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Powers of the cor- poration.

Property

transferred to corpora. tion to Pass to

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Kong" and by that name shall and may sue and be sued in all courts in this Colony and shall and may have and use a common seat.

3. (1) The corporation shall 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 situate, and also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any Jands, 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 and also to borrow or raise monies with or without security.

(2) 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 lands, buildings, debentures, stocks, funds shares or securities, or any goods and chattels whatsoover which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upan such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) the corporation shall not acquire any immovable property in the Colony unless it shall have previously obtained the special consent of the Governor in Council in cach case.

The legal estate in any property whatsoever transferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever shall in the event of the death of the Mother Superior of The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd of Angers at Hong Kong for the time being or in the event of her ceasing to hold office as such Mother Superior pass to her successor in such office when appointed.

5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be scaled in the presence of the person who is for the time being Mother Superior of The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd of Angers at Hong Kong 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 Superior or her attorney.

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6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Appoint- Mother Superior of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity Mother of the Good Shepherd of Angers at Hong Kong such person Superior. 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 Gazette 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.

the Crown

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to Saving of affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen Her Heirs and rights of Successors or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of and of cer- any other person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance tain other

rights. and those claiming by, from and under them.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 12th day of October, 1955-

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretariat 37/3231/55)