Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1841

IX Archdeaconries may be endowed with Benefices.

And be it enacted, That, notwithstanding any thing in the said secondly recited [3 & 4 Vict. c. 113. ss. 34, 35.] Act contained, it shall be lawful by the Authority in the same Act provided, with the Consent of the Bishop of any Diocese, and of the Patron of any Benefice within the Limits of any Archdeaconry in such Diocese, to endow such Archdeaconry, by the Annexation thereto of such Benefice, such Annexation to take effect immediately if the Benefice be vacant at the Time of such Endowment, or otherwise upon the then next Vacancy thereof; and every Benefice so annexed, and every future Holder thereof, shall be subject to all the Provisions of an [1 & 2 Vict. c. 106.] Act passed in the Second Year of Her present Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act to abridge the holding of Benefices in Plurality, and to make better Provision for the Residence of the Clergy : Provided always, that no such Annexation shall take effect as to any Archdeacon in possession at the passing of this Act, without his Consent; and in default of such Consent at the Time when any Benefice would otherwise so as aforesaid become annexed, or until such Consent be given, during the Incumbency of such Archdeacon, the Income and Emoluments of such Benefice shall, after due Provision thereout being made for the Cure of Souls in the Parish or District of such Benefice, be applied, by the like Authority, either in improving the existing House and Buildings, or in providing a new House of Residence for such Benefice, or in improving or augmenting the Glebe belonging thereto, or if no such Improvement or Augmentation be deemed necessary, then for the Benefit of any poor Benefice or Benefices within the same Archdeaconry.