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Upon Application of Owner, the Archbishop, &c. may apportion the yearly Rent then charged on Lands on Parts of such Lands only.
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CXLVII. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for any Owner, his Heirs, Appointees, or Assigns, at any Time after the passing of this Act, upon a Division of the Lands or Premises held by him or them, either by Sale or otherwise (except by Lease or Demise at Rack Rent), to make an Application in Writing to any Archbishop or Bishop or other Ecclesiastical Person under whom he or they shall then hold the said Lands or Premises, or to the Commissioners under this Act in case the said Lands and Premises shall have been vested in and tranferred to the said Commissioners, signifying the Desire of such Applicant that the yearly Rent or Rents then charged or to be charged on the said Lands and Premises by such Deed of Conveyance as aforesaid shall be divided and apportioned upon Parts of the said Lands and Premises only; and thereupon in each and every such Case such Archbishop or Bishop or other Ecclesiastical Person, or the said Commissioners, as the Case may be, shall and he or they is and are hereby authorized and required to divide or apportion the Whole or any Part of the said yearly Rent or Rents as aforesaid in such Manner and Proportions as by such Application may be required, Regard being had to the Security of the several Parts or Proportions of the said yearly Rent or Rents; and in case of any Disagreement in respect of such Apportionment, then the same shall be made by One or more Valuators, to be in all Cases nominated by the said Commissioners; and the Expence of such Apportionment shall be in all Cases defrayed by the Party applying for the same; and such Archbishop or Bishop or other Ecclesiastical Person, or the said Commissioners, or, in case of such Disagreement as aforesaid, such Valuator or Valuators, shall declare what Parts and Proportions of the said yearly Rent or Rents respectively shall in future be severally charged upon any Part or Parts of the said Lands and Premises, and shall state the Names and Denominations, the Number of Acres, and the Metes and Bounds of each Portion, and the Amount of Rent to be reserved and made payable out of each such Portion respectively; and after every such Apportionment the yearly Rents or Sums so apportioned shall be reserved and be made and be payable in such Parts and Proportions, and chargeable only upon such Proportions of the said Lands and Premises as shall be so declared to be liable to the Payment thereof respectively; and in case the said Apportionment shall be made before the Execution of a Conveyance of the Fee Simple and Inheritance, pursuant to this Act, then and in every such Case it shall and may be lawful for such Archbishop or Bishop, or for the said Commissioners, to execute separate Conveyances, in the Manner herein-before directed for executing Conveyances, of each such Part or Proportion of the said Lands and Premises, subject only to the proportionate Rent payable in respect thereof; and in case a Conveyance shall have been made or executed by such Archbishop or Bishop, or the said Commissioners, of the said Lands and Premises, then and in every such Case the said Archbishop or Bishop, or the said Commissioners, shall execute, under his or their respective Seal, a Certificate setting forth the said Apportionment, and the Amount of the Rent to be charged or chargeable upon each Portion of the said Lands and Premises, and shall cause the same to be registered in the Registry of the Diocese wherein the said Lands and Premises shall be situate, and also to be enrolled in the Rolls Office of the High Court of Chancery along with and annexed to the Enrolment of the Deed of Conveyance of such Lands and Premises as aforesaid; and after such Registry and Enrolment of such Certificate the said Lands and Premises shall thenceforward stand and be charged and chargeable with the said yearly Rent or Sums in such Parts and Proportions only and in such Manner as shall be specified in such Certificate; and a Copy of such Enrolment, duly compared and attested, shall be conclusive Evidence of the Amount of Rent with which each respective Portion of the said Lands and Premises stands charged and chargeable.
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