Leases by Corporations Act 1541
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1541 c. 27 |
| Year | 1541 |
(33 Hen. 8) C A P. XXVII.
'ALBEIT that by the Common Laws of this Realm ofEngland , all Assents, Elections, Grants and Leases had, made and granted by the Dean, Warden, Provost, Master, President, or other Governor of any Cathedral Church, Hospital, College or other Corporation by whatsoever Name they be incorporate or founded, with the Assent and Consent of the more or greater Part of their Chapiter, Fellowsor Brethren of such Corporation, having Voices of Assent thereunto, be as good and effectual in the Law to the Grantees and Lessees of the same, as if the Residue or the whole Number of such Chapiter, Fellows and Brethren of such Corporation, having Voices of Assent, had thereunto consented and agreed: (2) Yet the said Common Laws notwithstanding, divers Founders of such Deanries, Hospitals, Colleges and Corporations within the said Realm, have upon the Foundation and Establishment of the same Deanries, Hospitals, Colleges and other Corporations, established and made, amongst other their peculiar Acts, local Statutes and Ordinances, that if any one of such Corporation, having Power or Authority to assent or disassent, should and would deny any such Grant or Grants, that then no such Lease, Election or Grant should be had, granted or leased; and for the Performance of the same, every Person having Power of Assent to the same, have been and be daily thereunto sworn, and so the Residue may not proceed to the Perfection of such Elections, Grants and Leases, according to the Course of the Common Laws of this Realm, unless they should incur the Danger of Perjury:' (3) For the avoiding whereof, and for the due Execution of the Common Law universally within this Realm, and every Place, in one Conformity of Reason to be used; be it ordained, established and enacted, by the Authority of this present Parliament, That all and every peculiar Act, Order, Rule and Estatuteheretofore made or hereafter to be made by any Founder or Founders of any Hospital, College, Deanry or other Corporation, at or upon the Foundation of any such Hospital, College, Deanry or Corporation, whereby the Grant, Lease, Gift or Election of the Governor or Ruler of such Hospital, College, Deanry or other Corporation, with the Assent of the more Part of such of the same Hospital, College, Deanry or Corporation, as have or shall...
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