DAUGHTERS OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

DAUGHTERS OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

DAUGHTERS OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS

INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1070





CHAPTER 1070.

DAUGHTERS OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS
INCORPORATION.

To provide for the incorporation of the Mother Provincial in the
Colony of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of
Christians.

[15th April, 1954.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Daughters of Mary Help of
Christians Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The Mother Provincial in the Colony of the Institute of the
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians shall be a corporation sole,
hereinafter called the corporation, and shall have the name of 'The
Mother Provincial of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Hong
Kong)% 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, 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
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 Provincial in the Colony of the Institute of the Daughters of
Mary Help of Christians for the time being or in the event of her ceasing
to hold office as such Mother Provincial 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 Provincial in the Colony of the said Institute 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
Provincial or her attorney.

6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Mother
Provincial in the Colony of the said Institute 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.

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 15 of 1954. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother Provincial. Saving.

Originally 15 of 1954. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors. Execution of documents. Appointment of Mother Provincial. Saving.

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