CHURCH OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (LICENSING FOR MARRIAGES) ORDINANCE, 1891
Title
CHURCH OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (LICENSING FOR MARRIAGES) ORDINANCE, 1891
Description
ORDINANCE No. 4 OF 1891.
Church of the Immaculate Conception (Licensing for Marriages)
AN ORDINANCE to license the present Church of the
Immaculate Conception for the Celebration of Marriages
as from the Time of its Opening.
[22nd July,1891.]
WHEREAS the Old Church of the Immaculate Conception, formerly
situate at Wellington Street, was closed for service on the 31 st
day of May,1886, and the present Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, situate at Glenealy, was opened for service on the 6th day of June,1886;and whereas no record exists of any fresh licence for the
celebration of marriages having been granted at the time of such open-
ing,and a licence was granted and notified in The Government Gazette of
the 11th day of October,1890:
BE it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with teh advice
and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Church of the Immaculate
Conception (Licensing for Marriages) Ordinance,1891.
2.The present Church of the Immaculate Conception shall be
deemed to have been duly licensed for the celebration of marriages from
the date of its opening.
A.D. 1891. Ordinance No. 13 of 1891. Short title. Licensing for marriages of Church of Immaculate Conception.
Church of the Immaculate Conception (Licensing for Marriages)
AN ORDINANCE to license the present Church of the
Immaculate Conception for the Celebration of Marriages
as from the Time of its Opening.
[22nd July,1891.]
WHEREAS the Old Church of the Immaculate Conception, formerly
situate at Wellington Street, was closed for service on the 31 st
day of May,1886, and the present Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, situate at Glenealy, was opened for service on the 6th day of June,1886;and whereas no record exists of any fresh licence for the
celebration of marriages having been granted at the time of such open-
ing,and a licence was granted and notified in The Government Gazette of
the 11th day of October,1890:
BE it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with teh advice
and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Church of the Immaculate
Conception (Licensing for Marriages) Ordinance,1891.
2.The present Church of the Immaculate Conception shall be
deemed to have been duly licensed for the celebration of marriages from
the date of its opening.
A.D. 1891. Ordinance No. 13 of 1891. Short title. Licensing for marriages of Church of Immaculate Conception.
Abstract
A.D. 1891. Ordinance No. 13 of 1891. Short title. Licensing for marriages of Church of Immaculate Conception.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/660
Edition
1901
Volume
v2
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 4 of 1891
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“CHURCH OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (LICENSING FOR MARRIAGES) ORDINANCE, 1891,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 22, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/660.
