BASEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1927

BASEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1927

No. 10 of 1926, incorporated in No. 2 of 1883.

No. 11 of 1926, repealed by No. 18 of 1936.

No. 12 of 1926, incorpo7ated in No. 22 Of 1910.
No. 13 of 1926, repealed by Law Revision
Ordinance, 1939, Supp. Sched.

No. 14 of 1926, incorporated in No. 7 Of 1875.

No. 15 of 1926, repealed by No. 10 Of 1933.
No, 16 of 1926, repealed by Law Revision
Ordinance, 1939, Supp. Sched.

1927. -

No. 1 of 1927, incotporated in No. 31 Of 1911.

N o. 2, of 1927, incoTporated in No. 1 of 1869.

No. 3 of 1927, repealed by No. 27 Of 1932.

No. 4 of 1927, incorporated in No. 10 of 1911.

No. 5 of 1927.

An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the President
in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missiona7y
Society.
[17th june, 1927.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Basel Evangelical
Missionary Society Incorporation Ordinance, 1927.





2. The President for the time being in Hong Kong of the
Basel Evangelical Missionary Society shall be a corporation sole
(hereinafter called the corporation), and shall have the name
of ' The President in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical
Missionary Society ' 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.

3.-(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the
corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of, pur-
chase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings,, messuages
or tenements of what nature or kind soever'and wheresoever
situated, and also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any'lands,
buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgages,
debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any govern-
ment, municipality, corporation 'or company, and also' to
purchase, acquire and possess goods and chattels of what nature
and kind soever.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1), the
corporation shall not acquire any immovable property in the
Colony unless it has previously obtained the special consent of
the Governor in Council in each case.

(3) The corporation shall further have power by deed under
its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange,
partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements,
mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities, or
other goods and chattels whatsoever, which are for the time
being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms
as to the corporation may seem fit.

4. The legal estate in any property whatsoever, transferred
to the corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall, in the event
of the death of the President for the time being in Hong Kong
of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society or in the event of
his ceasing to hold office as such President, pass to his successor
in such office when appointed.

5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal. of
the corporation shall be. sealed in the presence of the person

---As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.





who is for the time being President in Hong Kong of the
Basel Evangelical Missionary Society or of his attorney duly
authorized, and such deeds and instruments and all other docu-
ments, instruments and writings requiring the signature of the
corporation shall be signed by such President or his attorney.

6.(1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of
President in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary
Society that person shall, within three weeks after his appoint-
ment or within such further time as may be allowed by the
Governor, furnish to the Governor satisfactory evidence of his
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. The pieces or parcels of ground specified by . their
respective Land Office register references in the Schedule,
together with,all rights, easements and appurtenances belonging
or appertaining thereto or therewith usually held, occupied and
enjoyed, are hereby transferred to drid 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
respective Crown leases of the said pieces or parcels of ground.

8. 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 or under them.

SCHEDULE.

I.L. 681, s. B, ss. 5, s. A. and P.P.
I.L. 681, s. B, ss. A.
I.L. 681, s. C, ss. 2, s. A.
I.L. 681, B. R

As amended by Lay Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.

I.L. 681, s. B, ss. 4.
I.L. 681, s.
C, R.P.
I. L. 681, s. C, ss. 3.
I.L. 681, s. D.
I. L. 829.
Sowkewan Lot No. 138.
I.L. 1216, R.P.
K.I.L. 1060.
K.I.L. 623.
K.I.L. 643.
K.I.L. 649.
K.I.L. 638.
K.I.L. 1800.
N.K.I.L. 1.
N.K.I.L. 4
N.K.I.L. 7.
N.K.I.L. 13.
D.D, 214, Lot No. 749.
D.D. 83, Lot No. 1676D.
D.D. 257, Lot No. 208.
[1.10.36.] [25.5.33.] [1.3.33.] [Originally No. 5 of 1927. Law Rev, Ord., 1939.] Short title. Incorporation of the President in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of President. Vesting of property. Schedule. Saving of rights of the Crown and of certain other rights. [Sched. contd.]

[1.10.36.] [25.5.33.] [1.3.33.] [Originally No. 5 of 1927. Law Rev, Ord., 1939.] Short title. Incorporation of the President in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of President. Vesting of property. Schedule. Saving of rights of the Crown and of certain other rights. [Sched. contd.]

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