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NONCONFORMISTS CHAPELS ACT 1844 - SECT 2

The religious doctrines or opinions to be preached, &c. in any meeting house to be collected from 25 years usage where not expressly stated in the deed of trust.

2. So far as no particular religious doctrines or opinions, or mode of
regulating worship, shall, on the face of the will, deed, or other instrument
declaring the trusts of any meeting house for the worship of God by persons
dissenting as aforesaid, either in express terms, or by reference to some book
or other document as containing such doctrines or opinions or mode of
regulating worship, be required to be taught or observed or be forbidden to be
taught or observed therein, the usage for twenty-five years immediately
preceding any suit relating to such meeting house of the congregation
frequenting the same shall be taken as conclusive evidence that such religious
doctrines or opinions or mode of worship as have for such period been taught
or observed in such meeting house may properly be taught or observed in such
meeting house, and the right or title of the congregation to hold such meeting
house, together with any burial ground, Sunday or day school, or minister's
house, attached thereto; and any fund for the benefit of such congregation, or
of the minister or other officer of such congregation, or of the widow of any
such minister, shall not be called in question on account of the doctrines or
opinions or mode of worship so taught or observed in such meeting house:
Provided nevertheless, that where any such minister's house, school, or fund
as aforesaid shall be given or created by any will, deed, or other instrument,
which shall declare in express terms, or by such reference as aforesaid, the
particular religious doctrines or opinions for the promotion of which such
minister's house, school, or fund is intended, then and in every such case
such minister's house, school, or fund shall be applied to the promoting of
the doctrines or opinions so specified, any usage of the congregation to the
contrary notwithstanding.

S.3 rep. by SLR 1874 (No. 2)

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