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HONGKONG,
ANNO DECIMO VICTORIE REGINE.
No. 2 of 1847.
BY His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Depen- dencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A CHURCH IN VICTORIA IN THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG.
Title.
[11th March, 1847.] WHEREAS several persons have subscribed certain sums of Preamble. money for the purpose of erecting a Church at Victoria in the island of Hongkong for the celebration of divine worship according to the rites of the United Church of England and Ireland, and by some Minister thereof duly appointed by the Government: And whereas His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, has consented to grant from the public cliest a sum equal to double of the amount of sub- scriptions contributed, provided that such grant shall not exceed the sum of Four Thousand Six Hundred Pounds Sterling: And whereas it is expedient to provide for the immediate appointment and continual succession of Trustees for the direction of the building of the said Church, according to such plan and specification as shall have been sanctioned by Hia Excellency the Governor, and confirmed by Iler Majesty's Government:
Hundred Pounds,
I. It is therefore hereby enacted, by His Excellency the Go- Governor en- vernor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative powered to give Council, That it shall be lawful for the Governor, by Warrant under Four Thousand Six his hand, to authorize the issue from the Treasury of this Colony of towards building a any sum or sums, not exceeding in all Four Thousand Six Hundred Church. Pounds Sterling, to be applied under the direction of Trustees, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, to the building of a Church in Victoria; provided that no such issue shall be made until one-third of Proviso. the whole estimated cost thereof shall have been raised by subscription and lodged in the General Treasury.
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II. And it is further enacted, That before any sum or sums of money shall be issued as aforesaid, the parties subscribing shall by be elected by sub- plurality of votes elect from among themselves two persons to act as seribers and four nominated by the Trustees, and such election shall take place at a meeting of the sub- Governor. scribers, of the time and place of holding which meeting ten days' notice shall have been previously published in the public papers of this Colony. And upon intimation being given to the Governor of the election of such two persons as aforesaid, the said Governor shall thereupon nominate, in the proportion of the Government share of the expense of the building, four other persons to act as Trustees. And the real estate in the said Church and in all lands and heredita- ments thereunto belonging shall be thereupon conveyed to the said Trustees so elected and nominated, and their successors to be elected and nominated as hereinafter provided, for ever, in trust for the purposes of the said Church.
Papers, books,
ed to Trustees.
III. And it is further enacted, That upon the election and nomi- nation of Trustees as aforesaid, all deeds, books, plans, papers, and &C., to be deliver- vouchers relating to the said Church, and all and any sums of money," donations, or subscriptions, given or subscribed for the purpose aforesaid, shall be delivered over to the said Trustees.
IV. And it is further enacted, That the said Trustees so elected and Trustees to be nominated as aforesaid shall continue to be and to act as Trustees until the elected annually. Jast Thursday in the month of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Eight. And upon such day such Trustees shall cease to have any power or authority so to act. And two persons shall be elected at a ge- heral meeting to be held on that day, and four other persons shall be no-
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