Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Churches of Christ, Scientist Incorporation Act 1958 - SECT 4

Power to other Churches to incorporate

4. Power to other Churches to incorporate

If and when the members for the time being of any of the following bodies or
associations accepting and holding the said principles, faith and doctrines
and adhering to the said tenets and acknowledging and adopting the principles
of church organization, discipline, teaching, worship, service, procedure and
practice laid down in the said Manual called- Second Church of Christ,
Scientist, Melbourne; Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Melbourne; Fourth
Church of Christ, Scientist, Melbourne; Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist,
Melbourne; and First Church of Christ, Scientist, Geelong- respectively by
resolution carried at a meeting of such body or association convened as
hereinafter provided by not less than three-fourths of the members present at
such meeting resolve that it is expedient that such body or association should
be incorporated under the provisions of this Act then upon the filing in the
office of the Registrar-General of Victoria of-

   (a)  a copy of such resolution certified under the hand of the Chairman of
        such meeting and the Clerk of such body or association;

   (b)  a copy of the rules of the said body or association certified as such
        by the said Clerk;

   (c)  a statement certified by the said Clerk and the Treasurer of such body
        or association setting forth the real and personal property belonging
        to or held in trust for such body or association or any committee
        thereof and giving the names of the trustee or trustees holding any
        such property and stating the objects and purposes of each trust or
        trusts-

the said body or association shall become a body corporate by the name of
Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Melbourne; Third Church of Christ,
Scientist, Melbourne; Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Melbourne; Fifth
Church of Christ, Scientist, Melbourne; First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Geelong as the case may be, and shall have perpetual succession and a common
seal and under that name may sue and be sued prosecute and defend and take and
suffer all other proceedings in all Courts civil and criminal within the said
State.