Appoint- Inent and removal of clergyman or pastor,
Custody of documents.
Power of committee
to make
12.
The members of the church may at a general meeting of the members appoint a clergyman or clergymen or pastor or pustors to perform and carry on divine worship and the services usual in the Baptist Churches and may also appoint a preacher or preachers and other officers or staff to assist the presiding clergy- man or pastor to carry on all matters connected with the religious services or other affairs of the church under the immediate direction of the presiding clergyman or pastor, and may remove all or any of them.
13, All books deeds papers and other documents belonging to the church shall be under the care and custody of some one or more persons appointed by the trustees.
14. All regulations relating to the affairs of the church otherwise than those specifically provided for by this Ordinance regulations, shall be drawn up by a committee appointed by the members of the church for such purpose and shall be submitted to the annual general meeting for approval.
Regulations nat bind- Ing until approved.
Saving of rights of the Crown.
15. No regulations made by any committee under section 14 shall be binding on the members of the church until such regula- tions have been passed by a majority of members present and voting at an annual general meeting of members.
18. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 14th day uf July, 1954.
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
(Secretariat 12/3231/54)
HONG KONG
No. 32 of 1954-
i assent.
Даваа
Officer Administering
the Government.
12th August, 1954-
An Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordinance, Chapter 116.
113th August, 1954.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Rating (Amendment) Short title. Ordinance, 1954-
2. Section 2 of the Rating Ordinance (hereinafter referred Amendment to as the principal Ordinance) is amended--
of
section 3.
(a) by the insertion before the definition of "annual valua- (Cap. 116).
tion" of the following new definition-
'agricultural land" means land used as farm lands, market gardens, orchards, or for the purpose of
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