Queen Anne's Bounty Act 1714
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The Queen Anne’s Bounty Act 1714 (c.19) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
The long title of the Act is:
“ | An Act for making more effectual her late Majesties gracious Intention for augmenting the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy. | ” |
The Act gave augmented churches legal personality as corporations. Although partially repealed, much of the Act is still in force today.
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- Official text of the statute as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database