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purposes whatsoever, as any other of our liege subjects, or any 

 other body politic and corpoi-ate, in our United Kingdom of Great 

 Britain and Ireland, not being under any disability, might do in 

 their respective concerns. And we do hereby grant our especial 

 licence and authority unto all and every person and persons, bodies 

 politic and corporate (otherwise competent), to grant, sell, alien, 

 and convey in mortmain unto, and to the use of the said Society, 

 and their successors, any messuages, lands, tenements, or here- 

 ditaments, not exceeding such value as aforesaid. And our will 

 and pleasure is, that our first Commissioner, for the time being, 

 for the Affairs of India, shall be a Vice-Patron of the said body 

 politic and corporate. And we further will, grant, and declare, 

 that there shall be a general meeting of the members of the said 

 body politic and corporate, to be held, from time to time, as 

 hereinafter is mentioned ; and that there shall always be a council 

 to direct and manage the concerns of the said body politic and 

 corporate, and that the general meetings and the council shall have 

 the entire direction and management of the same, in the manner, 

 and subject to the regulations, hereinafter mentioned. But our 

 will and pleasure is, that at all general meetings, and meetings 

 of the council, the majority of the members present, and having a 

 right to vote thereat respectively, shall decide upon the matters 

 propounded at such meetings, the person presiding therein having, 

 in case of an equality of numbers, a second or casting vote. And 

 we do hereby also will, grant, and declare, that the council shall 

 consist of a President, and not more than twenty-four nor less 

 than five other members, to be elected out of the members of the 

 .said body politic and corporate ; and that the first members of the 

 council, exclusive of the President, shall be elected within six 



