sexton of the parish of St. Thomas certain allowances in lieu of fees; also the Act tenth Victoria, chapter nineteen, which amends the parochial Acts of the colony; also the Act eleventh Victoria chapter twenty-three; also Ordinance No. 2 of 1849; also Ordinance No. 4 of 1852.

any future rector for salary and house rent To the clerk of the parish of St. Thomas

SCHEDULE

OF SALARIES, ALLOWANCES, AND FEES.

To the present rector of the parish of St. Thomas;
salary

House allowance

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both in the parish of St. George, whenever licensed by the Lord Bishop of the diocese.

No. 3.-ORDINANCE No. 15 of 1860.

An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 7 of 1855, and to erect Salt
Cay into a separate Parish. To provide for the election of a
Vestry, and for other purposes. (Passed 1st May, 1860.
Confirmed 17th October, 1860.)

WE

No. 3. Ord. No. 15,

1860.

HEREAS the islands commonly known as Grand Cay and PREAMBLE. Salt Cay, and other islands designated as the Turks Islands, have hitherto formed one parish, known as the parish of St. Thomas, and whereas from the increased and increasing number of the inhabitants of Salt Cay, the many difficulties which at present attend the proper management of the affairs of the Church of England at Salt Cay under the control of a vestry residing at another island, and for other reasons, it is deemed expedient that the said island of Salt Cay with the Cays adjacent thereto should be constituted a distinct parish, and the chapel of ease at Salt Cay declared the parish church thereof; May it, &c.,

I. That from and after the commencement of this Ordinance, the island of Salt Cay, together with the several islands and Cays within the parish of St. Thomas, which lie nearer to Salt Cay than to the island of Grand Turk, shall form and be erected into one parish, of which the chapel of ease at Salt Cay shall be the parish church, and the parish shall henceforth be known and distinguished by the name of the parish of St. John.

II. That the following clauses of Ordinance No. 7 of 1855, shall be held and taken to apply to the said parish of St. John, as if they had been ordained for the management of the said parishto wit-Clauses No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22. Provided that all the duties required by the fifth clause aforesaid of the clerk of the parish, shall at the parish of St. John be performed by the clerk of the vestry.

Salt Cay to be a separate parish, called the parish of St. John.

Clauses of Ord.
No. 7, 1855,
which are
Salt Cay.

extended to

III. That so soon as this Ordinance shall come into operation, Election of all persons entitled to vote for vestrymen may lawfully assemble vestry. on a day of which due notice shall be given, by the rector or officiating minister, who shall cause a poll to be opened for the four vestrymen to serve for such period of time as may remain between such day of election and the regular day in Easter week ensuing, when the duties of such vestrymen shall cease, and others be elected to serve as by Section 4 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1855 is provided.

IV. That the vestry and rector, or officiating minister, shall Appointment of have power to nominate and appoint a fit and proper person to act Churchwardens. as clerk of the vestry, whose duty it shall be to keep all records,

and to attend all vestry meetings, and the general business of the vestry. And the said vestry and rector shall also appoint a sexton for the said parish church.

V. That the said vestry shall reserve out of the pews in the Sale of Pews. church of the parish of St. John, one pew for the President of the colony, one pew for the rector, or officiating minister, and sufficient accommodation not exceeding one fourth of the entire number of pews in the said church, for the use of the poor; and the remainder of such pews shall be sold by the clerk of the vestry at public auction to the highest bidder, for one year, and each purchaser of

No. 3. Ord. No. 15, 1860.

Salaries of
Minister, &c.

Provision for a
Minister for
St. George's
Parish, Caicos.

Penalty for allowing dogs to enter any of the Parish Churches during divine service.

Office of Parish
Clerk to be

a vacancy

occurs.

a pew shall be entitled to retain the same for three years in suc-
cession, at the original rate per annum. And all such sales shall
take place annually in the first week in January, in some place
other than the church of the parish, and all pews not retained shall
be sold at the period, and in the manner aforesaid, notice of which
shall be given at least one week previous to such sale; provided
however that nothing herein contained shall be construed to inter-
fere with the right of any person or persons who may have pur-
chased pews at any
former sale of the same.

VI. That the salary and allowances of the resident Minister of the Church of England, at the said parish of St. John, shall be, at and after the rate set forth in the Schedule to this Ordinance attached, and the several officers named in the Schedule aforesaid shall also receive the amount specified therein, and the several fees set forth in the said Schedule may lawfully be taken for the services specified.

VII. And whereas the Caicos Islands, and the several islands and Cays situate within the distance of three leagues thereof, have been long since formed into a parish, called the parish of St. George, and it is expedient that a minister of the Church of England should be appointed for the said parish; Be it therefore ordained, that so soon as a duly ordained minister of the Church of England shall be appointed for the said parish, there shall be paid to such minister out of the Public Treasury of these islands, by warrant in the usual manner, the sum of 100l. per annum, in aid of a salary for such clergyman: Provided that a stipend to the same amount shall be granted to such minister from the funds of the Colonial Church and School Society, or of some other missionary association of the Church of England.

VIII. That so soon as a minister shall be appointed for the parish of St. George, as aforesaid, the several provisions of this Ordinance shall be held to apply to the said parish so far as circumstances will permit.

IX. And whereas the practice of allowing dogs to enter and desecrate the places of public worship in these islands, is a nuisance which should be put an end to; Be it further ordained, that if any person shall permit any dog to enter either of the parish churches of these islands during the time of divine service, it shall be the duty of the churchwardens to complain of such nuisance to the Police Magistrate resident in such parish, who shall summon the owner of such dog, and if upon hearing the case such owner be convicted of permitting such nuisance, he or she shall be liable to a fine of not exceeding One pound, and if the same be not paid, such fine may be recovered by distress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels.

X. And whereas, it has been found by experience, that the office of parish clerk is wholly unnecessary; Be it therefore further orabolished when dained, that whenever any vacancy shall occur in the said office, so much of Ordinance No. 7 of 1855 as grants the sum of 51l. 138. 4d. to the clerk of the parish of St. Thomas shall be repealed: Provided, however, that until such vacancy shall occur, the clerk of the parish shall sell the pews in the parish church of St. Thomas, as provided in the said Ordinance.

Salary for
Vestry Clerk.

XI. That so soon as such sum of 511. 13s. 4d. shall cease to be paid, as aforesaid, the sum of 10l. per annum shall be paid to the

clerk of the vestry, such person to be appointed by the rector, churchwardens, and vestry, and such salary shall be paid from the Public Treasury by warrant in the usual manner.

XII. That such clerk shall hold the poll for the election of vestrymen, dispose of the pews at public auction, and discharge generally the duties of clerk to the vestry.

XIII. That the following clauses of Ordinance No. 7 of 1855 shall be repealed so far as they relate to the parish of St. John-to wit : Clauses No. 1, 2, 8, 12, and 17.

No. 3.

Ord. No. 15,

1860.

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No. 1.-ORDINANCE No. 7 of 1860.

An Ordinance to provide assistance in Aid of the establishment of a

WE

Resident Wesleyan Methodist Minister at Salt Cay.
13th April, 1860. Confirmed 5th Sept., 1860.)

(Passed

No. 1. Ord. No. 7, 1860.

HEREAS the Committee of the Wesleyan Missionary Society PREAMBLE. has for many years past contributed considerable sums of money towards the support of the Wesleyan minister stationed at these islands, and the moral and religious condition of the inhabitants has been thereby greatly promoted; And whereas there has been erected at Salt Cay a large and commodious Wesleyan Chapel, but from the want of adequate means, the members of that congregation have not been able to raise a sufficient sum to provide for the maintenance of a minister on that island, and it is very desirable that some assistance should be afforded for this purpose from the funds of the Public Treasury; May it, &c.,

I. That from and after the proclamation of this Ordinance, and so soon as the Wesleyan Methodist Society shall provide and send out to this colony a regularly accredited minister to reside at Salt Cay, there shall be allowed and paid out of the Public Treasury of these islands in monthly payments, by warrant, in the usual manner, the sum of Eighty pounds per annum to such resident Wesleyan minister at Salt Cay.

Allowance
to Wesleyan
Missionary at
Salt Cay.

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