1963-HKRS28-8-30_Part01 — Page 32

Power of corporation.

Succession.

Appointment to office of Prior.

Use of seal.

4. (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 ör kind soever and wheresoever situated, 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, company or person and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels and other goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever:

Provided that the corporation shall not acquire any immovable property in the Colony unless it has previously obtained the special consent of the Governor in Council in each case,

(2) The corporation shall further have power by deed under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assigo, aurrender, 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 belong 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 the Prior for the time being in Hong Kong of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Prior, pass to his successor in such office when appointed,

6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Prior in Hong Kong of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, such person shall, within three weeks after his appointment or within such further time as may be allowed by the Governor, furnish to the Governor evidence of his appointment as shall be acceptable to the Governor.

(2) A notification in the Gazette under the band of the Colonial Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to and accepted by the Governor by such person shall be conclusive evidence of such appoint-

ment

T. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the Prior or his attorney and shall be signed by him or his attorney and such signing shall be sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds and other instruments and all deeds, instruments and other documents and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed by the Prior or his attorney,

8. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect Saving, the rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance, and those claiming by, from or under them.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which passed the Legislative Council on the 24th day of April, 1963, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill.

(Secretariat GR3/3231/63)

Deputy Clerk of Councils.