Church Temporalities Act 1860

Appointment of Solicitor.

V. It shall be lawful for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to pay to the Solicitor or Attorney employed by them, in addition to any Disbursements or Expenses properly made and incurred by him in or about the Affairs and Business of the said Commissioners and by their Authority and Direction, such annual Salary not exceeding the Sum of Five hundred Pounds as they shall from Time to Time, with the Consent of the Lord Lieutenant testified in Writing under his Hand, think fit to allow; and such annual Salary so fixed as aforesaid shall be paid to the said Solicitor or Attorney for his personal Services, and such Sum not exceeding the Sum of Three hundred Pounds per Annum as the said Commissioners shall from Time to Time, with the like Consent as aforesaid, think fit to allow for the Expenses of his Office, and also in lieu of all Costs, Charges, Fees, and Emoluments whatsoever now payable or authorized by Law to be paid to such Solicitor or Attorney, any Act or Acts to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided always, that no Sum shall be paid to such Solicitor or Attorney on account of any Disbursements or Expenses as aforesaid unless approved by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, before Whom the Particulars of all such Disbursements or Expenses shall be laid.