JESUIT ORDER (ENGLISH ASSISTANCY) INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

JESUIT ORDER (ENGLISH ASSISTANCY) INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 292.

JESUIT ORDER (ENGLISH ASSISTANCY)
INCORPORATION.

To provide for the iicorporation of the Procurator in Hong
Kong of the English Assistaitcy of the Jesuit Order.

[4th November, 1927.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Jesuit Order
(English Assistancy) Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Procurator for the tirne being in the Coiony
of the English Assistancy of the jesuit Order shall be a
corporation sole hereinafter called the corporation, and shall
nave the name of.'The Procurator in Hong Koitg of the
Euglish Assistancv of the Jesuit Order' 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, building, mes-
suages 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 tenements or
upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or
securities of any government, municipality, corporation, com-
pany 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 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, mes-
suages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds,
shares or securities, or vessels or other goods and chatte15,





which are for the time being vested in or belong 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 Procurator for the time being
in Hong Kong of the English Assistancy of the Jesuit Order
or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Pro-
curator, pass to his successor in such office when appointed.

5. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office
of Procurator in Hong Kong of the English Assistancy of
the Jesuit Order such person shall, within three weeks after
his appointment 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.

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal
of the corporation shall be scaled in the presence of the said
Procurator or his attorney and shall be signed by him or his
atorney 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 Procurator or his 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.
Originally 18 of 1927. Fraser 18 of 1927. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of Procurator. Execution of documents. Saving.

Originally 18 of 1927. Fraser 18 of 1927. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of Procurator. Execution of documents. Saving.

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