JESUIT ORDER (ENGLISH ASSISTANCY) INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

JESUIT ORDER (ENGLISH ASSISTANCY) INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

JESUIT ORDER (ENGLISH ASSISTANCY)

INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1029





CHAPTER 1029.

.JESUIT ORDER (ENGLISH ASSISTANCY)
INCORPORATION.

to provide for the incorporation of the Procurator in Hong Kong
of the English Assistancy of the Jesuit Order.

[4th November, 1927.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Jesuit Order (English
Assistancy) Incorporation Ordinance.
(Amended, 28 of 1929, s. 2)

2. The Procurator for the time being in the Colony of
the English Assistancy of the Jesuit Order shall be a corporation
sole hereinafter called the corporation, and shall have the name of
'The Procurator in Hong Kong of the English Assistancy of the
Jesuit Order-, 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.
(Amended, 28 of 1929, s. 3)

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 where-
soever 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 pur-
chase. 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, parti-
tion, 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 are for the time being vested in or
belong 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 Procurator for the time being in Hong Kong
of the English Assistancy of the Jesuit Order or in the event of
his ceasing to hold office as such Procurator, pass to his successor
in such office when appointed.

5. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of
Procurator in Hong Kong of the English Assistancy of the Jesuit
Order 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 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
appoint ment.
(Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840140)

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
corporation shall be scaled in the presence of %the said Procurator
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, instru-
ments and other documents and writings requiring the signature
of the corporation shall be signed by such Procurator or his,
.attorney.

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to
affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen. Her Heir's or Suc-
cessors. 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 18 of 1927. (Cap. 292, 1950.) 28 of 1929. 33 of 1939. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of Procurator. Execution of documents. Saving.

Originally 18 of 1927. (Cap. 292, 1950.) 28 of 1929. 33 of 1939. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Appointment of Procurator. Execution of documents. Saving.

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