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An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation'
of the Mother Superioress in this Colony of the Society of the "Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute' by which the institution known as the Italian Convent is carried on.
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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 Daughters of Short title. Charity of the Canossian Institute Incorporation Ordinance,
1915.
2. The Mother Superioress in this Colony of the Society Incorpora- of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute tion of the
Mother shall be a body corporate (hereinafter called the corporation) Superioress and shall have the name of "The Mother Superioress of in Hongkong the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (Hong- of the Society kong)" and by that name shall and may sue and be sued in all Courts in this Colony and shall and may have and
use a common seal,
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 kind soever and wheresoever situate in this Colony.
(b.) To purchase and acquire all manner of goods
and chattels whatsoever.
(c.) To invest moneys on mortgage of any lands buildings messuages Or tenements in this Colony or in or upon such other securities or investments as it may think expedient,
(d.) By deed under its seal or otherwise to graut sell couvey assigu surrender and yield up mortgage demise reassign transfer or other- wise deal with or dispose of any lauds 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.
of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute.
Powers of the Corporation.
4. The pieces or parcels of ground registered in the Vesting of Land Office at Victoria aforesaid and in the dependency of properties. Kowloon and at Sowkewan and Aberdeen in the Colony of Hongkong as the Remaining Portion of Sub-section 3 (or remaining portion) of Section 4 of Inland Lot No. 58; the Remaining Portion of Section B of Inland Lot No. 58; the Remaining Portion of Sub-section 1 of Section A of Inland Lot No. 148; the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 148; Inland Lots Nos. 578 and 1370; and as Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 168, 169 and 617 ; and as Sowkewan Lot No. 106 and as Aberdeen Inland Lot No. 77 together with all rights easements and appurten- ances (including all reclamation rights if any) belonging or appertaining thereto or there with usually held occupied and enjoyed and together with any cueroachments or rights respecting encroachments in respect thereof are hereby transferred to and rested in the corporation subject to the payment of the rents and the performance of the covenants and conditions reserved by and contained in the Crown leases and extension of Crown leases thereof or in any licences relating thereto.
5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of Execution of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the person documents. who is for the time being Mother Superioress in this Colony of the said Society or of her Attorney duly