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THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 20TH DEC., 1883.
Power to Governor in Council to abate and remove works
in certain events.
Power to sell.
Power to demise.
Power to mortgage.
Saving of rights.
Duration of Ordinance.
Commence- ment of Ordi- nance.
14. If, at any time before the completion of the works, the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, ad- ministrators or assigns shall fail to proceed therewith for a period of six consecutive months, or after the comple- tion thereof, shall disuse the same, or any part thereof, for six consecutive months without affording to the Governor in Council some satisfactory reason for the discontinuance or disuse of the said works, (as the case may be) it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to abate and remove the same and restore the site thereof to its former condi- tion at the costs of the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns, and the amount of such costs shall be a debt due to the Government and recoverable against the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns accordingly.
15. The said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his execu- tors, administrators or assigns, may, at any time, grant the right to construct and maintain all, or any, of the wharves and piers hereby authorised to be made, with or without receiving any valuable consideration therefor, and may sell, assign or absolutely dispose of the same, or any, or either, of them, when made, to such person, Corporation, or Company, by public auction, or private contract, with or without receiv- ing any valuable consideration therefor, and with, under, and subject to such terms and conditions in all respects as the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns shall think fit, with power at any such sale to fix a reserve price for, or buy in, the same, and, when any such grant, sale, assignment, or absolute disposal has been made, all the rights, powers, authorities, obligations, and liabilities of the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns in relation to the said wharves and piers the right to construct and maintain which shall so have been granted, or which shall have been sold, assigned, or absolutely disposed of, shall be vested in, and may be exercised by, the person, Corporation, or Company to whom the right to construct and maintain the same has been granted, or to whom the same have been sold, assigned or absolutely disposed of, and in reference to the same wharves and piers he or they shall be deemed to be the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, adminis- trators or assigns.
16. The said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his execu- tors, administrators or assigns may, at any time, demise the wharves or piers, or any part or parts thereof, to such person, Corporation, or Company, for such term, or terms of years, or from year to year, or for any less period, and for such rent or rents, and upon such terms and conditions in all respects, as the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns shall think fit to adopt, to take effect either in possession or reversion, and either with or without a premium, or premiums, as a con- sideration or considerations for such demise or demises.
17. It shall be lawful for the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns, from time to time, to borrow money on mortgage of his or their right to construct and maintain the said wharves and piers, or on mortgage of all or any of the same when made, and for that purpose to execute all necessary mortgages, charges, and other deeds and documents whatsoever.
18. Nothing in this Ordinance, otherwise than as specially enacted herein, shall be construed to interfere in any way with any existing rights in the land on which the said wharves or piers are to be constructed or the lands or foreshore adjoining the same, and the powers and privileges given by this Ordinance are so given saving and reserving always the rights of Her Majesty and of all bodies politic and corporate and of all other persons and those claiming by, from, and under them except as herein otherwise pro- vided.
19. This Ordinance shall continue in force for years to be computed from the
day of
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188 Provided always that the Governor in Council may, from time to time, so often as the Governor in Council shall think it expedient, by order, to be published in the Gazette, declare that the duration of this Ordinance shall be extended for any further term or terms not exceeding ten years at a time, and thereupon this Ordinance shall continue in force for such extended period.
20. This Ordinance shall come into force on a Day to be proclaimed by the Governor.
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