NORWEGIAN SEAMEN'S MISSION INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

NORWEGIAN SEAMEN'S MISSION INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

NORWEGIAN SEAMEN'S MISSION INCORPORATION
ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1056





CHAPTER 1056.

NORWEGIAN SEAMIEN'S ~ION INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Pastor in the Colony of
the Norwegian Seamen's Mission, Bergen, Norway.

[13th October. 1950.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Norwegian Seamen's
Mission Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Pastor for the tune being m the Colony of the
Norwegian SeameWs Mission, Bergen, Norway. shall be a corpora-
tion sole, hereinafter caned the corporation, and shall have the
name of 'The Pastor, Norwegian Seamen's Mission (Hong Kongf',
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 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 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, 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 other goods and
chattels whatsoever, which are for the time being vested in or
belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corpora-
tion 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 Pastor for the time being or in the event of
his ceasing to hold office as such Pastor, pass to his successor in
such office when appointed.

5. The seal of the corporation shall bear the words
'Norwegian Seamen's Mission, Hong Kong.---.

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the person for the
time being holding the office of Pastor in the Colony of the said





Norwegian Seamen's -Mission or of his attorney duly authorized
and such deeds and instruments and all other documents, instru-
ments and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall
be signed by such Pastor or his attorney.

7. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to.the office of
Pastor in the Colony of the said Norwegian Seamen's Mission
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.

8. 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 34 of 1950. Short title. Incorporation of the Pastor in Hong Kong of the Norwegian Seamen's Mission. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Corporation seal. Execution of documents. Appointment of Pastor. Saving.

Originally 34 of 1950. Short title. Incorporation of the Pastor in Hong Kong of the Norwegian Seamen's Mission. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Corporation seal. Execution of documents. Appointment of Pastor. Saving.

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