VICAR APOSTOLIC INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1885
Title
VICAR APOSTOLIC INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1885
Description
No. 4 of 1885
For the incorporation of the Vicar Apostolic of the Roman
Catholic Church in this Colony. [15th May , 1885.]
1. the Vicar Apostolic Incorporation ordinance, 1885.
2. the Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic church in this
colony , or the Roma Catholic dignitary having the supreme
ecclesiastical jurisdiction in this Colony in the Roman Catholic Church, shall be a body corporate, and shall have the name of 'The
Vicar Apostolic of the Roinan Catholic Church in in Hongkong,'
and by htat name shall have prepetual succession , and shall and may
sue and be sued in all Courts in this Colony, and shall and may have
and use a common seal, and the said seal may break, change, alter,
and make anew as to the said corponition may seem fit, and the
said corporation shall have full power to acquire, purchase, take,
hold, and enjoy, for the use of the Roman Catholic Church in this
Colony, all lands, messuages, and tenements of what nature or.
kind soever for a life or lives or for a term of years, and also all
manner of goods and chattels whatsoever; and the said corpora-
tion is hereby further empowered by deed under its seal , to mort-
gage, sell, or demise,convey, ot. otherwise dispose of any
lands, buildings, messuages, and tenements vested in the said
corporation, upon such terms its it may see fit: Provided always
that no lands,buildinges , messuages or tenements acquired with
public, money or granted by the Government for any special pur-
pose previous to the commencement of this Ordinance shall be
disposed of without the consent, of the Governor-in-Council.
[s 3, rep. No. 62 of 1911.]
4.nothing in this oridinance shall affect or be decuied to affect
the rights of His Majesty the King .
Short title. Incorporation of Vicar Apostolic of Roman Catholic Church in the Colony. Saving of right of the Crown.
For the incorporation of the Vicar Apostolic of the Roman
Catholic Church in this Colony. [15th May , 1885.]
1. the Vicar Apostolic Incorporation ordinance, 1885.
2. the Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic church in this
colony , or the Roma Catholic dignitary having the supreme
ecclesiastical jurisdiction in this Colony in the Roman Catholic Church, shall be a body corporate, and shall have the name of 'The
Vicar Apostolic of the Roinan Catholic Church in in Hongkong,'
and by htat name shall have prepetual succession , and shall and may
sue and be sued in all Courts in this Colony, and shall and may have
and use a common seal, and the said seal may break, change, alter,
and make anew as to the said corponition may seem fit, and the
said corporation shall have full power to acquire, purchase, take,
hold, and enjoy, for the use of the Roman Catholic Church in this
Colony, all lands, messuages, and tenements of what nature or.
kind soever for a life or lives or for a term of years, and also all
manner of goods and chattels whatsoever; and the said corpora-
tion is hereby further empowered by deed under its seal , to mort-
gage, sell, or demise,convey, ot. otherwise dispose of any
lands, buildings, messuages, and tenements vested in the said
corporation, upon such terms its it may see fit: Provided always
that no lands,buildinges , messuages or tenements acquired with
public, money or granted by the Government for any special pur-
pose previous to the commencement of this Ordinance shall be
disposed of without the consent, of the Governor-in-Council.
[s 3, rep. No. 62 of 1911.]
4.nothing in this oridinance shall affect or be decuied to affect
the rights of His Majesty the King .
Short title. Incorporation of Vicar Apostolic of Roman Catholic Church in the Colony. Saving of right of the Crown.
Abstract
Short title. Incorporation of Vicar Apostolic of Roman Catholic Church in the Colony. Saving of right of the Crown.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/816
Edition
1912
Volume
v1
Subsequent Cap No.
1003
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 4 of 1885
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“VICAR APOSTOLIC INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1885,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 22, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/816.
