Cork Infirmary Act 1771

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have common seal,

meet as occasion,

5 may make or alter rules,

IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the first day of July one thousand seven hundred and seventy two the most reverend his grace Michael lord archbishop of Cashel, and his successors archbishops of Cashel, the right honourable William earl of Inchiquin, the right honourable Richard earl of Shannon, the right reverend Isaac lord bishop of Cork and Ross, and his successors lord bishops of Cork and Ross, the right reverend Charles lord bishop of Ossory, and his successors bishops of Ossory, the right reverend Charles lord bishop of Cloyne, and his successors bishops of Cloyne, the right honourable John Hely Hutchinson and William Brabazon Ponsonby esquires, representatives in parliament for the said city of Cork, and the representatives in parliament for the said city for the time being, Richard Townsend and John Hyde esquires, knights of the shire for the county of Cork, and the knights of the shire for the said county for the time being, James Dennis esquire, the mayor of the said city of Cork, the recorder of the said city of Cork, the sheriffs of the said city of Cork, all for the time being, Charles Dunbar esquire, John Ponsonby esquire, Richard Longfield esquire, the dean, archdeacon, and chancellor of Cork for the time being, the minister of the parish of St. Mary Shandon and his successors for the time being, the minister of St. Anne’s parish and his successors for the time being, the minister of Christ church and his successors for the time being, the minister of the parish of St. Paul and his successors for the time being, all in the said city of Cork or suburbs thereof, and their successors for the time being, shall for ever thereafter in name and fact to be one body politick and corporate in law for the charitable purposes herein contained, and shall have perpetual succession, and shall be called by the name of the trustees for the south charitable infirmary of the city of Cork, and that they shall be enabled to plead and sue, and to be impleaded and sued, by that name in all his Majesty’s courts of justice, and shall and may appoint a common seal and seals for the use of the said corporation, and shall have power and authority to meet together as often, as there shall be occasion, and the said trustees and their successors, or any five or more of them, bring so assembled shall have power to make such reasonable laws, rules, orders, and regulations, for the better government and management of the said infirmary, as they shall think necessary and convenient, and to revoke and alter the same at their discretion.