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Powers of corporation.
Execution of documents.
Power to make regulations.
Saving.
CAP. 1049] St. Stephen's College Incorporation.
[1964 Ed.
the patron and warden respectively that the person has been nominated a member of the council shall be sufficient for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(3) The certificate of the Colonial Secretary that any person was at the date of the certificate or had been on some previous specified date a member of the council shall for all purposes be conclusive evidence of that fact.
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(1) The corporation shall carry on the work for which the College was originally founded—namely, of offering to Chinese youths a modern, liberal education, (special attention being given to the English language and literature) upon Christian principles, protestant and evangelical as professed by the Church of England.
(2) The corporation shall have power to acquire, accept, and grant leases of, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements of whatever kind or nature soever and wheresoever situate, and also to build, rebuild, alter, vary, renew, maintain and repair any buildings, messuages or tenements, 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 or company and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels and other goods and chattels of whatsoever kind or nature.
(3) The corporation shall further have power by deed under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, pledge, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities or other goods and chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.
5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the corporate seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of two members of the council and shall be signed by two members.
6. (1) The council may by resolution passed by the majority of the council from time to time make such regulations as they may at their discretion deem desirable for the administration of the corporation and the management of the corporation's premises and property of whatever description. Any regulations made by the council shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies.
(2) There shall be no obligation on the council to obtain the approval of the Governor in Council to such regulations nor shall it be necessary to publish any such regulations.
7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect 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.
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Powers of corporation.
Execution of documents.
Power to make regulations.
Saving.
CAP. 1049] St. Stephen's College Incorporation.
[1964 Ed.
the patron and warden respectively that the person has been nominated a member of the council shall be sufficient for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(3) The certificate of the Colonial Secretary that any person was at the date of the certificate or had been on some previous specified date a member of the council shall for all purposes be conclusive evidence of that fact.
4.
(1) The corporation shall carry on the work for which the College was originally founded-namely, of offering to Chinese youths a modern, liberal education, (special attention being given to the English language and literature) upon Christian principles, protestant and evangelical as professed by the Church of England.
(2) The corporation shall have power to acquire, accept, and grant leases of, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, mes- suages or tenements of whatever kind or nature soever and where- soever situate, and also to build, rebuild, alter, vary, renew, maintain and repair any buildings, messuages or tenements, 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, cor- poration or company and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels and other goods and chattels of whatsoever kind or nature.
(3) The corporation shall further have power by deed under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, parti- tion, yield up, mortgage, pledge, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities or other goods and chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corpora- tion may seem fit.
5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the corporate seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of two members of the council and shall be signed by two members.
6. (1) The council may by resolution passed by the majority of the council from time to time make such regulations as they may at their discretion deem desirable for the administration of the corporation and the management of the corporation's premises and property of whatever description. Any regulations made by the council shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies.
(2) There shall be no obligation on the council to obtain the approval of the Governor in Council to such regulations nor shall it be necessary to publish any such regulations.
7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Suc- cessors, 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.
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