By letters patent, E. A. was empowered to found a charity, consisting of a master and a specified number of other members, who were thereby created a corporation, with power to take certain lands. E. A. was empowered to make ordinances for the Government thereof, and for the better ordering of the estates, E. A. established the charity, and conveyed the lands to the use of the master and other members, of the numbers specified by the letters patent, and to no other intent and purpose whatsoever. He afterwards made orclinances, whereby, amongst other things, he added to the number of members specified by the letters patent ; and appropriated to them a portion of the revenues of the charity property, Held, that E. A. had not the power of creating additional members, or of declaring any trust of the property in their favour.
An information, alleging an abuse in the internal regulations of a charity dismissed, on the ground that they were the proper subject for the interference of the special visitor.
Citations:
[1841] EngR 957, (1840-1841) 4 Beav 255, (1841) 49 ER 337
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England and Wales
Charity
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.309135
