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I have the honour to be,

Sir Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

5. Bowen

Inclosure

COPY DRAFT BILL

FOR THE

Incorporation of the Procurator for the Dominican Missions in the Far East, in Hongkong.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the Incorporation of the Procurator for the Dominican Missions in the Far East, in Hongkong.

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

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1. The Very Reverend FERNANDO SAINZ the Procurator for the Dominican Missious, and holding the appointment of the Procurator for the Dominican Missions in the Far East in Hongkong, and his successors holding the said appointment for the time being shall be a Body Corporate hereinafter called the said Corporation and shall for the purpose of this Ordinance have the name of "The Pro- curator for the Dominican Missions in the Far East in Hongkong" and by that name shall have perpetual succes- sion and shall and may ene and be sued in all Courts of Justice and before all Magistrates in this Colony, and shall and may have and use a common seal, and the said seal may from time to time break, change, alter, and make anew as to the said Corporation may seem fit, and the said Corporation shall have full power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold, and enjoy any land, buildings, messuages, or tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate in the Colony of Hongkong and also to invest moneys on mortgage of any lands, buildings, messu- ages or tenements in the said Colony or upon the mortgages or debentures, stock, funds, shares, or securities of any Corporation or Company carrying on business or having an office in the said Colony, and also to purchase and acquire all manner of goods and chattels whatsoever, and the said Corporation is hereby further empowered from time to time by deed or deeds under its seul to mortgage, sell, or demise, grant, convey, re-assign, surrender, yield up, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lauds, buildings, messages, and tenements, mortgages, debentures, stock, funds and securi- ties, goods and chattels by this Ordinance rested, or that may hereafter be vested, in the said Corporation upon such terms as to the said Corporation may see fit.

2. The piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office of this Colony as Inland Lot No. 150 and all other land, buildings, messuages and tenements therein and all mortgages, debeutures, stocks, funds and securities, goods and chattels in this Colony at the time of the passing of this Ordinance vested or purporting to be vested in the said Very Reverend FERNANDO SAINZ in his own right or as Trustee for or Procurator of the said Dominican Missions, or in the name of the late Reverend FRANCISCO RIVAS, Right Reverend PEDRO Paro, Reverend Ramon Reixach, Reverend GREGORIO ECHEVARRJA, Reverend FRANCISCO HERCE, and Reverend GUILLERMO BURNÓ for the said Dominican Missions, and all movies, securities for money, goods, chattels, and effects whatsoever, the property of the said Dominican Missions or purporting so to be are hereby transferred to and vested in the said Corporation, but subject as regards the said lands, buildings, messuages and tenements to the payment of rents and the observance and performance of all the covenants, conditions and reservations contained in the Crown Leases or under Loases or mortgages under which the said lands, buildings or tenements are now or may hereafter be respectively held.

3. All Deeds and other instruments requiring the Seal of the said Corporation shall be sealed with the Seal of the said Corporation in the presence of the Very Reverend FERNANDO SAINZ or his Attorney duly authorised or in the presence of any his Successor holding the appointment of Procurator for the Dominican Mission in the Far East, in Hongkong, or his Attorney duly authorised and shall also be signed by the said Reverend FERNANDO SAINZ or his said Attorney or by his said Successor or his said Attorney. 4. Nothing herein contained shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen, her heirs or successors, or of any bodies politic, or eorporate, or other, or persons; except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance, and those claiming by, from, or under them.

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How the Soal ls to be used

Rights of the Crown re- serve:l

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