SOEURS DE SAINT PAUL DE CHARTRES INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1915

SOEURS DE SAINT PAUL DE CHARTRES INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1915

No. 10 of 1915.

An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Mother
Superior in this Colony of the Society of the Sceurs de
Saint Paul de Chartres by which the institition known
as the Asile de la Sainte Enfance and as the French
Convent is carried on.
[7th May, 1915.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Socurs de Saint Paul
de Chartres Incorporation Ordinance, 1915.

2. The Mother Superior in this Colony of the Society of
the Soeurs de Saint Paul de Chartres sliall be a body coporate
(hereinafter cafled the corporation) and shall have the name of
the Mother Superior of the Soeurs de Saint Paul de Chartres
(Hong Kong) and by that name shall and may sue and be
sued in all courts in this Colony and shall and may have and
use a common seal.

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3. The corporation shall have full power-
(i) subject to the licence of the Governor having been
previously obtained in each case, to acquire, accept leases of,
purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages
or tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever
situate in this Colony;
(2) to purchase and acquire all manner of goods and
chattels whatsoever;

(3) to invest moneys on mortgage of any lands, buildings,
messuages or tenements in this Colony, or in or upon such
other securities or investments as it may think expedient;

(4) by deed under its seal or otherwise to grant, sell,
convey, assign, surrender and yield up, mortgage, demise,
reassign, transfer or otherwise deal with or dispose of any
lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, mortgages, deben-
tures, securities, shares, goods and chattels for the time being
vested in it on such terms as may seem expedient to it.,

4. The pieces or parcels of ground registered in the Land
Office as Marine Lot No. 23, Marine Lot No. 24 and. Inland
Lot No. 1698 together with all rights; easements'and appurten-
ances (including all reclamation rights if any) belonging or
appertaining thereto or therewith usually held, occupied and
enjoyed and together with any encroachments or rights respecting
encroachments in respect thereof are hereby transferred to and
vested in the corporation subject to the payment of the rents and
the performance of the covenants and conditions reserved by and
contained in the Crown leases and extension of Crown leases
thereof or in any licences relating. thereto.

5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of
the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the person who.
is for the time being Mother. Superior in this Colony of the
said Society or of'her attorney duly authorized and such deeds
and instruments and all other documents, instruments and
writings requiring. the signature , of the . corporation shall be
signed by such Mother Superior or her attorney. '

6.-(1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of
Mother Superior in this Colony of the-*said Society, such person





shall within three weeks after her appointment or within such
further time as may be allowed by the Governor furnish to the
Governor satisfactory evidence of her appointment.

(2) A notification in. the Gazette under the hand of the
Colonial Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to the
Governor by such person shall be conclusive evidence of such
appointment.

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to
affect the, rights of His Majesty the King His Heirs and
Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of
,any other person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance
and those claiming by, from and under them.

No. 11 of 1915, incorporated.in No. 28 Of 1914.

No. 12. of 1915, incorporated in No. 25 Of 1914.

No. 13 of 1915, repealed by No. 9 of 1917.

No. 14 of 1915, repealed by No. 5 Of 1924.

No. 15 of 1915, incorporated in No. 16 of 1914.

No. 16 of 1915, repealed by No. 3 Of 1932.

No. 17 of 1915, incorporated in No. 6 of 1900,
repealed by No. 7 Of 1926.

No. 18 of 1915, repealed by No, 22 Of 1915.

As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
[Originally No. 10 of 1915. Law Rev. Ord., 1939.] Short title. Incorporation of the Mother Superior in Hong Kong of the Society of the Soeurs de Saint Paul de Chartres. Powers of the corporation. Vesting of property. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother Superior. * Saving of rights of the Crown. [26.2.32.]

[Originally No. 10 of 1915. Law Rev. Ord., 1939.] Short title. Incorporation of the Mother Superior in Hong Kong of the Society of the Soeurs de Saint Paul de Chartres. Powers of the corporation. Vesting of property. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother Superior. * Saving of rights of the Crown. [26.2.32.]

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