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Doubted whether the provision 13 and 14 G. 3. c. 43. extends to Meath hospital, now the county hospital.
archbishop of Armagh, lord chancellor, bishop, rector, or vicar, where said hospital situated, and every donor, incorporated governors,
like powers as for other county hospitals by 5 G. 3. c. 20.
donor of 10l. perpetual,
of 1 guinea annually, for 1 year.
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II. Whereas in and by the said act of the thirteenth and fourteenth of his present Majesty it is enacted, that the building called the Meath hospital, situated as in said act is mentioned, shall from and after the twenty fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and seventy four be created, founded, erected, and established the hospital or infirmary for the county of Dublin: but a doubt hath been conceived, whether the provision thereby made as to the bodies corporate and governors thereby mentioned and provided for, or in respect of the several infirmaries and hospitals in the several counties mentioned in an act made in the fifth year of his present Majesty touching county hospitals therein mentioned, doth extend to the said hospital lately called Meath hospital, and now the county hospital, under the present circumstances thereof: therefore be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that his grace the lord archbishop of Armagh for the time being, the lord high chancellor for the time being, the bishop of the diocese, and the rector or vicar of the parish in which the said hospital, heretofore and now called as aforesaid, is situated, and also every donor and contributor to the said hospital as herein after mentioned, shall be a body corporate, governors and governor, of the said hospital, with like powers as the governors of other county hospitals in the said act of the fifth year of his present Majesty; and that as to the donors and contributors to the said hospital they shall be governors as follows; (that is to say) every donor of any sum not less than ten pounds shall be a perpetual member and governor; and every person, who shall subscribe and pay annually for the use of the said hospital one guinea, shall be a member of the said body corporate and governor for one year from the time of such subscription and payment, and no longer.
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