Section 23 Vestry to consist of not less than 12 nor more than 120 householders.

In all parishes adopting this Act the vestry appointed and elected as herein-before mentioned shall, when the said Act shall come into full effect, consist of a certain number of resident householders; that is to say, twelve vestrymen for every parish in which the number of rated householders shall not exceed one thousand; and twelve other additional vestrymen, that is twenty-four vestrymen, for every parish in which the rated householders shall exceed one thousand; and twelve other additional vestrymen, that is thirty-six vestrymen, for every parish in which the number of rated householders shall exceed two thousand; and so on at the proportion of twelve additional vestrymen for every thousand rated householders: Provided always, that in no case the number of vestrymen shall exceed one hundred and twenty: Provided always, that in any parish wherein a greater number of vestrymen are given by special Act of Parliament than the proportions aforesaid will amount to, that then the number of vestrymen shall remain the same as given by such Act of Parliament; and provided always, that the rector, district rectors, vicar, perpetual curate, and churchwardens of the said parish shall constitute a part of the said vestry, and shall vote therein, in addition to the vestrymen as aforesaid elected under this Act: Provided always, that no more than one such rector or other such minister as aforesaid, from any one parish or ecclesiastical district as aforesaid, shall ex officio be a part of or vote at any vestry meeting.