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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 18, 1906.

property of such married woman; and the fact that any such deposit, annuity, sum forming part of any stocks or funds transferable in the books of any bank, share, stock, debenture, debenture stock, or other interest as aforesaid, is standing in the sole name of a married woman, shall be sufficient prima facie evidence that she is beneficially entitled thereto for her separate use, so as to authorise and empower her to receive or transfer the same, and to receive the dividends, and to indemnify all directors, managers, and trustees of every such bank, corporation, company, public body, or society as aforesaid, in respect thereof.

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11. All sums forming part of any other stocks or funds. As to stock, transferable in the books of any bank, and all such de- &c., to be posits and annuities respectively as are mentioned in the transferred, last preceding section, and all shares, stock, debentures, married debenture stock, and other interests of or in any such cor- woman. poration, company, public body, or society as aforesaid, (M. W. P. which after the commencement of this Ordinance shall be Act, 1882,

section 7.) alloted to or placed, registered, or transferred in or into or made to stand in the sole name of any married woman shall be deemed, unless and until the contrary be shown, to be her separate property, in respect of which so far as any liability may be incident thereto her separate estate shall alone be liable, whether the same shall be so expressed in the document whereby her title to the same is created or certified, or in the books or register wherein her title is entered or recorded, or not.

Provided always, that nothing in this Ordinance shall require or authorise any corporation or joint stock company to admit any married woman to be a holder of any shares or stock therein to which any liability may be incident, contrary to the provisions of any Act of Parliament, Ordinance, charter, byelaw, articles of association, or doed of settlement regulating such corporation or company.

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12. All the provisions hereinbefore contained as to de- Investments posits in any savings bank, or in any other bank, annuities in joint granted by any person, sums forming part of any stocks, or married funds transferable in the books of any bank, shares, stock, women and debentures, debenture stock, or other interests of or in any others. such corporation, company, public body, or society as afore- (M.W.P. said respectively, which at the commencement of this Act, 1882, Ordinance shall be standing in the sole name of a married section 8.) woman, or which, after that time, shall be alloted to, or placed, registered, or transferred to or into or made to stand in, the sole name of a married woman, shall respec- tively extend and apply, so far as relates to the estate, right, title, or interest of the married woman, to any of the particulars aforesaid which, at the commencemeat of this Ordinance, or at any time afterwards, shall be standing in, or shall be allotted to, placed, registered, or transferred to or into, or made to stand in, the name of any married woman jointly with any persons or person other than her husband.

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13. It shall not be necessary for the husband of any married woman, in respect of her interest, to join in the transfer of any such ainuity or deposit as aforesaid, or any sum forming part of any stocks, or funds transferable a aforesaid, or any share, stock, debenture, debenture stock, or other benefit, right, claim, or other interest of or in any such corporation, company, public body, or society as afore- (M.W.P

Act, 1882. said, which is now or shall at any time hereafter be stand-

section 9.) ing in the sole name of any married woman, or in the joint names of such married woman and any other person or persons not being her husband.

14. If any investment in any such deposit or annuity as Fraudulent aforesaid, or in any stocks or funds transferable as afore investments with money said, or in any share, stock, debenture, or debenture stock

of husband. of any corporation, company, or public body, municipal, commercial, or otherwise, or in any share, debenture, benefit, Act, 1882,

(M.W.P. right, or claim whatsoever in, to, or upon the funds of any section 10.) industrial, provident, friendly, benefit, building, or loan society, shall have been made by a married woman by means of moneys of her husband, without his consent, the Court may, upon au application nuder section 22 of this Órdi- uance, order such investment, and the dividends thereof, or any part thereof, to be transferred and paid respectively to the husband; and nothing in this Ordinance contained shall

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