Chap. 481.—An ACT to authorize the sale of the church and lot on Mayo street,
in Richmond, known as the Universalist-U nitarian church.

Approved February 24, 1896.

Whereas by deed dated June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and
thirty-four, John Goddin and others conveyed to Robert Poore,
Samuel S. Saunders, James J. Binford, Joseph Mayo and Blair Bol-
ling, trustees, all that certain lot or parcel of ground lying and being
situate on Locust street, in the said city of Richmond, whereon is
now erected the building known as the first independent Christian
church of the said city, to be used, applied and appropriated as a
place of worship to the sole and separate use, benefit and behalf of
the first independent Christian society of the city of Richmond, and
no other use, benefit or purpose whatsoever, the said trustees having
power to fill any vacancy which may occur in their number; and

Whereas the said church was composed of persons of the Univer.
salist faith and those of the Unitarian faith; and

Whereas the number of persons of the Universalist faith is no!
sufficiently large at present to support a church; and

Whereas the persons of the Unitarian faith desire to establish :
church in a more suitable and desirable part of the city; and
Whereas the buildings on said lot are in a very dilapidated con-
dition and the trustees have not any means with which to repair the
same; and ;

Whereas all persons in said city of both the Universalist and
Unitarian faith, so far as the present trustees can ascertain, are
desirous that the said property should be sold and the proceeds dis-
posed of as hereinafter set forth:

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That Charles
J. Sinton, Samuel Sinton and George C. Thomas, trustees for said
property, or any one of them, acting with the consent of the others,
be, and they are hereby, authorized to sell said property at private
or public auction, and apply the proceeds as follows: One-half of
the same to be invested in the name of W. B. Gay, J. T. Johnson, E.
F. Smith, Mistress E. D. Whitehead and J. C. Williams, trustees, to
be used for the purchase or erection of a church for the congregation
of or persons attending the church known as the first Unitarian church
of the city of Richmond; the other half to be invested in bonds of the
state of Virginia in the name of the Universalist general convention,
a corporation, to be held until there shall be a Universalist church
or congregation in the city of Richmond, when the said fund shall
be used for the purchase or erection of a church for persons of the
Universalist faith.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.