Pluralities Act 1838

Vict/1-2 c. 106 · Enacted 14 August 1838 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Contents

1. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
2. 2—27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
3. 28Spiritual persons not to take to farm for occupation above eighty acres, without consent of the bishop, and then not beyond seven years, under penalty of £2 per acre. Repealed
4. 29No spiritual person, beneficed or performing ecclesiastical duty shall engage in trade, or buy to sell again for profit or gain. Repealed
5. 30Not to extend to spiritual persons engaged in keeping schools, or as tutors, &c. in respect of any thing done, or any buying or selling in such employment; or to selling any thing bona fide bought for the use of the family, or being a manager, &c. in any benefit or life or fire assurance society; or buying and selling cattle, &c. for the use of their own lands, &c. Repealed
6. 31Spiritual persons illegally trading may be suspended, and for the third offence deprived. Repealed
7. 32Penalties for non-residence on incumbent not having a licence or exemption, unless he be resident on another benefice. Repealed
8. 33Licence to reside out of the usual house, if unfit. Repealed
9. 34Houses purchased by governors of Queen Anne’s bounty to be deemed residences. Repealed
10. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
11. 36Widow of any spiritual person may continue in the house of residence for two months after his decease.
12. 37Certain persons exempt from penalties for non-residence. Repealed
13. 38Privileges for temporary non-residence. Repealed
14. 39Performance of cathedral duties, &c. may be accounted as residence, under certain restrictions. Repealed
15. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
16. 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
17. 42Every petition for licence for non-residence to be in writing, and to state certain particulars. Repealed
18. 43Bishop may grant licences for non-residence in certain enumerated cases. Appeal to archbishop in case of refusal. Repealed
19. 44In cases not enumerated bishops may grant licences to reside out of limits of benefice, subject to allowance by the archbishop. Repealed
20. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
21. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
22. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
23. 48Licences not to be void by the death or removal of the grantor. Repealed
24. 49Licences may be revoked. Repealed
25. 50Copies of licences or revocations to be filed in the registry of the diocese, and a list kept for inspection; Repealed
26. 51List of licences allowed by the archbishop, or granted in his own diocese, to be annually transmitted to her Majesty in council, who may revoke licences, &c. Licence, although revoked, to be deemed valid between the grant and revocation. Repealed
27. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
28. 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
29. 54Residence may be enforced by monition, or the living sequestered. Appeal against sequestration to the archbishop. Repealed
30. 55Incumbents returning to residence on monition to pay the costs. Repealed
31. 56Incumbent returning to residence on monition, but again absenting himself within 12 months, the bishop may without further monition, sequester. Repealed
32. 57Reasons for remitting penalties for non-residence of a certain amount to be transmitted to the Queen in council. Repealed
33. 58Benefice continuing so sequestrated one year, or being twice so sequestrated within two years, to become void. Repealed
34. 59Contracts for letting houses in which any spiritual persons are required by bishop to reside shall be void. Penalty for holding adverse possession, £2 for every day.
35. 60Incumbent not liable to penalty for non-residence while the tenant occupies. Repealed
36. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
37. 62—69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
38. 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
39. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
40. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
41. 73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
42. 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
43. 75In case of non-resident incumbents neglecting to appoint curates, the bishop to appoint. Repealed
44. 76Curate to reside on benefice, under certain circumstances. Repealed
45. 77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
46. 78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
47. 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
48. 80Bishop may enforce two services on Sundays in certain cases. Not to affect the provision of the Act 58 G.3.c. 45. s. 65. Repealed
49. 81Statement of Particulars necessary to be given and declaration to be made, on application for a licence for a curate. Repealed
50. 82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
51. 83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
52. 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
53. 85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
54. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
55. 87—89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
56. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
57. 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
58. 92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
59. 93Curate directed to reside in parsonage house, in case of non-residence of incumbent, may have certain portion of glebe land assigned to him by bishop. Repealed
60. 94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
61. 95Curate to quit cure upon having six weeks notice from new incumbent within six months after his admission, and in other cases incumbent, with bishop’s permission, may dismiss curate on six months notice. Appeal. Repealed
62. 96Curate to deliver up possession of house of residence, within six months, after notice or pay £2 per day. Repealed
63. 97Curate not to quit curacy without three months notice to incumbent and bishop, under a penalty. Repealed
64. 98Bishop may license curates employed without nomination; revoke any licence, and remove the curate, subject to appeal to the archbishop. Repealed
65. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
66. 100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
67. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
68. 102Licences to curates, and revocations thereof, to be entered in the registry of the diocese. Repealed
69. 103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
70. 104, 105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
71. 106. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
72. 107Provisions relating to bishops to apply to archbishops in their own dioceses. Repealed
73. 108Power of archbishops and bishops as to exempt or peculiar benefices, &c. Repealed
74. 109Where jurisdiction is given to bishop, &c, all concurrent jurisdiction to cease. Repealed
75. 110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
76. 111The mode of appealing to the archbishop of the province. Repealed
77. 112Regulations respecting monitions and sequestrations. Repealed
78. 113Sequestration not to issue after monition to reside, until service of order. Repealed
79. 114Recovery of penalties against spiritual persons. Repealed
80. 115Recovery of fees, &c. Repealed
81. 116Penalty on registrar for neglect. Repealed
82. 117Recovery of penalties against lay-men or unbeneficed clergymen. Repealed
83. 118Penalties not recoverable for more than one year. Repealed
84. 119Application penalties. Repealed
85. 120Commencement and conclusion of the year. Repealed
86. 121How months to be calculated. Repealed
87. 122Certified copy of entry of licence to be evidence. Repealed
88. 123Statements how to be verified. Repealed
89. 124Definition of the terms “cathedral preferment,” and “benefice”
90. 125Who to be considered patron. Repealed
91. 126How consent of patron to be testified, &c. where patronage is in the crown. Repealed
92. 127How where patron is an incapacitated person. Repealed
93. 128How where patronage is attached to the duchy of Cornwall. Repealed
94. 129. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
95. 130Population how to be computed. Repealed
96. 131. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
97. 132Act not to affect powers of bishops.
98. 133Act not to extend to Ireland.
99. Schedule FIRSTSchedule FIRST Repealed
100. Schedule SECONDSchedule SECOND