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(i) At any time after the commencement of this Act,","box":{"x":158,"y":200,"width":873,"height":31}},{"text":"the General Council may by resolution appoint such number of","box":{"x":113,"y":228,"width":928,"height":34}},{"text":"persons as they shall see fit (not being less than three) to represent","box":{"x":113,"y":258,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"the Indian Church and to hold property for any uses or purposes","box":{"x":112,"y":286,"width":921,"height":32}},{"text":"thereof, and when it is shown to the satisfaction of His Majesty","box":{"x":113,"y":311,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"the King that the said Council has appointed such persons His","box":{"x":113,"y":339,"width":918,"height":35}},{"text":"Majesty the King in Council may by charter incorporate them","box":{"x":109,"y":366,"width":924,"height":34}},{"text":"and their successors with power to hold land without license in","box":{"x":115,"y":395,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"mortmain under the name of the Indian Church Trustees.","box":{"x":109,"y":423,"width":829,"height":28}},{"text":"(ii) At any time after the commencement of this Act and","box":{"x":195,"y":463,"width":841,"height":29}},{"text":"before the date of severance, any corporation or corporations sole","box":{"x":111,"y":489,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"or aggregate which will be dissolved under paragraph (iv) of section","box":{"x":113,"y":517,"width":921,"height":36}},{"text":"two of this Act may, be proclamation in writing, vest any property","box":{"x":112,"y":544,"width":922,"height":36}},{"text":"subject to this Act held by it or them, severally or jointly, in any","box":{"x":111,"y":572,"width":924,"height":35}},{"text":"society or body of trustees duly registered under the Societies","box":{"x":113,"y":601,"width":921,"height":31}},{"text":"Registration Act, 1860, or the Indian Companies Act, 1913, and","box":{"x":109,"y":629,"width":925,"height":34}},{"text":"that society or body shall hold such property on the same trusts or","box":{"x":112,"y":655,"width":921,"height":35}},{"text":"for the same purposes on or for which corporation or corporations","box":{"x":112,"y":686,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"held it...","box":{"x":106,"y":713,"width":129,"height":24}},{"text":"10. The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, shall apply to","box":{"x":139,"y":758,"width":893,"height":34}},{"text":"the Indian Church on and after the date of the severance in like","box":{"x":109,"y":787,"width":922,"height":29}},{"text":"manner in all respects as it applied to the Indian Church before","box":{"x":106,"y":816,"width":924,"height":29}},{"text":"the date of severance.","box":{"x":111,"y":844,"width":301,"height":24}},{"text":"11. This Act shall come into operation on the date fixed by","box":{"x":139,"y":887,"width":891,"height":34}},{"text":"His Majesty in Council for the coming into operation of the","box":{"x":106,"y":917,"width":924,"height":32}},{"text":"Indian Church Measure, 1927.","box":{"x":109,"y":944,"width":416,"height":28}},{"text":"12. This Act may be cited as the Indian Church Act, 1927.","box":{"x":141,"y":988,"width":817,"height":31}},{"text":"164. 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FF Lievin and Engelbert and","box":{"x":154,"y":1428,"width":869,"height":29}},{"text":"three Christian families left Daoki (Sialkot) on January 8th 1893","box":{"x":106,"y":1455,"width":918,"height":31}},{"text":"and after six days' march mar reached the land on a Saturday and placed","box":{"x":109,"y":1483,"width":918,"height":38}},{"text":"it under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary in whose honour","box":{"x":108,"y":1508,"width":917,"height":35}}]},"340":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00364-cb47003cd506c90f0cb1.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"340","box":{"x":151,"y":164,"width":55,"height":17}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":376,"y":167,"width":481,"height":18}},{"text":"it was dedicated and named 'Maryabad', i.e., Abode of Mary.'","box":{"x":154,"y":216,"width":917,"height":31}},{"text":"Three months later, on April 3rd 1893, Father Felix and Father","box":{"x":148,"y":241,"width":925,"height":31}},{"text":"Desire were sent out to the new settlement to minister to the spiritual","box":{"x":144,"y":272,"width":928,"height":29}},{"text":"wants of the pioneers and an to guide them in their labours. 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