The Royal Hospital For Incurables, Dublin (Charter Amendment) Act, 1953
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Number 2 (Private) of 1953. | ||||||||||||||||
THE ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR INCURABLES, DUBLIN (CHARTER AMENDMENT) ACT, 1953. | ||||||||||||||||
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Number 2 (Private) of 1953. | ||||||||||||||||
THE ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR INCURABLES, DUBLIN (CHARTER AMENDMENT) ACT, 1953. | ||||||||||||||||
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTERS UNDER WHICH THE GOVERNORS AND GUARDIANS OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR INCURABLES, DUBLIN ARE INCORPORATED SO AS TO ENABLE THE SAID GOVERNORS TO RECEIVE AND CHARGE REMUNERATION AND FEES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PATIENTS IN THE SAID HOSPITAL. [22nd April, 1953.] | ||||||||||||||||
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Preamble. | ||||||||||||||||
WHEREAS the Royal Hospital for Incurables Dublin situate in Donnybrook formerly in the County but now in the City of Dublin was founded many years prior to the year 1800 for the benefit of the Poor in and near the City of Dublin who were afflicted with disorders declared to be incurable, by dieting lodging clothing and maintaining such poor persons and by supplying them with Medical and Surgical Assistants Medicines and all manner of necessaries without fee or reward. | ||||||||||||||||
AND WHEREAS by a Charter or Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Ireland bearing date the 7th day of January 1800 and granted by his late Majesty King George the Third certain persons therein named and such other persons as might from time to time become or be elected Members of the Corporation in the manner thereinafter directed were incorporated into one body politic and corporate by the name of “The Governors and Guardians of the Hospital for Incurables near the City of Dublin” and by the Charter certain powers were conferred upon the Corporation and certain provisions were made for the general regulation and management of the Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||
AND WHEREAS by a Supplemental Charter or Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Ireland bearing date the 13th day of April 1886 and granted by her late Majesty Queen Victoria it was ordained and appointed that the said Hospital should continue to be for the dieting lodging clothing and maintaining poor persons who were or should be affected with disorders declared by qualified medical authority to be incurable and for supplying them with medical and surgical assistance medicines and all manner of necessaries without fee or reward. | ||||||||||||||||
AND WHEREAS by Royal Licence dated the 25th day of June 1887 the name of the Hospital was altered to “the Royal Hospital for Incurables, Dublin.” | ||||||||||||||||
AND WHEREAS the expenses of the Hospital having increased and being in excess of its income it is expedient that the Governors and Guardians of the Hospital should be at liberty to receive and charge remuneration and fees for the maintenance of patients in the Hospital and that for such purpose the Supplemental Charter of the 13th day of April 1886 be amended as hereinafter provided. | ||||||||||||||||
AND WHEREAS it is expedient that the power of altering annulling revoking and abrogating the bye-laws for the regulation government and advantage of the said Corporation and its properties and affairs and for the management of the said Hospital contained in the Supplemental Charter of the 13th day of April 1886 be amended as hereinafter provided. | ||||||||||||||||
AND WHEREAS the purpose aforesaid cannot be effected without the authority of the Oireachtas. | ||||||||||||||||
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— |
