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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH NOVEMBER, 1891.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 449.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the Queen, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-
Ordinance No. 19 of 1891.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, for the Incorpo- ration of the Senior Missionary in Hongkong of the London Missionary Society.
Ordinance No. 20 of 1891.—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Law relating to Bankruptcy.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th November, 1891.
No. 19 OF 1891.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, for the Incorpora- tion of the Senior Missionary in Hongkong of the London Missionary Society.
LS
G. DIGBY BARKER,
Officer Administering the Government.
[31st October, 1891.]
Be it cuected the Go The Legislative Council thereof,
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
as follows:-
1. The Reverend JOHN CHALMERS, LL.D., Senior Mis- sionary in Hongkong of the London Missionary Society and holding the appointment of the Senior Missionary in Hongkong of the London Missionary Society and his suc-. cessors holding the said appointment and having placed in the hands of the Governor satisfactory proof of his appoint- ment for the time being shall be a Body Corporate (herein- after called the said Corporation) and shall for the
purposes of this Ordinance have the name of "The Senior Missionary in Hongkong of the London Missionary Society" and by that name shall have perpetual succession and shall and may sue and be sued in all Courts of Justice and before all Magistrates in this Colony, and shall and may have and use a common seal, and the said seal may from time to time break, change, alter and make anew as to the said Corporation may seem fit and the said Corporation shall have full power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold, and enjoy any land, buildings, messuages, or tene- ments of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate in the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and also to invest moneys on mortgage of any land, build- ings, messuages, or tenements in the said Colony and its Dependencies or upon the mortgages or debentures, stocks, funds, shares, or securities of any Corporation or Company carrying on business or having an office in the said Colony or its Dependencies and also to purchase and acquire all manner of goods and chattels whatsoever; and the said Corporation is hereby further empowered from time to time
W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.