The Short Title of this Act is “The St. Albans Public Library Transfer Act, 1893.”

It shall be lawful for the Honourable John Thomas Peacock, William Hannibal Lane, and John Leaf Wilson, or other the continuing or surviving Trustees for the time being in whom the land and premises described in the Schedule hereto are vested, to convey the said land to Charles Robert Blakiston, of Christchurch, Esquire, and John Aldred, of St. Albans, Wesleyan Minister, or others, the Trustees for the time being of the Knightstown Library, also within the said St. Albans district, for an estate in fee-simple, upon the trusts hereinafter declared with respect thereto, and also to transfer to such Trustees all goods, chattels, books, papers, or other personal property hold or used in connection with the said premises, to be held upon such trusts so far as applicable, and for such purposes to execute and deliver all such conveyances, transfers, deeds, and instruments as may be necessary.

Any such conveyance or transfer shall, when duly executed, and to the extent of the property dealt with by such instrument, effectually discharge the said John Thomas Peacock, William Hannibal Lane, and John Leaf Wilson, or other the continuing or surviving Trustees aforesaid, his and their estate and effects, of and from all liability whatsoever, under or in respect of their trusts as Trustees of the St. Albans Library, and the said trusts shall be and are hereby dissolved.

The said land and premises shall be held by the Trustees of the Knightstown Library upon the same trusts as those on which the premises and property of the Knightstown Library are held, and upon the trusts following, namely:—

Upon trust for the purpose of a public Mutual Improvement Association or public Mechanics’ Institute for the use of all persons resident in the district of St. Albans: Provided always that the power to appoint a new Trustee or new Trustees implied by law shall and may be exercised without obtaining the consent of the persons for the time being beneficially interested in the said trust estate.

With full power and authority from time to time to the said Trustees of the Knightstown Library to make, alter, and revoke any rules which to them may appear necessary for the management of the said Association or Institute and the trust estate generally, and for the admission of the public to the premises, or any of them, including the power to prescribe any fees or charges in respect of such admission, or for the use of any library, which, in the opinion of the said Trustees, may be required to meet the expenses of such management.

And with power from time to time to apply any moneys that may come to the hands of the said Trustees of the Knightstown Library in or towards the purchase of books, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or general literature, to be used for the purposes of the said Association or Institute.

And with power for all or any of the purposes aforesaid to appoint a Committee, officers, and other persons to assist in the management of the said Association or Institute and premises, and the same or any of them to remove, dismiss, or discharge, and another or others to appoint, or by any such rule to be made as aforesaid to make provision for the re-election of any Committee, or other officers or persons, and for filling any vacancy in the office of committee-man.