SALESIAN SOCIETY INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

SALESIAN SOCIETY INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

SALESIAN SOCIETY INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1043





CHAPTER 1043.

SALESIAN SOCIETY INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Procurator in Hong Kong of
the Salesian Society.

[2nd April. 1931.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Salesian Society
Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Procurator for the time being in the Colony of Hong Kong
of the Salesian Society shall be a corporation 'sole, hereinafter called the
corporation, and shall have the name of 'The Procurator in Hong Kong
of the Salesian Society', 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 purchise, 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 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 Procurator for the time being in Hong Kong of the Salesian Society,
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 Salesian Society 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 appointment.

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

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 sealing 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 Procurator 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 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 9 of 1931. (Cap. 309 1950.) 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 9 of 1931. (Cap. 309 1950.) 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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