SOEURS DE SAINT PAUL DE CHARTRES INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

SOEURS DE SAINT PAUL DE CHARTRES INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 312.

SCEURS DE SAINT PAUL DE CHARTRES
INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Mother Superior in
this Colony of the Society of the Swurs de Saint Paul
de Chartres by which the institution known as the Asile
de la Sainte Enfance and as the French Convent is
carried on.
[7th May, 1915]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Sceurs de Saint
Paul de Chartres Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Mother Superior in this Colony of the Society
of the Securs de Saint Paul de Chartres shall be a body cor-
porate, hereinafter called the corporation,, and shall have the
name of 'The Mother Superior of the Sceurs de Saint Paul
de Chartres (Hong Kong)' 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. The corporation shall have full power-
(a)subject to the licence of the Governor having been
previously obtained in each case, to acquire, accept
leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands,
buildings, messuages or tenements of what nature
or kind soever and wheresoever situate in this
Colony;
(b)to purchase and acquire all manner of goods and
chattels whatsoever;
(c)to invest moneys on mortgage of any lands, build-
ings, messuages or tenements in this Colony, or
in or upon such other securities or investments as it
may think expedient;
(d)by deed under its seal or otherwise to grant, sell,
convey, assign, surrender and yield up, mortgage,
demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise deal with or
dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages or tene-
Ments, mortgages, debentures, securities, shares,
goods and chattels for the time being vested in it on
such terms as may seem expedient to it.





4. All deeds and offier instruments requiring the seal
of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the Per-
son who is for the time being Mother Superjor in this Colony
of the said Society or of her attorney duly authorized and
such deeds and instruments and all other documents, instru-
ments and writings requiring the signature of the corporation
shall be signed by such Mother Superior or her attorney. [5

5. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office
of Mother Superior in this Colony of the said Society, 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 appoint-
ment.

(2) A notification in th c Gazette under the hand of the
Colonial Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to
the Governor by such person shall be conculsive evidence of
such appointment.

6, Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or bc deenied
to affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs or
Successors, or the rights of any, body politic corporate or
of any other persons except claiming as are mentioned in this
Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.[7
Originally 10 of 1915. Fraser 10 of 1915. Short title. Incorporation of the Mother Superior in Hong Kong of the Society of the Sceurs de Saint Paul de chartres. Powers of corporation. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother superior. Saving.

Originally 10 of 1915. Fraser 10 of 1915. Short title. Incorporation of the Mother Superior in Hong Kong of the Society of the Sceurs de Saint Paul de chartres. Powers of corporation. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother superior. Saving.

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