Crown Land Act 1819
CROWN LAND ACT 1819 | ||
CAP. XCIV. | ||
An Act to explain and amend Two Acts, passed in the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth and Forty-seventh Years of His present Majesty, concerning the Disposition of certain Real and Personal Property of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors. [12th July, 1819.] | ||
39 & 40 G. 3. c. 88. | ||
47G. 3. c. 24. | ||
His Majesty may direct the Execution of Trusts of Lands escheated, &c. and may grant same to Trustees for that Purpose, or for restoring same to the Family, &c. or for rewarding Discoverers, or to the Families of Aliens or other Persons unconditionally, or in consideration of Money. or to a Trustee to sell. | ||
Application of Purchase Monies. | ||
WHEREAS an Act, passed in the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, entituled An Act concerning the Disposition of certain Real and Personal Property of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, and also of the Real and Personal Property of Her Majesty, and of the Queen Consort for the Time being: And whereas an Act passed in the Forty-seventh Year of His present Majesty’s Reign entituled An Act for explaining and amending an Act passed in the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Year of His present Majesty, concerning the Disposition of certain Real and Personal Property of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, and also of the Real and Personal Property of Her Majesty, and of the Queen Consort for the Time being: And whereas it Was in the said lastrecited Act enacted, that in all Cases in winch His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, had or should in Right of His Crown, or of His Duchy of Lancaster, become entitled to any Freehold or Copy-hold Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, either by Escheat for want of Heirs or by reason of any Forfeiture, or by reason that the same had been purchased by or for the Use of or in Trust for any Alien or Aliens, it should be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, by Warrant under His or their Sign Manual, or under the Seal of the Duchy or County Palatine of Lancaster, according to the Nature of the Title to such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments respectively, to direct the Execution of any Trusts or Purposes to which the same might have been directed to be applied, and to make Grants of such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, or of any Rents or Profits then due and in Arrear to His Majesty in respect thereof, respectively, to any Trustee or Trustees or otherwise, for the Execution of any such Trusts or Purposes, or to any Person or Persons for the Purpose of restoring the same to any of the Family of the Person or Persons whole Estates the same have been, or of carrying into Effect any intended Grant, Conveyance, or Devise of any such Person or Persons in relation thereto, or of rewarding any Person or Persons making Discovery of any such Escheat, or of His Majesty’s Right and Title thereto, as to His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors respectively, should seem fit: And whereas Doubts have arisen in certain Cases of Grants by His Majesty under the said recited Acts; and it is expedient that those Doubts should be removed: And whereas it is expedient that the Provision of the said recited Act should be enlarged and extended, for the Purpose of enabling His Majesty to make Grants in certain other Case: Be it therefore enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That in all Cases in which His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, hath or shall, in Right of His Crown, or of His Duchy of Lancaster, become entitled to any Freehold or Copy-hold Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, either by Escheat for want of Heirs, or by reason of any Forfeiture, or by reason that the same have been or shall be purchased by or for the Use of or in Trust for any Alien or Aliens, it shall be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, by Warrant under His or their Sign Manual, or under the Seal of the Duchy or County Palatine of Lancaster, according to the Nature of the Title to such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments respectively, to direct the Execution of any Trusts or Purposes to which the same may have been directed to be applied, and to make Grants of such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, or any Parts thereof, or of any Rents or Profits then due and in Arrear to His Majesty in respect thereof respectively, to any Trustee or Trustees or otherwise, for the Execution of any such Trusts or Purposes, or to any Person or Persons, for the Purpose of restoring the same to any of the Family of the Person or Persons whole Estates the same had been, or of carrying into Effect any intended Grant, Conveyance, or Devise of any such Person or Persons in relation thereto, or of rewarding any Person or Persons, or his, her, or their Family, making Discovery of any such Escheat, or His Majesty’s Right and Title thereto, as to His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, shall seem fit, or to make any Grant or Grants of such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, or any Part or Parts thereof, to any Person or Persons, or his, her, or their Family, making such Discovery as aforesaid, or being of the Family or considered or adopted as Part of the Family of any Alien or Aliens, or to any Person or Persons whose Estate or Property the same Hereditaments have been, or being of the Family or considered or adopted as Part of the Family of any such last-mentioned Person or Persons, and his and their Heirs and Assigns, unconditionally, or in consideration of Money to be paid either at or before the Execution of such Grant or Grants, or at any Time or Times subsequent thereto, and to such Person or Persons as His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, shall be pleased to direct, and such Money, if not paid at the Execution of such Grant or Grants, to be a Charge upon the Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments which shall be so granted, and to be secured by way of Mortgage or Trust, or in any other Manner, as His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, shall think proper or be advised, and such Money to be applied for any of the Purposes of this Act; or to make any Grant or Grants of such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, or any of them, unto any Trustee or Trustees, his or their Heirs and Assigns, in Trust to be sold in such Manner as His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, shall be pleased to direct; and that it shall be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, to direct the Rents and Profits of any such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, and the Money to arise by any Sale or Sales, or to be produced by any of the Means aforesaid, to be applied in Payment of any Costs, Charges, and Expenses incident to any Commission or Commissions for finding the Title of His Majesty, and to the making of any such Grant, and for carrying the same or any Trusts or Provisions thereof into Execution, or in rewarding any Person or Persons, or the Family of any Person or Persons, making a Discovery of any such Escheat, Forfeiture, or Purchase by an Alien, or of His Majesty’s Right and Title thereto, or in discharging the whole or any Part of any Debt or Debts due from any Alien, or any Person or Persons whose Estate or Property any such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments have been, or for the Use and Benefit, in whole or in part, of any such Alien, or of his or her Family, or any Part thereof, or of any Person or Persons adopted or considered by such Alien as Part of his or her Family, or of any Person or Persons whose Estate or Property any such Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments have been, or his or their Family, or any Part thereof, or of any Person or Persons adopted or considered by such Person or Persons as Part of his or her Family, or for all or any of the Purposes aforesaid, as to His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors respectively, shall seem fit; and all Grants heretofore made by His Majesty, which would, under the Provisions of this Act, be good, valid, and effectual, shall be and are hereby confirmed, and are hereby declared to be as good, valid, and effectual, to all Intents and Purposes, as if the same had been made under the Powers, Provisions, and Authorities of this Act, and as if such Powers, Provisions, and Authorities had been in full force and effect at the Time of making such Grants; any thing in the said recited Acts, or any other Act heretofore made, to the contrary notwithstanding. |