Powers of corpora-
tion.
Transfer of property.
Number of Trustees,
Vacation
of office by
Now trus-
the Tsimshatsui Baptist Church" and is that name shall have perpetual successfor and shall and may sue and be sued in all courts in the Colony and shall and may have and use a common seal and may break alter and make anew the said seal.
(1) The corporation shali have power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings. messuages or tenements of what nature or kind soever and where- soever situated and also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenenients or upon the mortgages. debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any Government, municipality, corporation, company or person, and also to pur- chase, acquire and possess vessels and other goods and chattels of what nature and kind socver.
(2) The corporation shall further have power by deed under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities, or vessels or other goods and chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.
5. The legal estate in any property whatsoever transferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever shall in the event of the death of any of the trustees for the time being or in the event of any trustee ceasing to hold office as such trustee vest in the trustees for the time being duly appointed.
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The number of the trustees shall be seven,
The office of any trustee shall be automatically vacated if such trustee shall die or shall resign his office or if a resolution be passed at a meeting of members of the church requiring the resignation of such trustee or if his term of office shall come to an end.
8. (0) At the annual general meeting of members of the lees; their church held in each year, six new trustees shall be elected by
members of the church as follows-
appoint-
ment and
tenure of
uffice.
two deacons who have been proposed by the deacons of the
church;
two members of the general committee who have been pro-
posed by the members of the general committee; and two members of the financial committee who have been
proposed by the members of the financial committee. (2) If there shall only be one clergyman or pastor, then he shall be ex officio a trustce but if there shall be more than one, then the members of the church shall elect a presiding clergyman or pastor from among the number of clergynien or pastors, and such presiding clergyman or pastor shall be ex officio a trustee.
(3) Trustees when elected shall (subject to the provisions of section 7) buld office until the annual general meeting of members of the church in the following year. Trustees whose terms of office have expired shall be eligible for re-election.
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9. If the office of a trusted be vacated other than through Filling the expiration of the term of office then a new trustee shall be vacancies elected by the members of the church from among the class of among members of the church who proposed the trustee whose office trustees. is vacated and such new trustee shall hold office until the next annual general meeting of the members of the church.
TO. (1) Any change in membership of the trustees stall Notification within three weeks of such change be notified by the publication of changes
of trustees. of a notice in the Guzelte.
(2) No such change shall be deemed to have been made until a notification of such change has been published in the Gaselle.
(3) The production of a copy of the Gazette containing any such notification shall be prima facie evidence of a change in membership of the trustees.
(4) The trustees shall when required by the Governor furnish to him satisfactory proof of the succession election or appointment of any new trustee.
11. The trustees when elurted shall appoint a chairman, a Execution vice chairman, a secretary and a treasurer from among their of deeds. number and all deeds documents and other instruments requiring
the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of such four persons and shall also be signed by them and such signing shall be and be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing thereof.