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LEASES BY SCHOOLS ACT 1781
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CHAP. XXVII.
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An Act to enable the Governors of any of the Schools founded in this Kingdom, to make long Leases of such Lands as have been granted for the Support of the said Schools, and are situate in Counties of Cities, and Counties of Towns.
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Altered and amended by 25 G. 3. c. 55.
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governors may lease for 41 years.
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WHEREAS it would increase the funds provided for the support of several of the schools founded in this kingdom, if the governors of the said schools were enabled to make building leases, in the manner, and subject to the provisoes herein after mentioned, of a competent part of such lands as have been granted for the support of the said schools, and are situate in counties of cities, and counties of towns: and whereas such leases would tend to the advantage and improvement of the said cities and towns; be it 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 it shall and may be lawful to and for the said respective governors to make leases of any part of the said lands so situate as aforesaid, for any term not exceeding forty one years; any law or statute to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.
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With covenant on tenant to build.
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II. Provided always, That in every such lease there shall be contained a covenant on the part of the tenant, to lay out a certain sum of money in building on the said demised premisses, or on some part of the same.
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And may renew, taking fines.
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III. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said governors to renew the said leases from time to time, taking fines for such renewals, which fines shall be applied to the credit of the funds of the said schools.
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Such renewal not to exceed 41 years.
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IV. Provided always, That the lease so renewed shall not exceed the term of forty one years.
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No demise to contain more than 20 acres.
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V. Provided further, and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the lands to be severally demised by any of the said respective governors from time to time, by virtue of this act, shall not contain in the whole, more than the quantity of twenty acres plantation measure.
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Provided always that primate, chancellor, &c.
or any 3 of them signify their content to original lease under hands and seals,
otherwise void,
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VI. Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the primate of Ireland, the lord chancellor, the archbishops of Dublin, Cashel, and Tuam, the lord chief justice of the court of King’s-bench, the lord chief justice of the Common-pleas, the lord chief baron of the Exchequer, all for the time being, or any three of them, shall by writing under their hands and seals signify their consent, or the consent of any three of them, to the making any such original lease, previous to the execution thereof, otherwise the same to be null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
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