PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH INCORPORATION
ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1064





CHAPTER 1064.

PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the local representative in Hong
Kong of the Pentecostal Holiness Church.

[22nd 'August. 1952.1

This Ordinance may be cited as the Pentecostal Holiness
Church Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Superintendent for the time ben in Hong Kong of

the Pentecostal Holiness Church hereinafter called the Super.
intendent shall be a body corporate, herd~ called the corporation and
shall have the name 'The in

Kong of the Pentecostal Holiness Church' and in that name shall have
perpetual succession and shall and may sue and be sued m all courts in
the Colony and shall and may have and use a common seal. and may
from time to time break, change. alter and make anew the said 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. 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 m or belonging to the corporation.
upon such terms as to the corpora. tion may seem fit.

4. The legal estate in any property whatsoever, vested in the
corporation in any manner whatsoever. shall, in the event of death of
the. Superintendent. or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such
Superintendent. pass to his successor in such office subject to
compliance with subsection (2) of section 6.

5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
corporation shall be scaled in the presence of the

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 the Super-
intendent or his attorney.

6. (1) The appointment of a new Superintendent, in the
event of death or for any other reason, shall be made by the
General Board of Administration of the Pentecostal Holiness
Church Incorporated of the United States of America.

(2) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Super-
intendent within six weeks after such appointment or within such
further period as the Governor may allow. such person shall
furnish to the Registrar of Companies notice of his appointment
and evidence thereof to the satisfaction of such Registrar. and
shall then and within three weeks of any change of address. furnish
to such Registrar particulars of his place of residence or other
sufficient address within the Colony.

(3) The registration of the appointment of a Superintendent
shall be conclusive evidence of such appointment.

(4) There shall, be payable to the Re~ of Companies a
fee of five dollars in respect of a registration of appointment and
address under subsection (2) and a similar fee in respect of each
change of address, and a fee of one dollar shall be payable in
respect of each search of the file.

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 22 of 1952. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Transfer of property. Execution of documents. Appointment of Superintendent and registration of particulars. Saving.

Originally 22 of 1952. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Transfer of property. Execution of documents. Appointment of Superintendent and registration of particulars. Saving.

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