ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE ORDINANCE, 1875
Title
ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE ORDINANCE, 1875
Description
ORDINANCE NO. 3 OF 1875.
St. Paul's College Ordinance, 1875.
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the Devolution of the Site of St.
Paul's College, and to provide Means for altering the Statutes
of the said College. [7th July, 1875]
WHEREAS, by letters patent dated the 11th day of may, 1849,
her majesty did declare the city of victoria, and all the territory
comprised within the island of hongkong and its dependencies,
to be the diocese of the bishop named in the said letters patent and
of his successors, and to be called in all time the diocese of victoria;
and did constitute the church of st. john in the said city to be a
cathedral church and bishop's see; and did appoint the reverend
George Smith, Doctor of Divinity, to be ordained and conscrated
bishop of the said see and diocese under the title of the lord bishop
of victoria; and whereas the statues of st. paul's college in victoria
were approved by his grace the then archbishop of canterbury
on the 15th day of october, 1849, and the said stautes provided,
amongst other things, that all proerty of every kind theraftger to be
given, transferred, or bequeathed to the purposes of the college should
be vested in the bishop of victoria for the time being as constituted by
her majesty's letters patent a body corporate; that the government
and entire control of the college should be vested in the bishop of
victoria as ex officio warden, except so far as any jurisdiction or authority
might be by him delegated to a sub-warden or others; and that it should
be lawful for the bishop of victoria, in conjunction with the archbishop
of canterbury for the time being, to introduce such a modification, alteration,
or extension, of the said statues as to them jointly might seem fit;
and whereas a crown lease dated the 5th day of september, 1851, was made
between her majesty of the one part, and the right reverend george
lord bishop of victoria, in the island of hongkong, ex officio warden,
on behalf of the church of england missionary institution known as st.
paul's college, of the other part, and thereby the land therein described
(being inland lot no.76), with its appurtenances, was demised to the
said lord bishop of victoria and his successors, being such warden, to
hold unto the said lord bishop of victoria and his successors being such
warden for the full term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years, commencing
on the 19th day of april, 1850, at the yearly rent of one dollar;
and in the said lease the said lord bishop of victoria as warden of st.
paul's college, and for the wardens to be from time to time appointed,
covenanted with her majesty to pay the said rent and all txes, charges,
and impositions that should thereafter be assessed or charged upon the
said land and further that neither the said lessee or warden, nor any
person, should, during the said demise, use the said lands for any other
purpose than the promotion of the charitable designs and objects of the
said st. paul's college, as they might be, from time to time, legally
established, without the previous licence of her majesty, her heirs,
successors, or assigns, signified by the governor of the colony, or other
person duly authorized in that behalf; and whereas by letters patent
dated the 14th day of january, 1867, her majesty did appoint the reverend
charles richard alford, clerk, master of arts, to be ordained
and conscrated lord bishop of the said see of victoria, in sucession
to the siad bishop smith, who had resigned; and whereas by letters
patent dated the 1st day of november, 1872, after reciting the above-
mentioned letters patent, and that the said see and bishoprie had
become vacant by the resignation of the said bishop alford, her majesty
was pleased to revoke and determine the said recited letters patent of
the 11th day of may, 1849, and of the 14th day of january, 1867, and
every clause, article, and thing therin contained; and whereas by the
revocation of the said letters patent the said see and bishopric of
victoria ceased to exist as theretofore constituted; and whereas it is
therefore expedient to provide for the devolution of the property comprised
in the aforesaid crown lease, and to provide means for altering
the statues of st. paul' college to meet the state of circumstances that
now exists; and whereas the right reverend johon shaw burdon, doctor
of divinity, has been duly consecrated to be a bishop of the church of
england, and as such bishop isresiding and officiating in this colony,
and, as such bishop and by the desire of his grace the archbishop of
canterbury, ahs undertaken the management of st. pual's college and is
now discharging the duties of warden of the said college:
BE it therefore enacted by the governor of hongkong, with the advice
of the legislative council thereof, as follows:-
1 this ordinance may be cited as the st. paul's college ordinance,
1875.
2 from and aftger the commencement of this ordinance, the above-
recited crwon lease dated the 5th day of september, 1851, and all the
portion of land therein described, with its appurtenances, and st. paul's
college and all other buildings erected on the said land, shall vest in his
grace the archbishop of canterbury and his successors for all the
unexpired residue of the term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years
created by the said lease, upon and for the trusts, intents, and purposes
in the said lease expressed and declared and subject to the convenants and
conditions therin contained, and the said archbishop and his successors
shall be deemed to be the lessees of the said land as fully and effectually
and to the same extent as if they had been originally named as lessees
in the said lease.
3 the right reverend johon shaw burdon, the bishop aforesaid, is
hereby named warden of the said st. paul's college, and by virtue of
such nomination may lawfully exercise and perform all the powers and
duties conferred and imposed upon the warden by the above-recited statutes of the said College, and all property belonging to the said college
(other than the land comprised in the aforesaid lease) shall , one the commencement
of this ordinance, vest in the said bishop as such Warden.
4. the archbishop of canterbury, in conjunction with the aforesaid
warden and the colonial secretary of the colony, or with either of them in
the absence or inability of the other, may alter the existing statues
of the said college in such manner as they may jointly think fit; but so,
nevertheless, that provision be made for the appointment and removal of
future wardens, for the vesting of all property (other than the land
comprised in the aforesaid lease) belonging to or that may come to the
said college, and for altering the statutes of the said college as occasion
may from time to time require.
5. The bishop aforesaid may resign the Wardenship by letter to the
archbishop of canterbury, and may be removed in the same manner as
wardens to be appointed under the stautes when altered.
6. In the event of a vacancy in the wardenship occurring before the
statutes are altered, all property belonging to the said college (other than
the land comprised in the aforesaid lease) shall thereupon vest in
said colonical secretary, to be by him transferred to such person as the
statutes, when altered, may direct.
A.D. 1875. Ordinance No. 1 of 1875. Short title. Vesting of lease and site of St.Paul's College in Archbishop of Canterbury and his successors. Bishop Burdon to be Warden of St.Paul's College. Alteration of existing statutes of College. Resignation or removal of Warden. Vesting of property on occurrence of vacancy before alteration of statutes.
St. Paul's College Ordinance, 1875.
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the Devolution of the Site of St.
Paul's College, and to provide Means for altering the Statutes
of the said College. [7th July, 1875]
WHEREAS, by letters patent dated the 11th day of may, 1849,
her majesty did declare the city of victoria, and all the territory
comprised within the island of hongkong and its dependencies,
to be the diocese of the bishop named in the said letters patent and
of his successors, and to be called in all time the diocese of victoria;
and did constitute the church of st. john in the said city to be a
cathedral church and bishop's see; and did appoint the reverend
George Smith, Doctor of Divinity, to be ordained and conscrated
bishop of the said see and diocese under the title of the lord bishop
of victoria; and whereas the statues of st. paul's college in victoria
were approved by his grace the then archbishop of canterbury
on the 15th day of october, 1849, and the said stautes provided,
amongst other things, that all proerty of every kind theraftger to be
given, transferred, or bequeathed to the purposes of the college should
be vested in the bishop of victoria for the time being as constituted by
her majesty's letters patent a body corporate; that the government
and entire control of the college should be vested in the bishop of
victoria as ex officio warden, except so far as any jurisdiction or authority
might be by him delegated to a sub-warden or others; and that it should
be lawful for the bishop of victoria, in conjunction with the archbishop
of canterbury for the time being, to introduce such a modification, alteration,
or extension, of the said statues as to them jointly might seem fit;
and whereas a crown lease dated the 5th day of september, 1851, was made
between her majesty of the one part, and the right reverend george
lord bishop of victoria, in the island of hongkong, ex officio warden,
on behalf of the church of england missionary institution known as st.
paul's college, of the other part, and thereby the land therein described
(being inland lot no.76), with its appurtenances, was demised to the
said lord bishop of victoria and his successors, being such warden, to
hold unto the said lord bishop of victoria and his successors being such
warden for the full term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years, commencing
on the 19th day of april, 1850, at the yearly rent of one dollar;
and in the said lease the said lord bishop of victoria as warden of st.
paul's college, and for the wardens to be from time to time appointed,
covenanted with her majesty to pay the said rent and all txes, charges,
and impositions that should thereafter be assessed or charged upon the
said land and further that neither the said lessee or warden, nor any
person, should, during the said demise, use the said lands for any other
purpose than the promotion of the charitable designs and objects of the
said st. paul's college, as they might be, from time to time, legally
established, without the previous licence of her majesty, her heirs,
successors, or assigns, signified by the governor of the colony, or other
person duly authorized in that behalf; and whereas by letters patent
dated the 14th day of january, 1867, her majesty did appoint the reverend
charles richard alford, clerk, master of arts, to be ordained
and conscrated lord bishop of the said see of victoria, in sucession
to the siad bishop smith, who had resigned; and whereas by letters
patent dated the 1st day of november, 1872, after reciting the above-
mentioned letters patent, and that the said see and bishoprie had
become vacant by the resignation of the said bishop alford, her majesty
was pleased to revoke and determine the said recited letters patent of
the 11th day of may, 1849, and of the 14th day of january, 1867, and
every clause, article, and thing therin contained; and whereas by the
revocation of the said letters patent the said see and bishopric of
victoria ceased to exist as theretofore constituted; and whereas it is
therefore expedient to provide for the devolution of the property comprised
in the aforesaid crown lease, and to provide means for altering
the statues of st. paul' college to meet the state of circumstances that
now exists; and whereas the right reverend johon shaw burdon, doctor
of divinity, has been duly consecrated to be a bishop of the church of
england, and as such bishop isresiding and officiating in this colony,
and, as such bishop and by the desire of his grace the archbishop of
canterbury, ahs undertaken the management of st. pual's college and is
now discharging the duties of warden of the said college:
BE it therefore enacted by the governor of hongkong, with the advice
of the legislative council thereof, as follows:-
1 this ordinance may be cited as the st. paul's college ordinance,
1875.
2 from and aftger the commencement of this ordinance, the above-
recited crwon lease dated the 5th day of september, 1851, and all the
portion of land therein described, with its appurtenances, and st. paul's
college and all other buildings erected on the said land, shall vest in his
grace the archbishop of canterbury and his successors for all the
unexpired residue of the term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years
created by the said lease, upon and for the trusts, intents, and purposes
in the said lease expressed and declared and subject to the convenants and
conditions therin contained, and the said archbishop and his successors
shall be deemed to be the lessees of the said land as fully and effectually
and to the same extent as if they had been originally named as lessees
in the said lease.
3 the right reverend johon shaw burdon, the bishop aforesaid, is
hereby named warden of the said st. paul's college, and by virtue of
such nomination may lawfully exercise and perform all the powers and
duties conferred and imposed upon the warden by the above-recited statutes of the said College, and all property belonging to the said college
(other than the land comprised in the aforesaid lease) shall , one the commencement
of this ordinance, vest in the said bishop as such Warden.
4. the archbishop of canterbury, in conjunction with the aforesaid
warden and the colonial secretary of the colony, or with either of them in
the absence or inability of the other, may alter the existing statues
of the said college in such manner as they may jointly think fit; but so,
nevertheless, that provision be made for the appointment and removal of
future wardens, for the vesting of all property (other than the land
comprised in the aforesaid lease) belonging to or that may come to the
said college, and for altering the statutes of the said college as occasion
may from time to time require.
5. The bishop aforesaid may resign the Wardenship by letter to the
archbishop of canterbury, and may be removed in the same manner as
wardens to be appointed under the stautes when altered.
6. In the event of a vacancy in the wardenship occurring before the
statutes are altered, all property belonging to the said college (other than
the land comprised in the aforesaid lease) shall thereupon vest in
said colonical secretary, to be by him transferred to such person as the
statutes, when altered, may direct.
A.D. 1875. Ordinance No. 1 of 1875. Short title. Vesting of lease and site of St.Paul's College in Archbishop of Canterbury and his successors. Bishop Burdon to be Warden of St.Paul's College. Alteration of existing statutes of College. Resignation or removal of Warden. Vesting of property on occurrence of vacancy before alteration of statutes.
Abstract
A.D. 1875. Ordinance No. 1 of 1875. Short title. Vesting of lease and site of St.Paul's College in Archbishop of Canterbury and his successors. Bishop Burdon to be Warden of St.Paul's College. Alteration of existing statutes of College. Resignation or removal of Warden. Vesting of property on occurrence of vacancy before alteration of statutes.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/593
Edition
1901
Volume
v1
Subsequent Cap No.
1102
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 3 of 1875
Number of Pages
4
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE ORDINANCE, 1875,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed April 20, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/593.
