CHATER MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHATER MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 269.

CATHOLIC MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of Lite Administrator in
Hong Kong of the Catholic Mission of Macao.

[6th December, 1935.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Catholic Mission
of Macao Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Bishop of Macao, and his successors in the
office of Bishop of Macao shall be a corporation sole, here-
inafter called the corporation and shall have the name of
'The Administrator in Hong Kong of the Catholic Mission
of Macao' and in that name shall have perpetual succession
and shall and may sue and be sued in all courts in the Colony
and shall and may have and use a common seal.

3. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the
corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of,
purchase, 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 mort-
gage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenents or
upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or
securities of any government, municipality, corporation,
company or person, and also to purchase acquire and possess
vessels and other goods and chattels of what nature and kind
soever.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) the
corporation shall not acquire any immovable property in the
Colony unless it shall have 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 Lip, mortgage, demise, reassign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings,
messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds,
shares or securities, or vessels or other goods and chattels,
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 my property whatsoever trans-
ferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever shall in
the event of the death of the Administrator in Hong Kong
of the Catholic Mission of Macao for the time being, or in
the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Administrator
pass to his successor in such office when appointed.

5. (1) Until the appointment of such successor as
aforesaid the Vicar Capitular of the Diocese of Macao
appointed by the Chapter of the Diocese of Macao or by the
Sub-Bishop of Goa shall on his furnishing to the Governor
satisfactory evidence of his appointment be entitled to
exercise on behalf of the corporation all the powers and
authorities hereby conferred.

(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
his authority to act.

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal
of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the said
Administrator or his attorney, and shall be signed by hirn or
his attorney, and such signing shall be taken as sufficient
evidence of the due sealing of such deeds and other instru-
ments, and all deeds instruments and other documents and
writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be
signed by such Administrator or his attorney.

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deeined
to affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs or
Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or
of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this
Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
53 of 1935. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of temporary Administrator. Execution of documents. Saving.

53 of 1935. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of temporary Administrator. Execution of documents. Saving.

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