NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE HANDELSBANK ORDINANCE, 1907

NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE HANDELSBANK ORDINANCE, 1907

No. 5 of 1907, incorporated ill No. .5 of 1906.

No. 6 of 1907, incorporated in No. 2 of 1866. -

No. 7 of 1907, incorporated in No. 3 of 188.5.

No. 8 of 1907, incorporated in No. 1 of 1903.

No. 9 of 1907.

For giving to the Nederlansch-Indische Handelsbank certain
facillities for carrying on its business in the Colony.
[21st June, 1907.]
WHEREAS a company has been incorporated in the Netherlands for
the transaction of trading, banking, and financial business under
the name of the Nederlandsch-IndischeHandelsbank under Royal
Decrees of the late King of the Netherlands whereby the liability
of the shareholder., is limited to the amount of their shares respec
tively: AND WHEREAS an the said company has been
established in this Colony: WHEREA S it appears that the said
company has in accordance with the law of the Netherlands no
common seal and is therefore unable to exercise divers of the
power which corporations having common -eals call and may
exercise: AND WREREAS it is expedient to enable the said company
to carry on its business in the Colony, in like manner as though it
had been incorporated under the kaw of this Colony:-
1. The Nederlandsch-Indische Bandelsbank Ordinance, 1907.

2. The said company shall be capable in law to take, hold, and
dispose of property, movable or immovable, within the Colony for
the purpose of its business.

3.-M The said company may sue and be sued and take all legal
proceedings in the Courts of the Colony by the name of the
Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank.

(2) All writs of summons, notices, and legal Drocess may
be served on the said company by being left at the office in Hong-
kong hereinafter mentioned, or at, any other office in the Colony
where the business of the said company shall be carried on.

4.-M All conveyances, powers of attorney, deeds and other
instruments of whatsoever nature which if the said company were

As anielided by ~,o. 12 of 1912.





an English corporation would require to be sealed with the common
seal of the said corporation, shall be valid and effectual for all
purposes if the same be executed and signed in the name or
on behalf of the said company under the hand and seal of the
manager of the said company's agency in Hono-kong.
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(2) Nothing in this section shall render invalid ally other mode
of execution which. may be prescribed by the statutes of the said
company and which would be valid by the law of the Colony had
this Ordinance not been passed.

5. The manager of the agency in Hongkong of the said company
shall have an office in Hongkong for the transaction of the business
of the company, on the outside of which shall be kept painted and
affixed in a. conspicuous position in letters easily legible the name
of the said company.

6.--(1) Such manager shall cause a, memorial in the form and
to the effect set forth in schedule A, or as near thereto as the cir-
cunistances of the case will admit, verified by a statutory declaration
in writing to be filed in the office of the Registrar of Companies.

(2) Such memorial shall, prior to being filed, be signed by the
said manager and shall be accompanied by or have annexed thereto
or endorsed. thereon copies of the decrees, notarial acts, articles and
other instruments, under which the company is established, and
copies of the various rules under which the business of the company
is conducted, and also translations into the English language of
such copies, such translations being verified by statutory declaration
or otherwise to the satisfaction of such Registrar.

7. No memorial shall be filed unless the authority of the manager
by whoin it is signed and the copies of the decrees, acts, deeds and
other documents accompanying the memorial shall be authenticated
either by the signature and seal of office of one of the Ministers of
the Government of the Netherlands at the Hague, such signature
and seal being verified by a British Ambassador or Consular Officer,
or unless the same shall be authenticated by the signature and seal
of one of the Secretaries of the Government of Netherlands India
at Batavia and countersigned by the British Consul at Batavia.

8. Whenever any new or other manager of the agency in Hong-
kong of the said company shall be appointed or any change in or

As aniended by No. 12 of 1912.
As ainended by No. 43 of 1912.





addition to any of the facts stated in any memorial which may have
been filed shall take place, a like memorial in the form and to the
effect set forth in schedule B, verified as aforesaid, shall, as soon as
may be after such appointment, change or addition shall have been
made be filed as aforesaid, specifying the name and description of
such new or other manager, and containing a statement of the
change or addition which may have taken place in the facts
aforesaid.

9.-(1) Until such memorial as first hereinbefore mentioned
shall have been filed the provisions of section 4 shall not come into
operation.

(2) Until the memorial by this Ordinance required to be verified
and filed in the event of the appointment of a new manager shall
have been duly 'verified and filed the person whose name shall
appear in the last memorial which shall have been duly filed in
the office of the Registrar of Companies as aforesaid shall for the
purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be the manager of the
agency in Hongkong of the sadd company as if no new manager had
been appointed.

10. An exanmined copy of every memorial filed pursuant to this
Ordinance certified to be a true copy under the hand of Ale
Registrar of Companies shall be received in evidence as proof of the
contents of such memorial, and proof shall not be required that the
person by whom the memorial purports to be verified was at the,
time of such verification manager of the agency in Hongkong of
the said company.

SCHEDULE A.
Memorial made the day of 19 , by the

Manager of the agency at Hongkong of the Nederlandsch_Indische Handelsbank
pursuant, to Ordinance No. 9 of 1907, entitled ' Art Ordinance for -giving to the
Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank certain facilities for carrying on its business in
the Colony - setting forth the particulars required by section 6 of the Ordinance.
Situation of office of Manager.
Entire nominal capital of the Company.
Paid up capital.
Number of shares.
Aniount of each share.
Amount of capital (if any) set aside for operations in the Colony.

As airiended by No. 13 of 1912.
As arnerided by No. 12 of 1912.

I, , Manager of the agency in Hongkong of the
Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank do solemnly and sincereiy declare that the above
written memorial is true in all respects : And 1 make this soleinn declaration con-
scientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the
Statutory Declarations Act, 1835.

Memorial made the day of

SCHEDULE B.

, 19 , by the Manager of the
agency at Hongkong of the Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank pursuant to ordinance
NO.9 of 1970 entitled 'An Ordinance for givign to the Nederlandseh-Indusche Handles-
bank certain facilities for carrying on its business in the Colony ' setting forth the
particulars of change or changes as required by section 8 of the Ordinance.

Name and description of new Manager.
Situation of office of new Manager.
Changes (if any) in such situation.
Entire nominal capital of the Company.
Paid up capital of the Company.
Number of shares.
Aisiount of each sliare.
Amount of capital (if any) set aside for operations in the Colony.

1, , newly appointed Manager of the agency in Hong-
kong of the Nederlandshe-Indische Handelsbank do solemnly and sincerely declare that
the above written memorial is trne in all respects: And I make this solemn declara-
tion conscientiously believing the saine to be ture and by virtue of the provisions of the
Statutory Declarations Act, 1835.
Short title. Company may hold and dispose of property. Company may sue and be sued under its name. Deeds signed by manger to be as valid as if under common seal of company. Manager to have an office in Hongkong. Manager to file memorial with Restorer of Companies. Authority of manager to be authenticated. Memorial of change of manager or in facts to be filed. Section 4 not to come into operation until memorial filed. Examined copy of memorial to be proof. 5 & 6 Will. IV c. 62. 5 & 6 Will. IV c. 62.

Short title. Company may hold and dispose of property. Company may sue and be sued under its name. Deeds signed by manger to be as valid as if under common seal of company. Manager to have an office in Hongkong. Manager to file memorial with Restorer of Companies. Authority of manager to be authenticated. Memorial of change of manager or in facts to be filed. Section 4 not to come into operation until memorial filed. Examined copy of memorial to be proof. 5 & 6 Will. IV c. 62. 5 & 6 Will. IV c. 62.

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