BASEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

BASEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

BASEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY

INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1002





CHAPTER 1002.

BASEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY
INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the President in Hong Kong of the
Basel Evangelical Missionary Society.

[17th June, 1927.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Basel Evangelical
Missionary Society Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The President for the time being in Hong Kong of the Basel
Evangelical Missionary Society shall be a corporation sole, hereinafter
called the corporation. and shall have the name of 'The President in
Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society', 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.

3. (1) 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 situate. 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 company, 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.
funds. shares or securities. or other goods and chattels whatsoever.
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, transferred to the
corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall, in the event of the death
of the President for the time being in Hong Kong of the Basel
Evangelical Missionary Society or in the event of his ceasing to hold
office as such President. pass to his successor in such office when
appointed.

5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the person who is for the
time being President in Hong Kong of the Basel Evange-lical
Missionary Society or of his attorney duly authorized, and such deeds
and instruments and all other documents, instruments





and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed
by such President or his attorney.

6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of President
in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society that 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.

(Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the
rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her 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 5 of 1927. (Cap. 265, 1950.) 33 of 1939. Short title. Incorporation of the President in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of President. Saving.

Originally 5 of 1927. (Cap. 265, 1950.) 33 of 1939. Short title. Incorporation of the President in Hong Kong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of President. Saving.

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