PETITES SOEURS DES PAUVRES, ST. PERN, BRETAGNE, INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

PETITES SOEURS DES PAUVRES, ST. PERN, BRETAGNE, INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

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PETITES SCEURS DES PAUVRES, ST. PERN, BRETAGNE,

INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1039





CHAPTER 1039.

PETITES SCEURS DES PAUVRES, ST. PERN,
BRETAGNE, INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Mother Superior in the Colony
of the Society of the Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern,
Bretagne, commonly known as The Little Sisters of the Poor.

[22nd May, 1925.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Petites Soeurs des Pauvres,
St. Pern. Bretagne, Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Mother Superior for the time being in the Colony of the
Society of the Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern, Bretagne. shall be a
corporation sole. hereinafter called the corporation, and shall have the
name of 'The Mother Superior of the Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St.
Pern, Bretagne', 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 in the
Colony, and also to invest moneys uponmortgage 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 Mother Superior for the time being or in the event of her ceasing
to hold office as such Mother Superior, pass to her 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 Mother Superior in the Colony of the corporation or of her
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 Mother
Superior or her attorney.

6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Mother
Superior in the Colony of the corporation, 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 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 Sucpessors, 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 6 of 1925. (Cap. 305, 1950.) 33 of 1939. Short title. Incorporation of the Mother Superior in Hong Kong of the Society of the Petites Saeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern, Bretagne. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother Superior. Saving.

Originally 6 of 1925. (Cap. 305, 1950.) 33 of 1939. Short title. Incorporation of the Mother Superior in Hong Kong of the Society of the Petites Saeurs des Pauvres, St. Pern, Bretagne. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother Superior. Saving.

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