Parliament of the United Kingdom

“ XXX. Cure of Souls shall remain in Incumbents of former Parishes. Provided always, and be it enacted, That this Act shall not be construed so as to discharge any Rector or Incumbent of any such adjoining Parish, or his Successors, from the Cure of Souls, or any other Parochial Duties within the Portions of their respective Parishes which shall make Part of such intended District, but such Cure of Souls and Duties shall remain in them respectively as before the passing of this Act. ”

“ Districts to be respectively formed from contiguous Portions of Two or more adjoining Parishes by virtue of this Act, the Consent of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the Time being, under his and their Hands and Seals, to such Unions and Divisions, or Establishment of Perpetual Curacies and Chapels of Ease, shall to all Intents and Purposes be as good and valid in Law as if the Consent of His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, was thereunto signified by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Ireland ”

“ Allocation of Salary. and such Archbishop or Bishop shall in all Cases allocate such Salary for every such Curate, so to be nominated and appointed and licensed for any of the said Cures, as such Archbishop or Bishop is enabled to do by the Laws in force in Ireland in other Cases of Perpetual Cures. ”