FOREIGN MISSION SISTERS OF ST. DOMINIC INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

FOREIGN MISSION SISTERS OF ST. DOMINIC INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 282.

FOREIGN MISSION SISTERS OF ST. DOMINIC
INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Regional Superior
in Hong Kong of the Foreign Mission Sisters of St.
Dominic commonly known as Maryknoll Sisters.

[27th July, 1934.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Foreign
Alission. Sisters of St. Dominic Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Regional Superior for the time being in the
Colony of Hong Kong of the Foreign Mission Sisters of
St. Dominic shall be a corporation sole, hereinafter called
the corporation, and shall have the name of 'The Regional
Superior in Hong Kong of the Foreign Mission Sisters
of St. Dominic' 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 invest money's upon
mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements,
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 (i),
the corporation shall not acquire any immovable propert ' s
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 up, 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 any property whatsoever trans-
ferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever shall
in the event of the death of the Regional Superior for the
time being in Hong Kong of the Foreign Mission Sisters
of St. Dominic, or in the event of her ceasing to hold
office as such Regional Superior, pass to her successor in
such office when appointed.

5. (1) When any person is appointed to the office
of Regional Superior in Hong Kong of the Foreign Mis-
sion Sisters of St. Dominic 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.

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal
of the corporation shall be scaled in the presence of the
said Regional Superior or her attorney and shall be signed
by her or her attorney, and such signing shall be taken
as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds and
other instruments and all deeds, instruments and other
documents and writings requiring the signature of the
corporation shall be signed by such Regional Superior or
her attorney.

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed
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.
20 of 1934. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of Regional Superior. Execution of documents. Saving.

20 of 1934. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of Regional Superior. Execution of documents. Saving.

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