CATHOLIC MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CATHOLIC MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

CATHOLIC MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION

ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1006





CHAPTER 1006.

CATHOLIC MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Administrator in Hong Kong of
the Catholic Mission of Macao.

[6th December. 1935.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Catholic Mission of Macao
Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Bishop of Macao, and his successors in the office of Bishop
of Macao shall be a corporation sole, hereinafter called the corporation
and shall have the name of The Administrator in Hong Kong of the
Catholic Mission of Macao% 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) 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. company or person, and also to purchase, acquire and
possess vessels and other 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 vessels or other goods and chattels. which art-
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 Administrator in Hong Kong of the Catholic Mission of Macao for
the time being, or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such
Administrator pass to his successor in such office when appointed.

5. (1) Until the appointment of such successor as aforesaid the
Vicar Capitular of the Diocese of Macao appointed by the Chapter of
the Diocese of Macao or by the Archbishop of Goa shall on his
furnishing to the Governor satisfactory evidence of his appointment be
entitled to exercise on behalf of the corporation all the powers and
authorities hereby conferred.





(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 his authority to act.

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring fig the seal of the
corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the said Administrator or
his attorney and shall be signed by him or his attorney, and such
signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due scaling of such
deeds and other instruments, and all deeds, instruments and other
documents and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall
be signed by such Administrator or his attorney.

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 fights
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 53 of 1935. (Cap. 269, 1950.) Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of temporary Administrator. Execution of documents. Saving.

Originally 53 of 1935. (Cap. 269, 1950.) Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of temporary Administrator. Execution of documents. Saving.

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