1954-HKRS28-8-21_Part01 — Page 30

Powers of the corporation.

Property

to car- poration

to para to

3. (1) The corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, bold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements of what nature or kind soever and where- soever situate, and also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation, or company and also to purchase acquire and possess goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.

(a) The corporation shall further have power by deed under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, parti- tion, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities, or other goods and chattels whatsoever which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem ft.

C

4. The legal estate in any property whatsoever transferred transferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever shall in the event of the death of the Mother Provincial in this Colony of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians for the time being or in the event of her ceasing to hold office as such Mother Provincial pass to her successor in such office when appointed.

BUCcessor.

Execution

of docu- aventa.

Appoint ment of Mother Provincial.

5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the person who is for the time being Mother Provincial in this Colony of the said Institute or of her attorney duly authorized and such deeds and instruments and all other documents, instruments and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed by such Mother Provincial or her attorney.

6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Mother Provincial in the Colony of the said Institute such person shall within three weeks after her appointment or within such further time as may be allowed by the Governor furnish to the Governor satisfactory evidence of her appointment.

(2) A notification in the Gaselle under the hand of the Colonial Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to the Governor by such person shall be conclusive evidence of such appointment.

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to Saving of affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen Her Heirs and Succes rights of

the Crown sors or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other and of person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those other claiming by, from and under them.

rights.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 14th day of April, 1954.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretariat 7/3231/54)

certain