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2. The person for the time being performing the Incorporn- duties of the office of Colonial Treasurer shall be a tion of the
Coloniai corporation sole (hereinafter called the corporation), and shall have the name of "The Colonial Treasurer and powers.
Treasurer, Incorporated", and by that name shall have per- 39 & 40 petual succession, with a capacity to acquire, whether Vict. c. 18, as purchaser, mortgagee, or otherwise, and hold in s.. 1. that name lands, Government securities, shares in any public company, debentures, stocks, funds, securities for money, and real and personal property of every description, to sue and be sued, to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reconvey, reassign, trans- fer, or otherwise deal with and dispose of any pro- perty of any nature whatsoever, to execute deeds, using an official seal, to enter into engagements bind- ing on himself and his successors in office, and to do all other acts necessary or expedient to be done in the execution of the duties of his office.
3. Notwithstanding any change in the occupant of Property the corporation, whether on account of death, and rights departure on leave, return from leave, temporary transferred employment elsewhere, resumption of duties, new tion to vest
to corpora appointment, or other cause whatsoever, and not- or remain withstanding the nature of the property or rights, all vested in property and rights whatsoever, transferred to the corporation corporation, or to any occupant of the corporation as such, in any manner whatsoever, shall vest or remain pass to vested in the corporation so as to be capable of being presentative dealt with by the occupant of the corporation for the of occupant. time being, and shall not vest in any occupant in his natural or personal capacity or pass to the personal representative of any occupant.
and not to
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4. Any deed purporting to be sealed with the said Deeds, &c. official seal and to be signed by the occupant of the to he corporation for the time being, and any other docu- receivable ments, instruments and writings purporting to be so in evidence. signed, shall be receivable in evidence of the parti- 39 & 40 culars stated in such document.
Viet. c. 12, 5. 1.
5. If any question arises as to who is, or was at Evidence as any time, the occupant of the corporation for the to the time being, a certificate under the hand of the identity Colonial Secretary shall be conclusive evidence for of the all purposes whatsoever as to the person who is or of the was the occupant.
occupant
corporation.
6.—(1) Where, at any time, by reason of the death Vesting of of any person, being a person to whom, as Governor legal estate or as an officer of the Government of this Colony, or interest any property of any nature whatsoever has been in corpora- transferred for and on behalf of the said Government, certain tion in the legal estate or any interest in such property has cases. passed or passes on such death to the personal repre- sentative of such person, it shall be lawful for the Governor, at any time, to declare such legal estate or interest vested in the corporation, and thereupon such legal estate or interest shall vest accordingly without any conveyance, assignment or transfer.
(2) In like manner where, at any time, the legal estate or any interest in any property of any nature whatsoever is held or possessed, for and on behalf of the said Government, by any person who, having held office in the Colony as a Governor or as a Government officer, has vacated his office otherwise than by death, it shall be lawful for the Governor, at any time, to declare such legal estate or interest vested in the corporation, and thereupon such legal estate for in- terest shall vest accordingly without any conveyance, assignment or transfer.