Church Building Act, 1824

Subscribers of 50l. to elect three life trustees for the management of the church, and nomination of minister for a limited period.

6. The several and respective persons proposing to build or purchase any such church or chapel, or any such building as aforesaid, and their assigns, respectively subscribing for that purpose sums of not less than fifty pounds each, shall elect three trustees from amongst themselves, for the management and general regulations of the temporal affairs of such church and chapel, and for the nomination to the bishop, for a limited period, of a spiritual person to serve the same; and such trustees shall be called life trustees of such church or chapel, and shall continue such trustees, so long as any spiritual person nominated by them under the provisions of this Act shall serve such church or chapel.