BEQUESTS TO CHARITIES (continued).

of money to be laid out on real security, 160.
to exonerate lands in mortmain, 161.
charged on real estate, 163.

vendor's lien for unpaid purchase money, ib.
of money due on judgment, 164.

money to arise by sale of real estate, ib.

legacies to be paid out of purchase of real estate, 165.
produce of real estate for charities abroad, 166.

money to be invested in the purchase of lands, 168-172.
money to be laid out in erecting buildings for charities, 173-175.
in building, 175.

of money for hiring land for charities, 179.

a direction to build implies that an interest in land is to be ac-
quired, unless land in mortmain be pointed at, 192.
when connected with and dependent upon a devise of real estate,

195.

when principal gift has failed by death of grantor, 198.
where money is to be employed in buildings to be erected con-
trary to the stat. 9 Geo. II. c. 36, p. 199.

where the legal and illegal objects cannot be distinguished, 200
-202.

(2.) Which are valid,

of money not to be laid out in real estate, 121.

where trustees have a discretionary power to invest in a personal
fund or in lands, 183-187.

when the testator directs that the money shall not be laid out in
real estate, 187, 188.

of money for meliorating lands already in mortmain, 189-192.
where gifts for legal and illegal purposes can be distinguished,

203, 204.

of personal annuities, 241.

BERKHAMPSTEAD GRAMMAR-SCHOOL,

BLANK,

observations on, in the report of the committee of the House of
Commons on charities, 320, 321.

parol evidence not admitted to explain, in will, 527.
in names of charities supplied by court, 528, 651.

BOARDERS,

admission of, into grammar-schools, upon what principles to be
allowed, 645, 646.

BOLTON SCHOOL,

BOND,

construction of private act of parliament respecting, as to re-
moval of trustees, 341.

act for rendering valid, for resignation of living, does not extend
to trustees of charities, 716.

whether resignation bond given by a schoolmaster of ancient
school be valid, quære, 732.

BOSWORTH (MARKET) GRAMMAR-SCHOOL,

the teaching of English, writing, and arithmetic directed to be
introduced into, 637.

BOTANICAL GARDEN,

devise for, when a charitable use, 76.

BRAZEN NOSE COLLEGE,

case as to the right of, to the whole surplus rents of estates, 587
-593.

BRITISH MUSEUM,

trustees of, enabled to hold lands to a limited extent, 56.

to purchase and take lands and interests in them, 57, 241.
statutes relating to, 56, n.

(1).

is in the nature of a charitable institution, 70.
bequest of produce of land to, formerly void, 241.

BUILDING,

bequests for, when void, 174-178.

BYE-LAW,

valid upon lands already in mortmain, 189, 190.

may be made by corporation, 350.

how to be made under municipal corporation act, 726, n. (e).
existence of ancient, may be presumed for altering right of elec-
tion, 351.

C.

CANAL SHARES,

bequests of, for charitable uses, void, 160.

declared to be personal estate by several private acts of parlia-
ment, ib.

CATHOLICS. See ROMAN CATHOLICS.

CHANTRIES,

of what they consisted, 20.

given to the king by stat. 1 Edw. VI. c. 14, pp. 21, 93, n.
large sum produced by sale of, 95, n. (m)

CHAPLAIN,

election of, 721-725. See CURATE, ELECTION.

CHARGES,

on real estates in favour of charities, void, 119, 163.

CHARITABLE USES.

general observations on term charity, 58, 59.
what are enumerated in stat. 43 Eliz. c. 4, p. 60.
the subjects of, ib.

the general objects of charitable gifts, 61.
gifts to the poor, ib.

CHARITABLE USES (continued).

enumeration of several gifts which have been construed to be,

62, 63.

gifts to poor relations, when construed to be, 63-65.

for the advancement of learning, 68.

for the benefit of colleges, 69.

to support a school for gentlemen's sons, 70.

for the benefit of the British Museum, ib.

for the advancement of religion, 71.

for the repair of chapels, ib.

to support preachers, ib.

for increase of Christian knowledge, 73.

to support a perpetual curate, ib.

to augment small livings, ib.

for pious uses, ib. 74.

to support religious establishments within the toleration
act, ib.

places of worship for Roman Catholics, 75.

for general and public purposes, ib.

enumeration of public purposes considered to be, 75, 76.
general principle as to what constitutes, 76.

whether tolls granted by the crown to be expended on
murage and pavage of a town be, quære, 77.

grant of privileges for bettering a town, 78.

of lands to a corporation for public purposes, ib.

to repair ports and havens, 79.

parliamentary grant of duty on coals imported into a town

to protect the inhabitants, ib.

to supply inhabitants of a town with water, 81.

to relieve from taxes, ib.

for redemption of national debt, 82.

conveyance of lands for, must be by deed enrolled in chancery
six months before death of grantor, 118.

all conveyances of lands, &c. not according to the stat. 9 Geo. II.
c. 36, to be void, 119.

conveyances to, must take effect in possession, 124.
act for remedying defects in assurances to, 858.

What are not deemed,

gifts to objects of benevolence and liberality, 82, 83.
for private charity, 85.

charitable and public uses, ib.

gift for erecting a monument to the testator's memory, 87.
for building vault for grantor, 88.

CHARITY,

definition of, according to parliamentary law, 803.

cases where partakers of, were held not to be disqualified for
voting, 804, 805.

where receipt of, was a disqualification, 806.

CHRISTIAN RELIGION,

part of the law of the land, 106.

CHURCHES,

owners of lands, &c. may by deed enrolled or by will give five
acres of land or 500l. for building new, 53, 833.
gifts exceeding the limit may be reduced by lord chancellor, 53,

834.

king may grant lands for like purposes, 54, 840.

lord of a manor may grant five acres of the waste for any church
or chapel, 54, 841.

commissioners for building may accept lands for building
churches, 54.

may take lands for use of persons serving church or
chapel, ib.

commissioners of woods and forests may grant sites for churches,
&c. ib.

to vest in persons specified in sentence of consecration, 55.
exempted from church and poor rates, 784.

CHURCHES AND CHAPELS,

conveyances of lands for, to be void, 814.

collateral assurances for evading the act prohibiting convey-
ances, to be void, ib.

form of bequest to Incorporated Society for Promoting the
Enlargement and Building of, 983.

CHURCHWARDENS,

not a corporation for taking lands, 28.

except by custom or statute in particular places, 29.
held entitled to a legacy given to an impropriate parish church,
71.

CHURCHWARDENS AND OVERSEERS,

enabled to purchase workhouses, 29.

to alter and enlarge workhouses, 30.

to hire land for employment of poor, ib.

property of a parish vested in, as a corporation, 30.

property vested in trustees for benefit of a parish vests in, 31.
parish property will not vest in either class singly, 32.

what sufficient demise in ejectment by, ib.

what is evidence that property belongs to parish, 985.

and resident ministers empowered to receive rent charges not
exceeding 201. per annum belonging to charities where
there are no existing trustees, 874.

CLERGY,

the like power extended to rent charges not exceeding 50%.
per annum, 887.

formerly divided into regular and secular, 6, n. (x).
secular within the stat. de religiosis, 7.

form of bequest to society for educating orphans of, 984.

COLLEGE,

may stipulate for some advantages on accepting a bye founda-

tion, 599.

cannot alter the nature of the charity, 600.

arrangement with, not undone after a long lapse of time, ib.
agreement by, to grant lease, when not binding, 685.

COLLEGE (continued).

head of, with consent of majority, may make elections, 718.
statute to prevent corrupt elections in, ib.

president of, when a necessary party to an election in, ib.
when concurrent voice of master is and is not necessary in
election of fellows, 719.

qualification as to property in statutes of, 720.
fellow of, when bound to refund salary, ib.
excepted from statute of charitable uses, 817.

COMMISSION,

to inquire whether lands had been aliened in mortmain, 10 n. (c).
will be granted for ascertaining lands belonging to charity, 415.
may be issued by lord chancellor, &c. to inquire as to misem-
ployment of money for binding apprentices, 823.

COMMISSION OF CHARITABLE USES,

issued to inquire whether there had been any abuse or misap-
plication of charitable funds, 276.

an ancillary jurisdiction, 277.

proceedings under, subject to appeal to lord chancellor, ib. 819.
has long fallen into disuse, 278.

numbers of, which were issued, ib.

commissioners, by whom named, 279.
into what county to be awarded, 280.
who may be commissioners, ib.

what persons were disqualified to be, 281.

Of the Inquisition,

on taking parties to be summoned, ib.
inquiries, by what means to be made, 282.
requisites of the inquisition, ib.

where to be taken, ib.

Of the Decree,

by whom to be made, 283.

what things to be observed in, ib.

the employment must be directed, ib.

the objects of charity could not be changed, 284.

to be certified by the commissioners, 818.

execution of, to be directed by lord chancellor, 819.

might be made against corporation, 285.

damages for detention of money, ib.

all persons were bound by, except those claiming paramount the
gift, ib. 286.

costs could be decreed by commissioners, semble, 287.

allowance to objects might be increased, ib.

could not enable persons to take lands as a corporation, 288.
nor interfere with charities having visitors, ib.

commissioners could make bye laws, ib.

commission and decree returned to petty bag office, 289
exceptions to decree might be taken, by whom, ib.
chancellor could annul decree, ib.

or alter decree, 290.

appeal to chancellor came before him personally, 291.