Church-warden

Church-warden

In the Past

An officer whose duties are, as the name implies, to take care of or guard the church.

Developments

These officers are created in some ecclesiastical corporations by the charter and their rights and duties are definitely explained.In England (see more about this legal system) , it is said, their main duties are to take care of, 1. the church or building; 2. the utensils and furniture; 3. the church-yard; 4. – matters of good order concerning the church and church-yard; 5. the endowments of the church. Bac. Ab. h. t. By the common law, the capacity of church-wardens to hold property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) for the church, is limited to personal property. 9 Cranch's Reports (U. S. Supreme Court) 43. [1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about church-warden is based on the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, including church-warden.

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