The Sale of Advowsons Act 1856
WHEREAS it is expedient to authorize the Sale of Advowsons in Cases where the same are vested in, or in Trustees for, Inhabitants, Ratepayers, Freeholders, or other Persons, forming a numerous Class, and deriving no pecuniary Advantage therefrom, in order that the Monies arising from such Sales may be applied to the Erection, Rebuilding, or Improvement (where necessary) of Parsonage Houses, and to the Augmentation of the Livings (where the same are small), and to other beneficial Purposes as ...