when not to be read (see BAPTISM. MINISTER) - 30, 317

18. A reverence and attention to be used at church, 266, 310
19. Loiterers not to be suffered near the church

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- 268

- 273

111. Disturbers of divine service to be presented
88. Churches not to be profaned

119 regulates delivery of articles of inquiry to church-

30. Proves the regeneration of infants in baptism
CATTLE,

keeping of, in churchyard, &c.

CHANCEL,

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52, 276

parishioners may be bound to repair by custom
parson bound to repair by the general law
whether appropriator, impropriator, or instituted rector 276
sometimes vicar by special composition
trees in churchyard may be cut down for necessary re-
pairs of
consent of rector necessary for burial in, except where

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- 277

299

CHURCH.-See CHURCHWARDENS. FACULTY. PARISH.

sanctity, of to be preserved at all times

body of, no one can be buried in, without consent of

minister, except by prescription

CHURCH-continued.

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chancel of, no one can be buried in without consent of

rector, except by prescription

minister entitled to possession of the key of -

CHURCH-BUILDING ACTS,

churchwardens under

not parochial officers

their duties

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qualifications for, generally

election of

repair of churches under

299
- 278

4

authorize the borrowing of money on security of church-
rates for the enlarging or otherwise extending
accommodation -

for the building of new churches

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authorize the borrowing of money on security of church-
rates for the purposes of repairs
churchwardens alone may make a rate under

rate under, invalid, unless requisites of acts have been
complied with

provisions made by, for the letting of seats by the church-

141

144

144

- 175

loiterers in, not to be suffered during divine service
not to be converted into a stable for horses

CHURCH-RATES,

estimates for, to be made by churchwardens, and submitted

to be made by the churchwardens and parishioners in
vestry assembled
select vestries under church-building acts not empowered
to make
parishioners not bound by churchwardens' estimates
the question considered, whether two rates should be
made, one for the repairs of the fabric of the church,
the other for the ornaments and incidental expenses 113
the practice of making one church-rate for all purposes
now well established
according to the ecclesiastical law, should be laid on the
lands and stock of the parishioners in the parish
but the general usage now is to make a rate according to
the value of the lands -

CHURCH-RATES-continued.

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118

this applies to houses also, which are equally chargeable 118
a custom that houses, &c. are to be exempt, bad
to be laid on every occupier of land in the parish, though

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but not in respect of land in another parish
where lands farmed out, tenant to be rated
stock in trade liable to be rated, where it has usually

118

119

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- 119

119

- 195

four rules laid down as to rating, for guidance of church-

to be made according to value of lands or houses by an
equal pound-rate

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but a custom may exist to levy rate on different vills in
certain proportions

all houses and lands, and property of that description
primâ facie liable

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rectory or vicarage not liable

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impropriator of rectory, &c. bound to contribute to
reparation of a church, if he hath lands in the
parish not part of rectory

so parson or vicar, if he has any other estate in parish - 122
glebes out of parish chargeable to repair of church in

repairing chapel of ease no exemption from repairs of
the mother church
whether custom to repair a chapel may exempt from
lands in occupation of Crown exempt from -

but this privilege lost when the property passes
from the Crown to other hands

as to rateability of charitable institutions

churches, chapels, and licensed meeting-houses exempt

from
literary and scientific institutions, &c. when exempt from 128
in strictness a regular valuation should be made of rate-
able property in order to an equal assessment
but primâ facie, a fair ground of analogy exists between
church-rate and poor-rate

but if the church-rate assessment is in fact unequal, it

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131

CHURCH-RATES-continued.

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will be no answer to show that it has been made
according to the poor-rate

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property to be rated according to its fair annual value - 133
form of church-rate

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churchwardens should apply to the ordinary for a faculty
confirming the rate

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but such confirmation not essential to its validity
summary proceedings before justices of the peace for
enforcing payment of not exceeding 107.
distress for non-payment of

when notice of appeal to be given, and by whom

summary proceedings against quakers -

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suits for, in the Ecclesiastical Court (see ECCLESIAS-

TICAL COURTS)

delay in making, censurable

grounds for resisting payment of

that it was illegally made

instances

that it was made for an illegal purpose

e. g. for repair of chancel as well as church, except where

parishioners bound to repair chancel, invalid
for rebuilding, &c, without faculty, invalid -
for stipend of minister, invalid

133

135

135

148

155

though for money borrowed under church-building acts

so, even though not retrospective on the face of it
for expenses of current year not illegal

for costs of suit terminated during the year, but com-

and semble retrospective rate not necessarily illegal
that the rate is unnecessary

e. g. if funds in hand applicable to church-rate, bad
if outstanding rate uncollected, bad
but not if churchwardens have done all they can to
collect it

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nor if outstanding fund one over which the Ecclesiastical
Court has no control

nor if power of enforcing payment be matter of doubt or
difficulty
excessive rate illegal

CHURCH-RATES-continued.

that defendant has been unfairly assessed
omission of persons liable

what omissions in rate not fatal

as to omission of those too poor to pay
safer to assess and then excuse the poor
assessment of wrong persons

inequality of assessment

resistance of, for inequality, not favoured
slight inequalities not fatal to

that defendant is assessed for property for which he is

169, 197
197,
et seq.

not manifestly inadequate or collusive, should be ac-
cepted by churchwardens

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quantum of, spiritual court has no power to decide on 205
by churchwardens alone, bad
Quære if valid when made by them, or by them and
minority of vestry, for necessary repairs, at time and
place of vestry meeting

225, et seq.

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temporal courts cannot enforce the making of
proceedings in the spiritual courts to enforce the making

attempt to excite resistance to payment of, or to render

odious those who collect them, illegal

conspiracy for such purpose, illegal

CHURCHWARDENS,

office of, and their duties

ex-officio, overseers of the poor

but not churchwardens of township or chapelry

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234

235

248
224

under church-building acts (see CHURCH-BUILDING

ACTS)

who liable to be chosen

who disqualified from serving the office of

who exempt from serving the office of

of township, &c. must be inhabitants of township
qualifications for, under church-building acts
how to be chosen

how long to remain in office