ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

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CHAPTER 1648.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Brothers of the Christian
Schools known in French as 'L'Institut des Freres des Ecoles

Chretiennes and known in -Hong Kong as St. Joseph's

College.

[4th November. 1921.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the St. Joseph's College
Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The director in Hong Kong of St. Josephs College and his
successors for the time being in the office of the dire~ in Hong Kong of
St. Joseph's College shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the
corporation. and shall have the name of 'The Director in Hong Kong of
St. Joseph's College', 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 and the said seal may from time to time break, change. alter and
make anew as the said corporation may see fit.

3. The corporation shall have fall power-

(a)to acquire. accept leases of. purchase. take, hold and enjoy
any immovable property situate in the Colony,

(b)to sell. assign. surrender. yield up, transfer, mortgage, charge,
demise, reassign or otherwise dispose of and deal with any
immovable property vested in the corporation upon such
terms as to the corporation may seem fit..

(c)to invest moneys on mortgage of any immovable property in
the Colony or in or upon such other securities as to the
corporation may seem fit.

4. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
corporation shall be scaled in the presence of the person who is for the
time being the director in Hong Kong of St. Joseph's College 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 director in Hong Kong or his
attorney.

5. No assignment by way of sale of the pieces or parcels of ground
respectively registered in the Land Office at Victoria in the Colony as
Inland Lot No. 1506 and the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 1642.
or any other lands, buildings, messuages or tenements situate in the
Colony which may at any time hereafter be vested in the corporation.
shall be valid without the authority of the Superieur General of the
Society of the Brothers of the Christian Schools known in French as
'L'Institut des Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes' such authority to be
signified in writing signed by the said Superieur General.





6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of
director in Hong Kong of St. Joseph's College 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)

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to
affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs 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 27 of 1921. (Cap. 314, 1950.) 33 of 1939. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Execution of documents. Consent to sales of lands. Appointment of director. Saving.

Originally 27 of 1921. (Cap. 314, 1950.) 33 of 1939. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Execution of documents. Consent to sales of lands. Appointment of director. Saving.

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