Church Temporalities Act, 1833

Commissioners may sue for Money unaccounted for or unapplied.

LXXVI. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to sue for any Part of any Sum or Sums of Money granted for any of the Purposes aforesaid which may be unapplied or not duly accounted for as herein directed, or any Surplus thereof after the Execution of the said Purposes, by Civil Bill before the Assistant Barrister of the County wherein such Church and Parochial Church or Cathedral used as aforesaid in respect whereof the same may be due shall be situate, provided that such Sum sued for by such Civil Bill shall not exceed the Sum of Fifty Pounds, and if the same shall exceed the Sum of Fifty Pounds, then by Action in any of His Majesty’s superior Courts in Ireland: And provided further, that if the Person retaining the same or not duly accounting shall be possessed of any Ecclesiastical Benefice or other Ecclesiastical Emolument, then the said Commissioners shall take Proceedings to recover the same by Process of Sequestration, which Sequestration shall be applied for and issued on the Certificate of the said Commissioners, in the Manner and subject to the Regulations herein-before directed as to Sequestrations in any other Case to be applied for by the said Commissioners.