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Commissioners for building St.Thomas’s Church.
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VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the chief governor or chief governors and council of this kingdom shall with all convenient speed after the said twenty fourth day of March one thousand seven hundred and forty nine constitute and appoint a certain number, not exceeding seven, of discreet persons, inhabiting in the aforesaid parish of Saint Thomas according to the extent of the said parish, as settled by this act, to be commissioners for erecting the said new church of Saint Thomas, inclosing the church yard, erecting galleries, pulpits, desks, pews, and other necessary ornaments of the said church; who are hereby required, within one month after they shall be so nominated and appointed, to give in an estimate in writing to the said chief governor or governors and council for the time being under the hands of four or more of them of the charges necessary for building and finishing the said new church, and providing such ornaments; which estimate the said chief governor or governors and council may add to, lessen, or alter, and finally adjust and approve of, in such manner as to them shall seem meet; and after such estimate, so given in, has been approved of, the chief governor or governors and council of this kingdom shall nominate and appoint such person or persons, as to them shall seem meet, to take and receive the subscriptions and contributions of such person and persons, bodies politick and corporate, as shall be willing to contribute any thing towards the building and finishing of the said new church, and providing such ornaments as aforesaid and to collect and receive the money so subscribed; of which subscriptions and collections such person or persons, so to be appointed, shall, within three months after their being so appointed, make true return to such chief governor or governors and council, and pay the same according to their direction.
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VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the chief governor or governors and council of this kingdom for the time being to remove any such commissioner, as they shall fee cause, and to appoint another person of the said parish of Saint Thomas in the room of every such commissioner, as shall be so removed; and also on the death of any such commissioner to appoint others of the said parish in their room from time to time.
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