No. 3.

CONVEYANCE OF A SITE TO TRUSTEES FOR A PARISH SCHOOL, NOT BEING IN CONNEXION WITH THE NATIONAL SOCIETY, OR THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.

I, A. B.

of

under the authority of an Act passed in the 5th year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, entitled "An Act to afford further Facilities for the Conveyance and Endowment of Sites for Schools," and of (continue as in Form 1.), do hereby, [freely and voluntarily, and without valuable consideration,] or in consideration of pounds to me paid, grant and convey unto C. D., E. F., and G. H., and their heirs, (or the rector, churchwardens, and overseers of the poor, or the minister and churchwardens of the said parish of

and their successors,) all*

(which said premises are delineated in the map drawn in the margin hereof,t) together with all easements, appurtenances and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, belonging thereto or connected therewith; and all my estate, right, title, and interest in or to the same premises; to hold the said premises unto and to the use of the said C. D., E. F., and G. H., their heirs and assigns (or of the said rector, churchwardens, and overseers of the poor, or of the said minister and churchwardens, and their successors), for the purposes of the said Act; and upon trust, to permit the said premises, and all buildings thereon erected or to be erected, to be for ever hereafter appropriated and used as and for a school for the education of children and adults, or children only, of the labouring, manufacturing, and other poorer classes in the parisht of aforesaid, [and as a residence for the schoolmaster,] and for no other purpose; the said school to be under the general management and control of the inhabitants of the said parish in vestry assembled, or of a committee consisting of not less than nor more than persons to be annually appointed by them in vestry, in the month of and to be at all times open to the inspection of the Inspector or Inspectors for the time being, appointed or to be appointed in conformity with the Order in Council bearing date the 10th day of August, 1840; and it is hereby declared that the instruction at the said school shall comprise at least the following branches of school learning: namely, reading. writing, arithmetic, geography, scripture history, and (in the case of girls) needlework; and it is hereby further declared, that it shall be a fundamental regulation and practice of the said school that the Bible be daily read therein by the children, and that instruction in the Church Catechism and in the doctrines and principles of the Church of England shall at suitable times, viz. at least in every week,

,

be regularly given to all the children in the said school whose parents or guardians shall not on religious grounds object thereto, such religious instructions to be under the superintendence and direction of the

*Here insert a short, clear, verbal description of the property to be conveyed. The map is not absolutely necessary.

Or township, or union, or other district, as the case may require.

minister for the time being of the parish: Provided always, that no child shall be required to receive or be present at such religious instruction whose parent or guardian shall object thereto on religious grounds, and that no child shall in any case be required to learn any catechism or other religious formulary, or to attend any Sunday-school or place of worship to which respectively his or her parent or guardian shall, on religious grounds, object; but the selection of such Sunday-school and place of worship shall, in all cases, be left to the free choice of such parent or guardian, without the child's thereby incurring any loss of the benefits or privileges of the school, the trusts whereof are hereby declared.

And it is hereby further declared, that as often as any of the present or future trustees shall die, or go to reside beyond the seas, or desire to be discharged from, or decline or become incapable to act in, the trusts hereby in them reposed, it shall be lawful for the [then surviving or continuing trustees or trustee, or the executors or administrators of the last surviving or continuing trustee, or if there shall be no such surviving or continuing trustee, for the person so going to reside beyond the seas, or desiring to be discharged, or declining as aforesaid, his executors or administrators*] to appoint any other person or persons to be a trustee or trustees in the place of the trustee or trustees so dying, or going to reside beyond the seas, or desiring to be discharged, or declining or becoming incapable to act as aforesaid; and upon every such appointment, all the hereditaments subject to the trusts aforesaid shall be forthwith effectually vested by such assurances or other acts, as the circumstances of the case may render proper, in such new trustee or trustees, either solely or jointly with the surviving or continuing trustee or trustees, as occasion shall require, upon the trusts and with the provisions by and in these presents declared and contained concerning the said trust premises.†

And I do hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant with the said C. D., E. F., and G. H., their heirs and assigns, or the said rector, churchwardens, and overseers, or the said minister and churchwardens, and their successors, that notwithstanding any act or default of me, or of any of my ancestors, I have good right to assure the said premises to the said C. D., E. F., and G. H., their heirs and assigns, or the said rector, churchwardens, and overseers, or the said minister and church wardens, and their successors, in manner aforesaid; and that the said premises shall at all times hereafter be held and enjoyed upon the trusts and in manner aforesaid, without interruption from, and free from all incumbrances by me, or my heirs, or any person lawfully claiming under or in trust for me or them, or any of my ancestors; and that I and my heirs, and all persons claiming under or in trust for me or them, or any of my ancestors, shall, upon every request, and at the expense of the said C. D., E. F., and G. H., their heirs or assigns, or the said rector, churchwardens, and overseers, or the said minister and churchwardens, and their successors, make and perfect all such further assurances of the said premises as

* Or minister for the time being of the parish [as may be thought best.] This clause will be omitted where the land is conveyed to the rector, churchwardens, and overseers, or minister and churchwardens.

may be required by them for conveying the same to the use of the said C. D., E. F., and G. H., their heirs and assigns, or the said rector, churchwardens, and overseers, or the said minister and churchwardens, and their successors, in manner aforesaid.

In witness, &c.

Taken and acknowledged by one of the parties to this deed, this

day of

at

Before me,

A Master Extraordinary in Chancery.

This deed must be enrolled in Chancery under the Mortmain Acts.

No. 4.

CONVEYANCE OF A SITE TO TRUSTEES FOR A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, NOT BEING A PARISH SCHOOL, NOR IN CONNEXION WITH THE NATIONAL OR BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.

and convey unto

of

I, A. B. under the authority of an Act passed in the 5th year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, entitled "An Act to afford further Facilities for the Conveyance and Endowment of Sites for Schools," and (as in Form 1.), do hereby [freely and voluntarily, and without any valuable consideration], or in consideration of pounds to me paid, grant (or the rector, churchwardens, and overseers of the poor, or the minister and churchwardens of the parish of and their successors, or to any other corporation,) all* (which said premises are delineated in the map drawn in the margin hereof,t) together with all easements, appurtenances, and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, belonging thereto or connected therewith; and all my estate, right, title, and interest in or to the same premises; to hold all the said premises unto and to the use of the said C. D., E. F., and G. H., their heirs and assigns (or of the said rector, churchwardens, and overseers of the poor, or the minister and churchwardens, and their successors,) for the purposes of the said Act; and upon trust, to permit the said premises, and all buildings thereon erected or to be erected, to be for ever hereafter appropriated and used as and for a school for the education of children and adults, or children only, of the labouring, manufacturing, and other poorer classes in the parish of ‡ aforesaid, [and as a residence for the schoolmaster,] and for no other purpose whatever; which said school [shall be under the general management and control of the committee for the time being of the subscribers to the said school, and§] shall be at all times open to the inspection of the Inspector or Inspectors for the time being, appointed or to be appointed in pursuance of the Order in Council bearing date the 10th day of

*Here insert a short, clear, verbal description of the property to be conveyed. The map is not absolutely necessary.

Or township, or union, or other district, as the case may require.

Where other managers are appointed who have the sole superintendence and control of the school, this clause will be omitted. If it is to be under the superintendence and control of "the minister of the parish," he will be substituted for the committee, and in that case the following clause should be inserted :"Provided that if at any time the the time being should be incapable or unwilling to act in the management and control of the said school, or should not be resident in the said or within

of the said

for

miles of the same, then the said school shall be under the management and control of the officiating minister for the time being of the said at any time neither such

and if

nor such officiating minister, shall be willing to undertake the management and control of the said school, then the Bishop of the diocese within which the said shall be situated, shall select a com

or within five

mittee of persons, not exceeding five, resident in the said miles of it, to whom the management and control of the said school shall be intrusted, until the or officiating minister shall have given notice in writing to the said Bishop of his willingness to undertake the same, and the said Bishop shall be satisfied therewith.";

August, 1840; and it is hereby declared that the instruction at the said school shall comprise the following branches of school learning: namely, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, scripture, history, and (in the case of girls) needlework; and it is hereby further declared, that it shall be a fundamental regulation and practice of the said school that the Bible be daily read therein by the children, and that instruction in the Church Catechism and in the doctrines and principles of the Church of England shall at suitable times, at least in every

week, be regularly given to all the children in the said school whose parents or guardians shall not on religious grounds object thereto, such religious instruction to be under the superintendence and direction of the minister for the time being of the parish: Provided always, that no child shall be required to receive or be present at such religious instruction whose parent or guardian shall object thereto on religious grounds, and that no child shall in any case be required to learn any catechism or other religious formulary, or to attend any Sunday-school or place of worship to which respectively his or her parent or guardian shall, on religious grounds, object; but the selection of such Sundayschool and place of worship shall in all cases be left to the free choice of such parent or guardian, without the child's thereby incurring any loss of the benefits or privileges of the school, the trusts whereof are hereby declared.

And it is hereby further declared, that as often as any of the present or future trustees shall die, or go to reside beyond the seas, or desire to be discharged from, or decline or become incapable to act in, the trusts hereby in them reposed, it shall be lawful for the [then surviving or continuing trustees or trustee, or the executors or administrators of the last surviving or continuing trustee, or if there shall be no such surviving or continuing trustee, for the person so going to reside beyond the seas, or desiring to be discharged, or declining as aforesaid, his executors or administrators*] to appoint any other person or persons to be a trustee or trustees in the place of the trustee or trustees so dying, or going to reside beyond the seas, or desiring to be discharged, or declining or becoming incapable to act as aforesaid; and upon every such appointment, all the hereditaments subject to the trusts aforesaid shall be forthwith effectually vested by such assurances or other acts, as the circumstances of the case may render proper, in such new trustee or trustees, either solely or jointly with the surviving or continuing trustee or trustees, as occasion shall require, upon the trusts and with the provisions by and in these presents declared and contained concerning the said trust premises.†

And I do hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant with the said C. D., E. F., and G. H., their heirs and assigns, or the said rector, churchwardens, and overseers, or the said minister and churchwardens, and their successors, that notwithstanding any act or default of me, or of any of my ancestors, I have good right to assure the said premises to the said C. D., E. F., and G. H., their heirs and assigns, or the said rector, churchwardens, and overseers, or

*Or minister for the time being of the parish [as may be thought best.]

This clause will be omitted where the land is conveyed to the rector, churchwardens, and overseers, or to the minister or churchwardens, or any corporation.