PETITES SOEURS DES PAUVRES, ST. PERN, BRETAGNE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

PETITES SOEURS DES PAUVRES, ST. PERN, BRETAGNE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 305.

PETITES SCEURS DES PAUVRES,
ST. PERN, BRETAGNE INCORPORATION.

To Provide for the incorporation of the Mother Superior in
thisColony of bite Society of the Petites Sseurs des
Pauvres, SI. Pern, Bretagne, commonly known as the
Little Sisters of bite Poor.

[22nd May, 1925.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Petites Sceurs
des Pauvres, St. Pern, Bretagne, Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Mother Superior for the time being in this
Colony of the Society of the Petites Soeurs des Pauvres,
St. Pern, Bretagne, shall be a corporation sole, hereinafter
called the corporation, and shall have the name of
'The Mother Superior of the Petiles Scours des Pauvres, St.
Pern, Brelagne' 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 licence of the Governor having
been previously obtained in each case, 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 in this
Colony, 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 government, municipality, corporation or cornpany,
and also to purchase, acquire and possess goods and chattels
of what nature and kind soever.

(2) 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,
fund. shares or securities, or other goods and chattels
whatsoever, which are for the time being vested in or





belonging to the corporation, upon such ternis 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 Mother Superior
for the time being or in the event of her ceasing to hold office.
as such Mother Superior, pass to her successor in such office
when appointed.

5. All deeds and oilier instruments the seal
of the corporation shall be scaled in the presence of the
person who is for the time being Mother Superior in this
Colony of the corporation or of her attorney duly authoirzed
and such deeds and instruments and all other docurnents,
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 corporation, 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 tinder 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 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 tinder them.
Originally 6 of 1925. Fraser 6 of 1925. Short title. Incorporation of th Mother Superior in Hong Kong of the Society of the petites Soeurs does Panvres, St. Pern. Bretagne. Powers of corporation. [s. 3 cont.] Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother Superior. Saving.

Originally 6 of 1925. Fraser 6 of 1925. Short title. Incorporation of th Mother Superior in Hong Kong of the Society of the petites Soeurs does Panvres, St. Pern. Bretagne. Powers of corporation. [s. 3 cont.] Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother Superior. Saving.

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