St. Anne's Parish Act 1707

Disposal of seats.

V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every the said inhabitants within the said parish of Saint Mark’s, after there shall be a new church built and finished in the parish of Saint Mark’s, are hereby authorized and impowered to sell and dispose of such seats as they have or respectively shall then have in the aforesaid church of Saint Andrew’s to the church-wardens thereof, and in cafe they refuse to purchase the same for the use of the parish, to any person or persons whatsoever, being inhabitants of the said parish of Saint Andrew’s, to be by them held and enjoyed during their continuance in the said parish Provided always, such purchasers of the seats aforesaid, be of the protestant religion as by law established.