And the said governor and
protector of negroes shall cause in each district a church to be built
in a convenient place, and a cemetery annexed, and an house for the
residence of a clergyman, with ---- acres of land annexed; and they are
hereby authorized to treat for the necessary ground with the proprietor,
who is hereby obliged to sell and dispose of the same to the said use;
and in case of dispute concerning the value, the same to be settled by a
jury, as in like cases is accustomed.
[Sidenote: Appointment of a priest and clerk.]
9. And be it enacted, that in each of the said districts shall be
established a presbyter of the Church of England as by law established,
who shall appoint under him one clerk, who shall be a free negro, when
such properly qualified can be found, (otherwise, a white man,) with a
salary, in each case, of ----; and the said minister and clerk, both or
one, shall instruct the said negroes in the Church Catechism, or such
other as shall be provided by the authority in this act named; and the
said minister shall baptize, as he shall think fit, all negroes not
baptized, and not belonging to Dissenters from the Church of England.
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