5Common seal of First Church

5 Common seal of First Church

(1)  The Executive Board has the custody and use of the common seal of First Church and a majority of the members of that Board present at any meeting duly convened has power to use or direct the use of that seal for all purposes for which the use of that seal is required.

(2)  The common seal of First Church shall only be affixed –

(a) by virtue of a resolution of the majority of the Executive Board; and

(b) in the presence of 2 members of the Executive Board and –

(i) the chairman of that Board; or

(ii) the clerk of First Church appointed and holding office pursuant to the by-laws of First Church –

and the 2 members and the chairman or clerk shall sign their names to the document to which the seal has been affixed.

(3)  Every court and every person acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the common seal of First Church affixed to a document and, unless the contrary is established, shall presume that it was duly affixed.