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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1915.

No. 193. His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 10 of 1915.—An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Mother Superior in this Colony of the Society of the "Soeurs de Saint Paul de Char- tres by which the institution known as the Asile de la Sainte Enfance and as the French Convent is carried on.

Ordinance No. 11 of 1915.-An Ordinance to amend the Alien Enemies (Wind- ing up) Ordinance, 1914, and to give power to

stay actions against alien enemies.

HONGKONG.

No. 10 of 1915.

An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Mother Superior in this Colony of the Society of the "Soeurs de Saint Paul de Chartres by which the institution known as the Asile de la Sainte Enfance and as the French Convent is carried on.

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I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY,

Governor.

[7th May, 1915.]

Short title.

Incorporation

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Sœurs de Saint Paul de Chartres Incorporation Ordinance, 1915.

2. The Mother Superior in this Colony of the Society of the Mother of the Sœurs de Saint Paul de Chartres shall be a body Superior in Hongkong of Corporate (hereinafter called the corporation) and shall the Society

have the name of "The Mother Superior of the Sœurs de Saint Paul de Chartres (Hongkong)" and by that name shall and may sue and be sued in all courts in this Colony and shall may have and use a common seal,

of the Scars

de Saint Paul de Chartres.

Powers of the Corpora-

tion.

3. The corporation shall have full power:-

(a.) Subject to the licence of the Governor having been previously obtained in each case to acquire accept leases of purchase take hold and enjoy any lands buildings messuages or tenements of what nature or kiud soever and wheresoever situate in this Colony,

(b) To purchase and acquire all manner of goods

and chattels whatsoever.

(e.) To invest moneys on mortgage of any lands buildings messuages or tenements in this Colony or in or upon such other securities or invest- ments as it may think expedient.

(d.) By deed under its seal or otherwise to grant sell convey assign surrender and yield up mortgage demise reassign transfer or otherwise deal with or dispose of any lands buildings messuages or tenements mortgages debentures securities shares goods and chattels for the time being vested in it on such terms as may seem expedient to it.

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