The charter and bye-laws of the London Institution for the Advancement of Literature and the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

  • London Institution.
Date:
1823
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    fixed, by their Bye-laws, for the qualification of a Proprietor: but, if one person only shall by law, or by agreement among the parties themselves, become entitled to the said share, such proceedings shall be had in his regard, respecting his said share, as are herein before provided and directed to take place in respect to the nominee of any person desiring to part with his share. And we will and require that the sum of .£20,000, part of the moneys subscribed by the Proprietors to the general fund, shall be invested, as soon as con- veniently may be, in the public funds, as a provision for the permanency and stability of the Institution. i And we lastly declare it to be our Royal Will and Pleasure, that no Resolution or Bye- law shall, on any account or pretence whatsoever, be made by the said Institution, in opposition to the general scope, true intent, and meaning of this our Royal Charter, or the laws of our realm, and that, if any such Rule or Bye-law shall be made, the same shall be absolutely null and void to all intents, effects, constructions and purposes whatsoever. In Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent. Witness ourself at Westminster, the twenty- first day of January, in the 47th year of our reign. By Writ of Privy Seal, WILMOT. [VANDERCOM, Solicitor.] b 2