ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 314.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE INCORPORATION.

For the incorporation of the Christian Brothers School
known in French as 'L'Institut des Freres des Ecoles
Chretiennes' and known in Hong Kong as, St. Joseph's
College.

[4th November, 1921.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the St. Joseph's
College Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The director in Hong Kong of St. Joseph's College
and his successors for the time being in the office of the
director in Hong Kong of St. Joseph's College shall be a
body corporate hereinafter called the corporation, and shall
have the name of 'The Director tn Hong Kong of St.
Joseph's College', and by that name shall and may sue and
be sued in all courts in the Colony, and shall and may have
and use a common seal and the said seal may from time to
time break, change, alter and make anew as the said corpora-
tion may see fit.

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 im-
movable properly situate in the Colony;
(b) to sell, assign, surrender, yield up, transfer, mort-
gage, charge, dennise, reassign or otherwise dispose
of and deal with any property vested in
the corporation upon such terms as to the corporation
may seem fit;
(c)to invest moneys on mortgage of any immovable
property in the Colony or in or upon such other
securities as to the corporation may seem fit.

4. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal
of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the per-
son who is for the time being the director in Hong Kong.
of St. Joseph's College or of his attorney duly authorized,
and such deeds and instruments and all other docurnents,





instruments and writings requiring the signature of the cor-
poration shall be signed by such Director in Hong Kong or
his attorney. [5

5. No assignment by way of sale of the pieces or
parcels of ground respectively registered in the Land Office
at Victoria aforesaid as Inland Lots Nos. 1506 and 1642,
Rural Building Lot No. 30, Subsection I of Section A of
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 576 and the Remaining Portion
of Section A of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 5-6, or any
other kinds, buildings, messuages or tenements situate in this
Colony which may, at any time hereafter be vested in the
corporation, shall be valid without the authority of the
Superieur, shall of the Society of Christian Brothers
known in French as 'L'Institut des Freres des Ecoles
Chretiennes' such authority to be signified in writing signed
bY the said Superieur General. [6

6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office
of director in llong Kong of St. Joseph's College 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 appoint-
ment.

(2) A notification in this Gazette under the hand of the
Colonial Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to
the Covernor by such person shall be conclusive evidence
of such appointment. [7

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. [8
Originally 27 of 1921. Fraser 27 of 1921. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Execution of documents. Consent to sales of lands. Appointment of director. Saving.

Originally 27 of 1921. Fraser 27 of 1921. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Execution of documents. Consent to sales of lands. Appointment of director. Saving.

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